Monday, May 9, 2011

Apod 4.3

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110416.html

This is my birthday APOD! Thank you NASA. So, this is the emission nebula IC 410. It is unfortunately in false color, but hey, so are many of these- colors are assigned to each part of the black and white image based on the elements producing the light, then put together to form the fantastic pictures, such as the Hubble Eagle nebula picture that is pretty prominent. NGC 1893 lies around it, producing more light from ions and gas which obscures some images of IC 410. IC 410 is near Auriga, the Charioteer.

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