... September 27, 1999 . Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust . ... Explanation: The disk of our Milky Way Galaxy is home to hot nebulae, cold dust, and billions of stars. The red nebulae visible in the above contrast-enhanced picture are primarily emission nebulae , glowing clouds of hydrogen gas heated by nearby, bright, young stars. The blue nebulae are primarily reflection nebulae , clouds of gas and fine dust reflecting the light of nearby bright stars. ... About APOD > . ...

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... The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius . ... Credit Copyright: N. A. Sharp , REU Program , AURA , NOAO , NSF Explanation: M7 is one of the most prominent open clusters of stars on the sky. The cluster, dominated by bright blue stars, can be seen with the naked eye in a dark sky in the tail of the constellation of Scorpius . ... Publications with keywords: M 7 - open cluster . ... Open Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 . A Double Star Cluster . ... M7: Open Star Cluster in Scorpius . ...

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... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. September 22, 1998 . M61: Virgo Spiral Galaxy . ... Explanation: M61 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies . Visible in M61 are a host of features common to spiral galaxies : bright spiral arms , a central bar , dust lanes , and bright knots of stars. ... About APOD > . ...

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... All images on this page are copyright Robert H. McNaught. ... There have been so many requests for high resolution copies of these images that I ask that all enquiries for these to go directly to Science Photo Library. C/2006 P1 on Jan 18, 10:22 UT. Photo: R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring Observatory. Canon 5D, 135mm, f/2.0, 2 sec exp., ISO 1600 . ... ISO 200 . ... Canon 5D, 50mm, f/2.0, 30 sec exp., ... Canon 5D, 135mm, f/2.0, 120 sec exp., ... Canon 5D, 50mm, f/2.0, 110 sec exp., ...

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