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- Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Bubble and M52 (2011 Sep 14)
- Replies: 16
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Re: APOD: The Bubble and M52 (2011 Sep 14)
I concur with Iron Sun's concise reply that arrived just before my own ramblings. The explanation should have confined the comparison to just the central bubble.
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Bubble and M52 (2011 Sep 14)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3274
Re: APOD: The Bubble and M52 (2011 Sep 14)
To Ann (and others), my thanks for speaking up about your confusion! Misery loves company. I wanted to teach my niece something about optical illusion and perspective, how the brain (mis)perceives dimensions and distance. So, I slowly went line by line through the accompanying explanation using supp...