Posted on Jul 4, 2020
APOD: 2020 July 3 - Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
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Good Independence Day morning, Rallypoint. I got behind yesterday, so it will be a two-fer for today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). Yesterday's APOD was titled "Lynds Dark Nebula 1251." Lying some 1,000 light years away above the plane of the Milky Way towards the constellation Cepheus is Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. The lack of visible light doesn't mean there is nothing going on in this dust cloud. When examined across the entire electromagentic spectrum, one sees the tell-tale signs of star formation. Not a bad image from a backyard telescope, huh?
APOD: 2020 July 3 - Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
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Lynds Dark Nebula 1251 Image Credit & Copyright - Ara Jerahian
"Explanation: Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of dark nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus flare region. Across the spectrum, astronomical explorations of the obscuring interstellar clouds reveal energetic shocks and outflows associated with newborn stars, including the telltale reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro objects seen in this sharp image. Distant background galaxies also lurk on the scene, buried behind the dusty expanse. This alluring view imaged with a backyard telescope and broadband filters spans about two full moons on the sky, or 17 light-years at the estimated distance of LDN 1251."
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Lynds Dark Nebula 1251 Image Credit & Copyright - Ara Jerahian
"Explanation: Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of dark nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus flare region. Across the spectrum, astronomical explorations of the obscuring interstellar clouds reveal energetic shocks and outflows associated with newborn stars, including the telltale reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro objects seen in this sharp image. Distant background galaxies also lurk on the scene, buried behind the dusty expanse. This alluring view imaged with a backyard telescope and broadband filters spans about two full moons on the sky, or 17 light-years at the estimated distance of LDN 1251."
Vektor - Dark Nebula Lyrics On-Screen
Lyrics for Dark Nebula merged with some awesome pictures of the cosmos taken by the Hubble telescope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnYW_zQ_DA
FYI SFC (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll CPT (Join to see) SPC Randy Zimmerman CPT Paul Whitmer CPL Douglas Chrysler SGT Gregory Lawritson LTC (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. CMSgt (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SPC Woody Bullard COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO3 Lynn Spalding SGT Denny Espinosa PO2 (Join to see) PO1 Robert George ] PO3 Bob McCord MSgt Robert C Aldi
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