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by Sean Walker
Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Spider Nebula in Infrared (2019 Sep 04)
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Re: APOD: The Spider Nebula in Infrared (2019 Sep 04)

NGC 1931 is not visible in this image, this is all IC417. NGC 1931 (the Fly) is far off the left of the frame.
by Sean Walker
Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submission: 2019 July
Replies: 127
Views: 227233

Re: Submission: 2019 July

Our Sun's corona, briefly visible during the July 2nd total solar eclipse, displays subtle influences of the star's complex magnetic field in this composite. Several pinkish prominences dot the lunar limb and lunar features appear upside-down to those more familiar with its appearance from the North...