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- Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:19 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2013 January
- Replies: 26
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Re: Found Images: 2013 January
NGC 1999 This wide-field panorama of star formation was captured with the National Science Foundation’s Mayall 4-meter telescope on Kitt Peak. Located in the constellation of Orion (the Hunter), the image show a portion of one of Orion’s giant molecular clouds (known as “Orion A”) where new stars ar...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:58 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: LRO: NASA Beams Mona Lisa to the Moon
- Replies: 3
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Re: LRO: NASA Beams Mona Lisa to the Moon
The artist adding the finishing touches!
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:46 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Space Station Gets a New Telescope
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1437
Re: Space Station Gets a New Telescope
Hmmm. $2,500 for the telescope. I wonder how much the "specialized" mount cost?
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:08 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2013 January
- Replies: 201
- Views: 113994
Re: Submissions: 2013 January
Hello, This is my first try at Hubble data. I looked for something not often processed. I filled in the gaps with Photoshop’s content aware fill. This was a fun little project! This is part of a system known as Hickson Compact Group 7, consisting of four NGC galaxies. Lenticular at upper right: NGC ...