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Rho Ophiuchus Wide Field

Explanation: The clouds surrounding the star system Rho Ophiucus compose one of the closest star forming regions. Rho Ophiucus itself is a binary star system visible in the light-colored region on the image right. The star system, located only 400 light years away, is distinguished by its colorful surroundings, which include a red emission nebula and numerous light and dark brown dust lanes. Near the upper right of the Rho Ophiucus molecular cloud system is the yellow star Antares, while a distant but coincidently-superposed globular cluster of stars, M4, is visible between Antares and the red emission nebula. Near the image bottom lies IC 4592, the Blue Horsehead nebula. The blue glow that surrounds the Blue Horsehead's eye -- and other stars around the image -- is a reflection nebula composed of fine dust. On the above image left is a geometrically angled reflection nebula cataloged as Sharpless 1. Here, the bright star near the dust vortex creates the light of surrounding reflection nebula. Although most of these features are visible through a small telescope pointed toward the constellations of Ophiucus, Scorpius, and Sagittarius, the only way to see the intricate details of the dust swirls, as featured above, is to use a long exposure camera.

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Nice picture! nice colors. Definitive, but not overstated. Its nice to see so many things in one view that seem to be so harmonious. Kinda peaceful.
Its now 1am. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz

I like photos like this; and this http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090521.html really does look like a horse head!

Yeah, those pictures are pretty cool, its like when you think you see something in the clouds.


Paul

The horsehead also appears in this thread, second image.

orin stepanek wrote:I like photos like this; and this http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090521.html
really does look like a horse head!

So there really is a Glodfather after all.

neufer wrote:Glodfather????

orin stepanek wrote:

neufer wrote:Glodfather

????

http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... od#p121481

It's all very clear to me now!

Very nice image! Great colors, high resolution... what do you want more?

Yes, it's a beautiful image. But it's upside down.

darren - SSShhhhhhhhhh!! - Let false colored horse looking Nebula's lie.((you don't want to spoil it))

orin stepanek wrote:
I like photos like this;
and this http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090521.html
really does look like a horse head!

• Revelation 6:7-8: I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
  • And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name
    that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse wrote:
<<The fourth and final horsemen of the Apocalypse is named Death. Of all the riders, he is the only one to whom the text itself explicitly gives a name. Unlike the other three, he is not described carrying a weapon/object, instead he is followed by Hades. However, illustrations—like those above—commonly depict him carrying a scythe or a sword. The color of Death's horse is written as khlôros (χλωρóς) in the original Greek, which is often translated as "pale", though "ashen", "pale green", and "yellowish green" are other possible interpretations. The color suggests the sickly pallor of a corpse.>>

The four horsemen; http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/p ... rsemen.jpg

Orin; all four of the horsemen in your link are Pale.

beyond wrote:Orin; all four of the horsemen in your link are Pale.

Ya! No color at all.