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Good morning RP. Today's image is another feature from the Southern Hemisphere (G'day Cynthia Croft) in the constellation Carina. The picture is titled "Doomed Star Eta Carinae."
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Very cool this morning Bill and to imagine that this mass is 100 times the size of our Sun. Thanks for the Astronomy share this morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price That is pretty impressive. Can't decide if it looks like colliding boulders or a hand weight...
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SrA Michael Webster
I've seen computer models of it . . . it looks a duel between dodge balls with no winner . . .
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11568
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11568
GMS: Eta Carinae's Homunculus Nebula Now in 3D
An international team of astronomers has developed a 3D model of a giant cloud ejected by the massive binary system Eta Carinae during its 19th century outburst. Eta Carinae lies about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina and is one of the most massive binary systems astronomers can study in detail. The smaller star is about 30 times the mass of the sun and may be as much as a million times more luminous. The primary...
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Fantastic photo Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!
COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Marty Hogan SGT John " Mac " McConnell LTC Stephen F. Sgt Randy Wilber CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt David L. Cpl (Join to see) Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPL Dave Hoover SPC Douglas Bolton LTC Greg Henning Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO3 Phyllis Maynard PO2 Kevin Parker SP5 Mark Kuzinski
COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Marty Hogan SGT John " Mac " McConnell LTC Stephen F. Sgt Randy Wilber CW5 Jack Cardwell TSgt David L. Cpl (Join to see) Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPL Dave Hoover SPC Douglas Bolton LTC Greg Henning Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO3 Phyllis Maynard PO2 Kevin Parker SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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