Antares smash thru!

[cazza132]

Yes, maybe a few beers involved here. Love astronomy, but haven't had quite the education in astrophysics that some have here. I was stunned by the wealth of knowledge forwarded my way after the LMC shot I posted here recently. Most was over my head, but cool just the same. I wikipediad the Antares stuff.

One of the most profound and photographed regions of the sky, but just sticks out like dog balls (to me) on looking at this (and other images like this). Just wondering what thoughts you have one this one :)

[MrB]

Not sure about your theory, but it's a top shot!

[cazza132]

Kinda thinking it would have required more than 12 million years to punch through and stretch out that dust/matter that far ??? Especially given the angular distances / geometry - 550 million ly, yet probably 15 degrees across the sky and the suggestion that Antares is only 12 million years old. Yes, the mass was always there. Maybe it was that gravitational disturbance that gave birth to Antares in the first place. But must have been one hell of a disturbance! Does Antares show evidence of heavier elements suggesting it being reincarnated star from the same stellar matter?

[dvj]

Tells us more about the shot. It's very good.

[Elio]

:thumbsup: