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IC 2087 through the dark clouds of Barnard 22 ✨🔭
"The dark nebula Barnard 22 and the tiny flame-shaped reflection nebula IC 2087 are both part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, a vast star-forming region. In this image, IC 2087 shines through the dark clouds of Barnard 22, its flame-like shape standing out against the dense, dark surroundings. The bright reflection of IC 2087 is created by starlight scattering off interstellar dust, illuminating a small portion of the otherwise obscured region. This beautiful contrast showcases the hidden activity of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, where new stars are born amidst the dark dust and gas." #astrophotography #space
September 9, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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good afternoon I've been busy teaching and offline for a minute why is everyone talking about spices
September 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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JWST spotted an unusual configuration of a gravitational lens, a hyperbolic umbilic lens.

This cosmic question mark is made of five images of the same background galaxy pair, labeled A-E, an interacting red dusty galaxy and a face-on spiral galaxy. 🔭🧪

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Amid a field of galaxies, a repeated, elongated red galaxy forms a shape like the top of a question mark, with another galaxy positioned like the question mark’s dot. In each occurrence, another purple and white, clumpy galaxy with an overall circular shape appears perched on top of the red galaxy. The five repeat images of a galaxy pair are labeled A-E. A, B, and C trace the shape of the top of a question mark, curving from left to right and then down. To the right of this shape is the letter D, but the galaxy pair is largely washed out by a bright white, oval foreground galaxy. The E label and galaxy pair are at a greater distance to the lower right. At the bottom right are compass arrows indicating north is up and east is to the left. At the bottom right is a scale bar labeled 2 arcseconds, 225,00 light-years The length of the scale bar is about one-sixth of the total image. NIRCam filters: F090W, in blue; F150W, in green; F444W, in red.
September 9, 2024 at 10:38 PM