Red Square Nebula (APOD 16 April 2007)

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Post by jesusfreak16 » Wed May 28, 2008 5:26 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:Perhaps it isn't square at all but only appears to be so from our viewpoint. It could likely be conical like SN_1987A. As seen in this APOD http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990209.html maybe we are viewing a conical SN from, per chance alignment, its exact side view.
good point :)
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