Posted on May 10, 2021
APOD: 2021 May 10 - Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158." A possible subtitle could be 'A Tale of Two Clusters.' Both are found near the constellation Gemini (The Twins), but that is where the similarities end. M35 was discovered prior to 1745 and is a member of Messier's Catalog; NGC 2158 was discovered in 1784. M35 is composed of hot, blue, (therefore) young stars, and has an estimated age of 150 million years. NGC 2158 is more compact and is composed of older, yellower stars (age: 2 billion years). M35 is relatively close to Earth (2,800 light years); a paper published in December 2020 found that NGC 2158 is over five times as distant. Other research suggests that M35 has ~400 member stars and was formed within the Milky Way, while the same December 2020 paper found NGC 2158 has ~800 members and may have been accreted (became part of the Milky Way through gravitational interaction). Fun stuff.
APOD: 2021 May 10 - Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Monday, May 2, 2021 entitled "Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158."
Image: Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 - Image Credit & Copyright - CFHT, Coelum, MegaCam, J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT) & G. A. Anselmi (Coelum)
Star Clusters always reminds me of the military incendiary device which is hand launched :-)
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"Explanation: Clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, diffuse or compact. The featured image shows two quite contrasting open star clusters in the same field. M35, on the lower left, is relatively nearby at 2800 light years distant, relatively young at 150 million years old, and relatively diffuse, with about 2500 stars spread out over a volume 30 light years across. Bright blue stars frequently distinguish younger open clusters like M35. Contrastingly, NGC 2158, on the upper right, is four times more distant than M35, over 10 times older, and much more compact. NGC 2158's bright blue stars have self-destructed, leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower stars. In general, open star clusters are found in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, and contain anywhere from 100 to 10,000 stars -- all of which formed at nearly the same time. Both open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 can be found together with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Twins (Gemini)."
Here is one of my favorite songs
South City Midnight Lady (from Rockin' Down The Highway: The Wildlife Concert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7kEqWlSyc&list=RDzt7kEqWlSyc&start_radio=1
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Sgt Albert Castro PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Samuel Kermon SSG Franklin Briant A1C Riley SandersGySgt Thomas Vick CPL Douglas Chrysler Sgt (Join to see) LTC Hillary Luton SMSgt Tom Burns SGT James Murphy SFC William Farrell SGT Mary G.
Image: Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 - Image Credit & Copyright - CFHT, Coelum, MegaCam, J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT) & G. A. Anselmi (Coelum)
Star Clusters always reminds me of the military incendiary device which is hand launched :-)
APOD Background
"Explanation: Clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, diffuse or compact. The featured image shows two quite contrasting open star clusters in the same field. M35, on the lower left, is relatively nearby at 2800 light years distant, relatively young at 150 million years old, and relatively diffuse, with about 2500 stars spread out over a volume 30 light years across. Bright blue stars frequently distinguish younger open clusters like M35. Contrastingly, NGC 2158, on the upper right, is four times more distant than M35, over 10 times older, and much more compact. NGC 2158's bright blue stars have self-destructed, leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower stars. In general, open star clusters are found in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, and contain anywhere from 100 to 10,000 stars -- all of which formed at nearly the same time. Both open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 can be found together with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Twins (Gemini)."
Here is one of my favorite songs
South City Midnight Lady (from Rockin' Down The Highway: The Wildlife Concert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7kEqWlSyc&list=RDzt7kEqWlSyc&start_radio=1
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Sgt Albert Castro PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Samuel Kermon SSG Franklin Briant A1C Riley SandersGySgt Thomas Vick CPL Douglas Chrysler Sgt (Join to see) LTC Hillary Luton SMSgt Tom Burns SGT James Murphy SFC William Farrell SGT Mary G.
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John Coltrane "Stardust" (1963)
'Stardust' is from an album ("Stardust') credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1963 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7268. It is assembled from ...
Here is another one of my favorite songs - in this case the jazz classic
John Coltrane "Stardust" (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbFtzeOju3A
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John Coltrane "Stardust" (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbFtzeOju3A
FYI CSM Bruce TregoSPC Woody Bullard CPL Douglas ChryslerCpl (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SPC Michael TerrellSSG Paul Headlee SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Michael Noll SPC Randy Zimmerman Sgt Vance Bonds Cpl Vic Burk PO1 H Gene Lawrence Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SSgt Clare May SPC Diana D. SSG Bill McCoy PO2 (Join to see) Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr Lt Col Charlie Brown
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
LTC Stephen F. That's got cool written all over it and John Coltrane is a very hard act to follow!
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What a dynamic expanse of star clusters in various parts of our Universe, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price! It may sound crazy, but sometimes it makes me wonder if our Universe is a form of life...given the birth and death of stars and star systems... Only our maker knows for sure, though... Have a great day, Bill!
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Sure seems to perpetuate its' own life with the death of stars, creation of new ones, black holes consuming other black holes and the list goes on, all exuding a life of their own. Phenomenal!
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Good "Monday" Morning my good frind and Astronomy Enthusiast Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - beautiful day herein Castle Rock, CO so far... Thanks for sharing the APOD Titled: "Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158." Bill, you have a super start you week brother...
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