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by mcs
Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:19 am
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: In which nebula was our sun formed?
Replies: 43
Views: 13854

Re: In which nebula was our sun formed?

I see, active nebulae are relatively short-lived. I'm surprised though at how quickly the left-over materials are dispersed, considering the highly structured spiral arms of the Milky Way.

Thanks for your answer. :D
by mcs
Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:18 am
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: In which nebula was our sun formed?
Replies: 43
Views: 13854

In which nebula was our sun formed?

Is this known or unknown? The sun - a star slightly above average in size - must have formed in an emission nebula some 5 billion years ago. Does the nebula from which the sun emerged still exist? Is it something that can only be speculated on for lack of information? Even if the nebula has been dis...
by mcs
Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)
Replies: 238
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Re: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript (2010 Jan 31)

Noticed the similarities between drawings and handwriting in the Voynich versus the notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci? Dr Edith Sherwood was among the first to propose this idea that I know of and digging for myself using google images there are many psychological, artistic and symbolic parallels. Wher...