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by billclawson
Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:55 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

As has been mentioned several times... Rocky, the Flying Squirrel Nebula.
by billclawson
Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Balloon Bubble Barnard 68 (APOD 2009 June 23)
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Re: Balloon Bubble Barnard 68 (APOD 2009 June 23)

Everyone knows there's a giant amoeba in the center of B68! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immuni ... Star_Trek) No other explanation is necesary. :mrgreen:
by billclawson
Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Eye of Sauron, X-Rays from the Cat's Eye (APOD 04 Aug 2008)
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APOD 2008 August 4 X-Rays from the Cat's Eye Nebula

Is it just me, or does it seem as though the central star has a wobble to it's axis, perhaps the magnetic axis and the rotational axis are different? That might account for the spiral appearance of the blasts coming from it. At least that's how the details in the cat's eye nebula look to me.