Posted on Jan 24, 2021
APOD: 2021 January 24 - Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
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Good afternoon, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841." SImply marvelous. This galaxy is much larger than our own Milky Way, and is located 46 million light years away in the body of the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear). This composite image combines data sets from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the ground-based Subaru Telescope. The Subaru Telescope is located on the summit of Mauna Kéa, a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i. This location is one of the best observatory sites in the world, hosting 13 different telescopes from 11 different countries.
APOD: 2021 January 24 - Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841."
Excellent long-distance image 'mere 46 million light-years" distant :-)
Slim spiral galaxy NGC 2841 in the northern constellation of Ursa Major 'has a diameter of over 150,000 light-years" :-)
Another wonderful picture of the LORD's creation in the heavens.
Image: Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, Hubble, Subaru; Composition & Copyright - Roberto Colombari
APOD Background
"Explanation: It is one of the more massive galaxies known. A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp view of the gorgeous island universe shows off a striking yellow nucleus and galactic disk. Dust lanes, small, pink star-forming regions, and young blue star clusters are embedded in the patchy, tightly wound spiral arms. In contrast, many other spirals exhibit grand, sweeping arms with large star-forming regions. NGC 2841 has a diameter of over 150,000 light-years, even larger than our own Milky Way. The featured composite image merges exposures from the orbiting 2.4-meter Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope. X-ray images suggest that resulting winds and stellar explosions create plumes of hot gas extending into a halo around NGC 2841."
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Excellent long-distance image 'mere 46 million light-years" distant :-)
Slim spiral galaxy NGC 2841 in the northern constellation of Ursa Major 'has a diameter of over 150,000 light-years" :-)
Another wonderful picture of the LORD's creation in the heavens.
Image: Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, Hubble, Subaru; Composition & Copyright - Roberto Colombari
APOD Background
"Explanation: It is one of the more massive galaxies known. A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp view of the gorgeous island universe shows off a striking yellow nucleus and galactic disk. Dust lanes, small, pink star-forming regions, and young blue star clusters are embedded in the patchy, tightly wound spiral arms. In contrast, many other spirals exhibit grand, sweeping arms with large star-forming regions. NGC 2841 has a diameter of over 150,000 light-years, even larger than our own Milky Way. The featured composite image merges exposures from the orbiting 2.4-meter Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope. X-ray images suggest that resulting winds and stellar explosions create plumes of hot gas extending into a halo around NGC 2841."
More Today Than Yesterday · The Spiral Starecase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr_BSbEIvQs
FYI Maj Robert Thornton LTC (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L.PO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter PO1 H Gene Lawrence SPC Michael Terrell SSG Samuel Kermon SFC Chuck Martinez SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO3 Phyllis Maynard
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I am ambivalent about space exploration. Maybe we should invest in taking care of our own atmosphere first. Just a thought.
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SSG Samuel Kermon
I can understand your point of view. Jesus called us to be stewards of the earth, including the air we breathe. But looking at the photos each day from APOD simply show the beauty of God's creation, at least to me.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
SSG Samuel Kermon - I can’t argue with the beauty of God’s Creation. Have a blessed night.
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SSG Samuel Kermon
PO1 H Gene Lawrence thank you, sir. You, also, have a blessed evening and tomorrow.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
SSG Samuel Kermon - that is my plan, Sam. I’m going to bed early, I think, or at least I’m going to give it the old man try.
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