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- Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
- Replies: 230
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
I vote for "The flying squirrel nebula".
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail (2012 Nov 08)
- Replies: 39
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Re: APOD: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail (2012 Nov 08)
I noticed it too. Jets or the telltale sign of another colision/merger?Craine wrote:I am also curious about the galaxy at the bottom-center. It looks like it has two jets coming out of its center.
Does anybody know this galaxy's designation by any chance?
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)
- Replies: 34
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Re: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)
The map is also missing at least one other track. In 2004, hurricane Catarina hit Brazil, the first South Atlantic storm on record to be strong enough to reach hurricane level. South Atlantic tropical cyclones are rare, as atmospheric conditions are much different than those in the North. If you lo...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision (2012 Aug 12)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5198
Re: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision (2012 Aug 12)
"Eventually the two galaxies will converge into one larger spiral galaxy."
I thought that a collision of similar-sized spiral galaxies would result in a larger elliptical galaxy...
I thought that a collision of similar-sized spiral galaxies would result in a larger elliptical galaxy...
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula (2012 Jun 22)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2876