04-27-2009, 04:11 AM
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Re: The Upcoming Celestial Events thread
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LOVE the Mosaic, good find Orion11
Here are two nebula East and West of Sgr A* =
This oval, shell-like feature is thought to be a supernova remnant, material from which may help fuel an accretion disk. (The red point in the image is the Sgr A* radio source.)
Sgr A* East
Sgr A* West =
Recent observations of atomic hydrogen gas suggest that some of these filamentary structures are part of massive cloud falling in toward the Galactic Center.
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Last edited by J_rod7; 04-27-2009 at 04:15 AM.
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