STELLAR ARCH by claude19

Fractal • Science Fiction • posted on Oct 19, 2008

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Elle ressemblait à un anneau dans le ciel. Il y a plusieurs centaines d’années de cela, les astronomes remarquèrent une nébuleuse dotée d’une forme plutôt inhabituelle. Maintenant enregistrée sous les références de M57 ou NGC 6720, la nébulosité gazeuse a gagné le nom de Nébuleuse de l’Anneau auprès du grand public. On sait à présent qu’il s’agit d’une nébuleuse planétaire, un nuage de gaz formé dans les tout derniers stades d’existence d’une étoile semblable au Soleil. Comptant parmi les nébuleuses planétaires les plus brillantes du ciel, on peut apercevoir la Nébuleuse de l’Anneau avec un petit télescope braqué sur la constellation de la Lyre. La Nébuleuse de l’Anneau se trouve à quelque 4 000 années-lumière de nous et mesure environ 500 fois le diamètre de notre système solaire. Dans cette récente image prise par le télescope spatial Hubble, des filaments de poussière et des globules sont visibles à bonne distance de l’étoile centrale. Cela permet de penser que la Nébuleuse de l’Anneau est en réalité plus cylindrique que sphérique. It resembled a ring in the sky. Several hundred years ago of that, the astronomers noticed a nebula equipped with a rather unusual form. Now recorded under the references of M57 or NGC 6720, gas nebulosity gained the name of Nebula of the Ring near the general public. One knows now that it is about a planetary nebula, a gas cloud formed in the very last stages of existence of a star similar to the Sun. Cash among the planetary nebulas most brilliant of the sky, one can see the Nebula of the Ring with a small telescope directed on the constellation of the Quadrant. The Nebula of the Ring is at some 4.000 light-years of us and measures approximately 500 times the diameter of our solar system. In this recent image taken by the Hubble space telescope, of the filaments of dust and the globules are visible with good distance from central star. That makes it possible to think that the Nebula of the Ring is actually cylindrical than spherical. source http://www.cidehom.com/apod.php?_date=060625

Comments (17)

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kimariehere

4:12AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

gorgeous creation reminding me of a ring of fire !!! beautifully done!!!

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carlx

4:31AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Fabulous and beautiful space!!!

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Naoo

5:20AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

I love this Universe!!!

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lyron

5:25AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Wonderful!!!

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vxbob

8:17AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Nice

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bakapo

9:00AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

beautiful!

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MrsRatbag

10:48AM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Stunning work!

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amota99517

12:52PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

This is so energetic. It's as though this space arch has a self awareness. Splendidly done!

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amirapsp

1:10PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

So much work went into this...WOW

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leanndra

3:01PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Really outstanding work!

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bpclarke

4:08PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

This is very lovely, but I probably would have zoomed further in on the intricate and beautiful centerpiece on this. Excellent work overall otherwise. Hugs, Bunny

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skynyrd57

4:21PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

Beautiful!

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MagikUnicorn

5:07PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

UNIQU___E

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Chipka

8:07PM | Sun, 19 October 2008

This is utterly GORGEOUS! I love astronomy and your art is always beautiful as well...it is a special pleasure to see two things I love combined into one image! GREAT WORK!

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