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by loblollyboy
Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:58 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: 2009 Leonids (APOD 2009 November 19)
Replies: 5
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Re: 2009 Leonids (APOD 2009 November 19)

Could someone please explain what the small, oddly-shaped and oddly-colored (kinda like a purple Mexican sombrero) structure in the upper right-hand corner of the Nov 19/09 APOD might be? Thanks.
by loblollyboy
Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:19 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Ring Nebula Deep Field (2009 November 6 APOD)
Replies: 8
Views: 3858

Re: Ring Nebula Deep Field (2009 November 6 APOD)

Hi. Just for fun, I decided to count all the galaxies visible in this shot beside the big boy in the upper right-hand corner and came up with a total of 47 obvious galaxies split about evenly between spiral/barred and elliptical (you can even see some through the tenuous material of the nebula itsel...