Fantastic picture of starforming complex in the LMC

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Fantastic picture of starforming complex in the LMC

Post by Ann » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:12 am

I can't resist posting this fantastic image of a great starforming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

I couldn't locate the image back to its original source, but I can see from its web address that it has been an Astronomy Picture of the Day. I can see something that looks like a date, too: 0803. What does that mean? March 2008? August the third?

I think the name of the person behind the image is Goldman, again judging from the address, which is http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0803/N4 ... oldman.jpg.

Do you know how to find this APOD?

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Re: Fantastic picture of starforming complex in the LMC

Post by starstruck » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:29 pm

Ann, this is the APOD for the picture you posted . .
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080327.html

Photo credit: Don Goldman

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Re: Fantastic picture of starforming complex in the LMC

Post by bystander » Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:00 pm

Two easy ways to find it. Use the APOD search feature and search for goldman, or go to the calendar page for 2008 March /0803/.
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Re: Fantastic picture of starforming complex in the LMC

Post by Ann » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:36 pm

Thanks, Starstruck and bystander!

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