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The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Explanation: The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A tremendously bright nearby star, Herschel 36, lights the area. Vast walls of dust hide and redden other hot young stars. As energy from these stars pours into the cool dust and gas, large temperature differences in adjoining regions can be created generating shearing winds which may cause the funnels. This picture, spanning about 15 light years, combines images taken in four colors by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, lies about 5000 light years distant toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius).

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Well, I know my drawing is not pretty, but it looks like a beast to me.
Look at those huge arms.

Rauf wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:20 am Well, I know my drawing is not pretty, but it looks like a beast to me.

photo_2023-06-19_08-49-10x.jpg

Look at those huge arms.

Nice; but the one under your beast looks like a happy Snowman to
me!

Beautiful To look at but a nasty place to be! The Lagoon Nebula; beautiful!

"Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds..."?"

Alright, where are they?

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:20 pm

"Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds..."?"

Alright, where are they?

I guess these ones?

Ann

Ann wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:05 am

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:20 pm

"Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds..."?"

Alright, where are they?

Funnel clouds in the Lagoon ESA Hubble.png


I guess these ones?

Ann

No idea. Those don't look very funnel-like to me though.