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- Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Orcus of the Outer Solar System (APOD 2009 March 25)
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Re: Orcus of the Outer Solar System (APOD 2009 March 25)
The APOD description of where Orcus can be seen in the image seem way off. In clicking on the planet's name you see the discovery photo with Orcus circled and it is NOT where APOD describes. As wonderful as APOD usually is, I guess it can be forgiven one small gaff.
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: NGC 253 Close-Up (2008 Oct 02)
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NGC 253 dark rays?
In comparing the Oct 2 image with the "edge-on ngc253" view linked in the description I noticed there are several dark ray filiments shown on the edge on view that seem to emanate from the entire top surface of the galaxy. They almost look like those lines you see when you spray filings to...