Friday, November 28, 2008

Astronomy and World of Warcraft

I've Blogged a bit less the past few days partly because I've been trying out the online game World of Warcraft. I could see it becoming an addiction, but.. but..I..Must...continue...Blogging!! ARGH!
Meeeeanwhile, here's a nice pic of a few super-giant star systems. Only 7500 light years away.


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"..This Hubble image shows a pair of massive stars, WR 25 and Tr16-244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Carina, the Keel. WR 25 is the brightest, situated near the centre of the image. The neighbouring Tr16-244 is the third brightest, just to the upper left of WR 25. The second brightest, to the left of WR 25, is a low mass star located much closer to Earth than the Carina Nebula.." Image: NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain)


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