Posted on Oct 4, 2022
APOD: 2022 October 4 - Star Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars
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Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the October 4th edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Star Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars." Other popular APOD subjects, such as the Lagoon Nebula (August 8th) and Horsehead Nebula (August 29th), have been recently reprocessed to remove any background stars. So it makes sense that the Eagle Nebula (M16, visible with binoculars near the constellation Serpens) would get an opportunity for similar treatment. Mouse over the image on today's APOD page to see the results. For reference, you can see the Pillars of Creation slightly above the center of this perspective on M16. The Eagle Nebula is about 6,500 light years from Earth. Today's APOD stretches across some 20 light years.
APOD: 2022 October 4 - Star Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars
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Midnight Special-Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle"
Midnight Special performance. If you happen to buy the 2006 re-mastered version of "Fly Like An Eagle" It will include a version of the title song closer to...
Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the October 4, 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars;
Image: Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars; Image Credit & Copyright: Yannick Akar
Apod Explanation: The whole thing looks like an eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula's center, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. In this cavity tall pillars and round globules of dark dust and cold molecular gas remain where stars are still forming. Paradoxically, it is perhaps easier to appreciate this impressive factory of star formation by seeing it without its stars -- which have been digitally removed in the featured image. The Eagle emission nebula, tagged M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is visible with binoculars toward the constellation of the Serpent (Serpens). Creating this picture involved over 22 hours of imaging and combining colors emitted specifically by hydrogen (red), and oxygen (blue).
Steve Miller Band - Midnight Special "Fly Like An Eagle"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6lAwbE1J4
FYI SGT Mark Anderson SFC John LichSPC Deb Root-White MSgt Robert C Aldi PO1 Tony Holland SFC Derrick Harris SPC Joseph Kopac SPC James Harsh Jennifer Lee (Doerflinger) HillPVT (Join to see)SGT Dan GreyMAJ Hugh BlanchardLTC Dave LeppanenSGT Paul RussoCW4 (Join to see)A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaneyMAJ Wayne WickizerCPT Chris Loomis Sgt David G Duchesneau
Image: Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars; Image Credit & Copyright: Yannick Akar
Apod Explanation: The whole thing looks like an eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula's center, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. In this cavity tall pillars and round globules of dark dust and cold molecular gas remain where stars are still forming. Paradoxically, it is perhaps easier to appreciate this impressive factory of star formation by seeing it without its stars -- which have been digitally removed in the featured image. The Eagle emission nebula, tagged M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is visible with binoculars toward the constellation of the Serpent (Serpens). Creating this picture involved over 22 hours of imaging and combining colors emitted specifically by hydrogen (red), and oxygen (blue).
Steve Miller Band - Midnight Special "Fly Like An Eagle"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6lAwbE1J4
FYI SGT Mark Anderson SFC John LichSPC Deb Root-White MSgt Robert C Aldi PO1 Tony Holland SFC Derrick Harris SPC Joseph Kopac SPC James Harsh Jennifer Lee (Doerflinger) HillPVT (Join to see)SGT Dan GreyMAJ Hugh BlanchardLTC Dave LeppanenSGT Paul RussoCW4 (Join to see)A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaneyMAJ Wayne WickizerCPT Chris Loomis Sgt David G Duchesneau
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney Yes, this is getting very interesting except I don't buy into another dimension because space is infinite and only an infantisemile knowledge of it is known to us. So why pick on earth for a parallel demension when space is endless and can support a singular dimension to support a separate existence? So much we don't know or even understand. Perhaps we need Maj. Bill to enter his intellectual theories on extraterrestrial life since he is closer to "it" than us or maybe he is "it" and can give us some interdemensional or intrademensional scoop? Whoooooo this is really getting good !
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney I also saw a clip where they may be dwelling in under the ocean areas which seems to make sense since 71% of the earth is covered with water and much of which has never been explored.
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