Posted on Oct 3, 2019
APOD: 2019 October 3 - The Hydrogen Clouds of M33
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Hydrogen Clouds of M33." Messier 33 (M33), or the Triangulum Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is also catalogued as NGC 598. M33 is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. The galaxy's inner 30,000 light-years or so are shown in this magnificent 25 panel telescopic mosaic from the Suburu and Hubble telescopes. The portrait shows off the galaxy's reddish ionized hydrogen clouds (or HII regions). Sprawling along loose spiral arms that wind toward the core, M33's giant HII regions are some of the largest known stellar nurseries, sites of the formation of short-lived but very massive stars.
APOD: 2019 October 3 - The Hydrogen Clouds of M33
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Red-glowing Hydrogen Cloud Celebrates Star-formation | Video
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Thank you, my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Thursday, October 3, 2019 entitled "The Hydrogen Clouds of M33."
Image: The Hydrogen Clouds of M33 - Image Data - Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope - Image Processing: Robert Gendler; Additional Data: BYU, Robert Gendler, Johannes Schedler, Adam Block - Copyright: Robert Gendler, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ
"Explanation: Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies a mere 3 million light-years away. The galaxy's inner 30,000 light-years or so are shown in this magnificent 25 panel telescopic mosaic. Based on image data from space and ground-based telescopes, the portrait of M33 shows off the galaxy's reddish ionized hydrogen clouds or HII regions. Sprawling along loose spiral arms that wind toward the core, M33's giant HII regions are some of the largest known stellar nurseries, sites of the formation of short-lived but very massive stars. Intense ultraviolet radiation from the luminous, massive stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas and ultimately produces the characteristic red glow. To enhance this image, broadband data was used to produce a color view of the galaxy and combined with narrowband data recorded through a hydrogen-alpha filter. That filter transmits the light of the strongest visible hydrogen emission line."
Red-glowing Hydrogen Cloud Celebrates Star-formation | Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw0GFDHaUMs
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Image: The Hydrogen Clouds of M33 - Image Data - Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope - Image Processing: Robert Gendler; Additional Data: BYU, Robert Gendler, Johannes Schedler, Adam Block - Copyright: Robert Gendler, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ
"Explanation: Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies a mere 3 million light-years away. The galaxy's inner 30,000 light-years or so are shown in this magnificent 25 panel telescopic mosaic. Based on image data from space and ground-based telescopes, the portrait of M33 shows off the galaxy's reddish ionized hydrogen clouds or HII regions. Sprawling along loose spiral arms that wind toward the core, M33's giant HII regions are some of the largest known stellar nurseries, sites of the formation of short-lived but very massive stars. Intense ultraviolet radiation from the luminous, massive stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas and ultimately produces the characteristic red glow. To enhance this image, broadband data was used to produce a color view of the galaxy and combined with narrowband data recorded through a hydrogen-alpha filter. That filter transmits the light of the strongest visible hydrogen emission line."
Red-glowing Hydrogen Cloud Celebrates Star-formation | Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw0GFDHaUMs
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Neat looking pattern in the cloud formation, have a fabulous day sir.
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