Specter in the Veil Nebula

Posted by Alex in Pictures, Science & Tech on November 8, 2008 at 11:57 am



Photo: Paul Mortfield, Stefano Cancelli

Is that a ghostly specter in the night sky? Actually that’s part of The Veil Nebula, recorded through filters that show emissions from hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in greenish hues.

APOD has more details (and of course, larger photos): Link


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7 comments to "Specter in the Veil Nebula"

  1. Mouserz
    November 8th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    its a bat!

  2. CheeseDuck
    November 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Grah! Don't eat meh!

  3. Pudifoot
    November 8th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    It always amazes me how people can stare at ANYTHING and see aliens, or ghosts, or jesus, or elvis. I guess it is some survival thing that our brains evolved... but it still amazes me.

  4. Johnny Cat
    November 9th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    YOU...SHALL NOT...PASS!

  5. Ali S.
    November 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    @ Johnny Cat

    Argh! You beat me to it! :D

  6. Cyberziggy
    November 10th, 2008 at 8:21 am

    Cool... I can only assume that when Altair IV exploded, that somehow, Dr. Morbius' creature from the ID survived.

  7. MENLOHEAVYWEIGHT
    November 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOH I AM THE GHOST OF THE PALNET PLUTO COME BACK TO HAUNT YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM.


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