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To: lurqer who wrote (75)	1/25/2000 6:27:00 PM
From: Jon Khymn	Read Replies (1) of 180

Ahhh, yes. that was an awesome picture. I was out of this planet... just looking at that picture for a few minute. I was there... Waking up, feel very refreshed, filled with awe... Have you had this experience? <g> Brief description of "Eskimo Nebula" The Eskimo Nebula from the Newly Fixed Hubble Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA Explanation: In 1787, astronomer William Herschel discovered the Eskimo Nebula. From the ground, NGC 2392 resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka hood. In 2000, just after being fixed, the Hubble Space Telescope imaged the Eskimo Nebula. From space, the nebula displays gas clouds so complex they are not fully understood. The Eskimo Nebula is clearly a planetary nebula, and the gas seen above composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star only 10,000 years ago. The inner filaments visible above are being ejected by strong wind of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual light-year long orange filaments. The Eskimo Nebula lies about 5000 light-years away and is visible with a small telescope in the constellation of Gemini. The picture of last week "red moon eclipse" is also beautiful. antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov web

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