LMC in glowing gas

iceman (Mike) · #1 24-01-2006, 05:59 AM

Check out todays APOD:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060123.html

Absolutely stunning portrait of the LMC and surrounds, showing the different types of gas being emitted.

Some serious work has gone into that.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #2 24-01-2006, 02:53 PM

I pity those in the Northern Hemisphere who can't see the Clouds in their night sky.
Truely spectacular.

ving (David) · #3 24-01-2006, 02:57 PM

look at all those spiderwebs!!!

seenthat pic before, its brilliant!

mickoking · #4 24-01-2006, 09:29 PM

Awsome shot that. A lot of them nebulae you see in that pic are quite conspicuous with an OIII filter, I'll have to map 'em one day

davidpretorius · #5 24-01-2006, 09:42 PM

wasn't bert doing a composite like this??

it is truly fantastic!

RAJAH235 · #6 24-01-2006, 10:46 PM

WOW. Violent ain't it.

L.