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- Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Carina Pillar and Jets, 2009 October 1
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Re: Carina Pillar and Jets, 2009 October 1
Thank you Noel!
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:07 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Carina Pillar and Jets, 2009 October 1
- Replies: 18
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Re: Carina Pillar and Jets, 2009 October 1
Near the left edge of the photo, just below center (from top to bottom), there is a star that is VERY bright in infrared (one of the brightest in the image) but barely discernible in the visible light version. Unlike the stars in the nebula, it does not appear to be obscured by dust and gas. Can an...