Posted on Oct 26, 2022
APOD: 2022 October 26 - Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
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Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the October 26th Hump Day edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Cocoon Nebula Wide Field." When you take in this entire image, you do see a comet (at least I do): fiery head on the left, and long, dark tail on the right amidst the red clouds of ionized hydrogen gas. But we actually see separate objects in this photo.
The Cocoon Nebula itself (aka IC 5146, left), is both an emission and reflection nebula and contains stars that may only be 100,000 years old. The long dust tail to the right is Barnard 168. It too contains proto-stars that become visible when examining the nebula at infrared wavelengths. Both objects lie some 4,000 light years away in the northern constellation Cygnus (The Swan). Does the Webb Telescope have the Cocoon Nebula on its dance card yet? Here's hoping it does.
The Cocoon Nebula itself (aka IC 5146, left), is both an emission and reflection nebula and contains stars that may only be 100,000 years old. The long dust tail to the right is Barnard 168. It too contains proto-stars that become visible when examining the nebula at infrared wavelengths. Both objects lie some 4,000 light years away in the northern constellation Cygnus (The Swan). Does the Webb Telescope have the Cocoon Nebula on its dance card yet? Here's hoping it does.
APOD: 2022 October 26 - Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
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Lookin at this on my cell, and can't see enough detail... Will revisit this on my computer... Thanks Maj William W. 'Bill' Price !
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Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the October 26, 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
Image: Cocoon Nebula Wide Field; Image Credit & Copyright: Andy Ermolli
The wonders of the heavens are always a pleasure to see images of. In eternity our views will be unimaginably beautiful as we live in the eternal presence of the LORD
APOD Explanation: When does a nebula look like a comet? In this crowded starfield, covering over two degrees within the high flying constellation of the Swan (Cygnus), the eye is drawn to the Cocoon Nebula. A compact star forming region, the cosmic Cocoon punctuates a nebula bright in emission and reflection on the left, with a long trail of interstellar dust clouds to the right, making the entire complex appear a bit like a comet. Cataloged as IC 5146, the central bright head of the nebula spans about 10 light years, while the dark dusty tail spans nearly 100 light years. Both are located about 2,500 light years away. The bright star near the bright nebula's center, likely only a few hundred thousand years old, supplies power to the nebular glow as it helps clear out a cavity in the molecular cloud's star forming dust and gas. The long dusty filaments of the tail, although dark in this visible light image, are themselves hiding stars in the process of formation, stars that can be seen at infrared wavelengths."
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va75GaPv5jY
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Image: Cocoon Nebula Wide Field; Image Credit & Copyright: Andy Ermolli
The wonders of the heavens are always a pleasure to see images of. In eternity our views will be unimaginably beautiful as we live in the eternal presence of the LORD
APOD Explanation: When does a nebula look like a comet? In this crowded starfield, covering over two degrees within the high flying constellation of the Swan (Cygnus), the eye is drawn to the Cocoon Nebula. A compact star forming region, the cosmic Cocoon punctuates a nebula bright in emission and reflection on the left, with a long trail of interstellar dust clouds to the right, making the entire complex appear a bit like a comet. Cataloged as IC 5146, the central bright head of the nebula spans about 10 light years, while the dark dusty tail spans nearly 100 light years. Both are located about 2,500 light years away. The bright star near the bright nebula's center, likely only a few hundred thousand years old, supplies power to the nebular glow as it helps clear out a cavity in the molecular cloud's star forming dust and gas. The long dusty filaments of the tail, although dark in this visible light image, are themselves hiding stars in the process of formation, stars that can be seen at infrared wavelengths."
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va75GaPv5jY
FYI SGT Tiffanie G. SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM CPT (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll PO3 Edward Riddle SMSgt Lawrence McCarter PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Gary C. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown SSgt (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSPC Woody BullardSPC Jon O. CWO3 Dennis M. MSgt Dale Johnson CWO3 Dennis M. CWO4 Terrence Clark
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LTC Stephen F.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupCocoon · Jack JohnsonOn And On 2003 The Moonshine Conspiracy RecordsReleased on: 2003-01-01Producer, Studio Per...
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Jack Johnson - Cocoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YuTgfAp69Y
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Jack Johnson - Cocoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YuTgfAp69Y
FYI GySgt Jack Wallace Maj Kim Patterson SGT Michael Hearn CSM Charles Hayden MSG Joseph Cristofaro MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi MSgt Robert E. M. MSG Darold R. MSG Andrew White SPC Michael Terrell SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D COL (Join to see) COL Lisandro Murphy COL Randall C. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Thank You Brother Steve for your comments to Maj William W. "Bill" Price for posting the October 26, 2022, Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Cocoon Nebula Wide Field and for the more detailed info of the high-flying constellation of the Swan (Cygnus).
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