M2-9 "Twin Jet Nebula"

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #1 12-12-2006, 03:24 PM

How cool is this thing....

M2-9 - the "Twin Jet Nebula" in Ophiucus.

Full text: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/arc...97/38/image/a/

ving (David) · #2 12-12-2006, 03:54 PM

yeah i have one of those in my loungeroom....

cool pic chris

i wish we could see it like that with our scopes

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #3 12-12-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ving

yeah i have one of those in my loungeroom....

cool pic chris

i wish we could see it like that with our scopes

So where is it? Under the couch? I didn't see it last time I was there! What do you do with it when visitors knock.... shove it into the hall cupboard?

ving (David) · #4 12-12-2006, 04:17 PM

I er... stuff it inside a cat?

middy · #5 12-12-2006, 04:23 PM

Wow, it looks like a giant Christmas Cracker. I hereby name it the Christmas Cracker nebula

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #6 12-12-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by middy

Wow, it looks like a giant Christmas Cracker. I hereby name it the Christmas Cracker nebula

You meant to call it a "Holiday Cracker" to maintain PC, didn't you?

ving (David) · #7 12-12-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by middy

Wow, it looks like a giant Holiday Cracker. I hereby name it the Holiday Cracker nebula

i dont see what the problem is Chris

middy · #8 12-12-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

You meant to call it a "Holiday Cracker" to maintain PC, didn't you?

We wish you a merry Holiday
We wish you a merry Holiday
We wish you a merry Holiday
and a Happy New Year

Hmmmm not quite the same is it.

Doug · #9 12-12-2006, 06:52 PM

It is headed this way and when we see it up close will it look like this?