Wednesday, October 10, 2012

APOD 1.7

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This is the APOD fro September 27, 2012. It depicts the constellation of Corona Australis and the surrounding area. There are also some noticeable dust clouds blocking numerous stars. This dust cloud is about 8 light years long.  The beautiful blue light that accompanies this picture is from the reflection of light off of hot stars. The yellow light is coming from the nebula NGC 6729. 

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