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| Horsehead Nebula captured by Herschel | |
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| CJ | Apr 22 2013, 01:44 AM Post #1 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22217334 One of the classics of astronomy, the Horsehead Nebula, has been re-imaged by Europe's soon-to-retire Herschel space telescope. The picture is in the link. It's beautiful !
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| Michelle | Apr 22 2013, 07:21 PM Post #2 |
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That's gorgeous... |
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| CJ | Apr 22 2013, 10:38 PM Post #3 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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It is. It looks even more horse-like than the older, more familiar, picture. |
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| Michelle | Apr 23 2013, 02:41 AM Post #4 |
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It definitely does. |
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| CJ | Apr 30 2013, 02:57 AM Post #5 |
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Just a few days later, and the telescope has stopped working. It's run out of liquid helium, which was necessary to keep the instruments cold enough to be able to operate: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21934520 What a way to go out, though! |
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