that's just fantastic John.
It reminds me of a bunch of chopped up calamari on a plate; what with all
those circular nebulae in the image. That's just awesome!
rdc
----- Original Message -----
From: "john gleason" <dvj@earthlink.net>
To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@seds.org>; "'The Astronomy
Connection'" <sf-bay-tac@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:45 AM
Subject: [TAC] The View from Down Under
> G'day mates,
>
> There's a big cloud parked over us at the moment. Got a few mm's of rain
> last night and today - time for some welcomed sleep and a little image
> processing.
>
> Here's a hack at a very busy region outside the galaxy. I've posted it
> easily enough to the Anacortes gallery for quick viewing.
> http://www.buytelescopes.com/gallery/view_photo.asp?pid=8530
>
> The LMC is very unlike our Milky Way. It's a low density galaxy with lots
> of interstellar star stuff that reacts nicely to the great solar winds of
> super massive stars and clusters. This is why you see lots of bubbles and
> nebular shells. About the closest thing in the Milky Way resembling a
> big bubble on the same scale as these nebulae is Barnard's Loop in Orion.
>
> Hope you enjoy the image.
>
> Cheers,
>
> DVJ
Received on Wed Mar 29 06:18:01 2006