Posted on Apr 26, 2021
APOD: 2021 April 26 - A Sagittarius Triplet
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "A Sagittarius Triplet." We find today's triple subject each lying 5,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius: M8 (The Lagoon Nebula, bottom center), M20 (The Trifid Nebula, upper right), and NGC 6559 (left of M8, separated by a dust lane). All three are stellar nurseries and home to recent star formation. The blue hues in the Trifid are due to reflected starlight. The red hues throughout the expanse are due to ionized hydrogen. This composite was captured over the course of three nights by amateur astronomer Gabriel Santos. If you are curious, Gabriel gives a breakdown of the equipment used to produce this photo on his Astrobin page (the link is his name in the APOD write-up).
APOD: 2021 April 26 - A Sagittarius Triplet
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Monday, April 26, 2021 entitled "A Sagittarius Triplet."
Since triplets indicates birth close together this seems to be an imaginative name. However since God created everything, I wonder what the appropriate term would be for infinite [approximate] births close together :-)
Image: A Sagittarius Triplet - Image Credit & Copyright - Gabriel Rodrigues Santos
APOD Background
Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula below and right of center, and colorful M20 near the top of the frame. The third emission region includes NGC 6559, left of M8 and separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred light-years across the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae. But for striking contrast, blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. The broad interstellarscape spans almost 4 degrees or 8 full moons on the sky."
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Since triplets indicates birth close together this seems to be an imaginative name. However since God created everything, I wonder what the appropriate term would be for infinite [approximate] births close together :-)
Image: A Sagittarius Triplet - Image Credit & Copyright - Gabriel Rodrigues Santos
APOD Background
Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula below and right of center, and colorful M20 near the top of the frame. The third emission region includes NGC 6559, left of M8 and separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred light-years across the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae. But for striking contrast, blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. The broad interstellarscape spans almost 4 degrees or 8 full moons on the sky."
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Good morning. I look forward to these daily APOD photos because they are beautiful, as this one is. Thanks.
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It is unbelievable that this system is 100 Light Years across
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Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr I like that expression which is so fitting and thanks for the chuckle.
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