APOD: 2021 March 16 - IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula in Gas and Dust

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021 entitled "IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula in Gas and Dust."

Image: IC 1318 - The Butterfly Nebula in Gas and Dust - Image Credit & Copyright - Alan Pham

Those who name groups of stars including nebulae certainly have imagination. Those of us with eyes to see recognize the handiwork of God in creation and honor HIM with glory

APOD Background:
"Explanation: In the constellation of the swan near the nebula of the pelican lies the gas cloud of the butterfly next to a star known as the hen. That star, given the proper name Sadr, is just to the right of the featured frame, but the central Butterfly Nebula, designated IC 1318, is shown in high resolution. The intricate patterns in the bright gas and dark dust are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity. The featured telescopic view captures IC 1318's characteristic emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms mapped to the red, green, and blue hues of the popular Hubble Palette. The portion of the Butterfly Nebula pictured spans about 100 light years and lies about 4000 light years away."

Wild Turkey - Butterfly
After leaving Jethro Tull, Glen Cornick formed Wild Turkey in 1971, initially with: Graham Williams (guitar), Alan ‘Tweke’ Lewis (guitar), John “Pugwash” Weathers (ex-Pete Brown & Piblokto!) (drums) and Gary Pickford-Hopkins (ex-Eyes of Blue) on vocals; but Weathers and Williams left to join Graham Bond’s Magick before Wild Turkey recorded any material. They were replaced by Jon Blackmore (guitar and vocals) and Jeff Jones (ex-Man) (drums) who joined Cornick, Tweke and Gary to record Wild Turkey’s first album, Battle Hymn. In 1972 Mick Dyche replaced Jon Blackmore, Steve Gurl joined on keyboards and the band recorded their second album, Turkey. When Pickford-Hopkins left to join Rick Wakeman, it was decided to disband Wild Turkey in June 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5q4rUp-Zgc

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Thats one heck of an impressive photo, especially when you scroll down to see what it took to create.

Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price