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What am I sappy cat blogging, part II

September 27, 2013

Amazing and beautiful photographs of the Cat’s Paw nebula in the constellation Scorpius taken by the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope in Chile.

cats paw nebula

and this one:

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The story, from Bad Astronomy on Slate, explains that the flame-like filaments of star-forming materials are actually, in this case, mind-bogglingly cold, at around minus 445 degrees Farhenheit.

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  1. Carol Carlisle's avatar

    Beautiful images…Do you fallow APOD?

         by Carol Carlisle September 27, 2013 at 10:09 pm
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    • Anne Bonney's avatar

      Thanks – yes I do love APOD and often get lost in the images.

           by Anne Bonney September 28, 2013 at 11:54 am
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  2. Curtis's avatar

    You’re sure it’s not the poodle nebula? I mean, I’m seeing poodle.

         by Curtis September 29, 2013 at 5:58 pm
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    • Anne Bonney's avatar

      No, it’s not the poodle skirt nebula, nope.

           by Anne Bonney September 29, 2013 at 9:11 pm
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