Milky Way core over La Palma [OC][1017x1600] astrormsSubmitted by ruslan_merzlyakov t3_y3ssbt in EarthPorn
darrellbear t1_isdj42m wrote
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It's dark nebulosity along the plane of the Milky Way galaxy, and it's many trillions of miles (many light years) away, as are the stars. See the dark cloud shaped like a pipe, just right of the Milky Way, above center? It's called the Pipe Nebula. The center of the galaxy is a little to the lower left of the bowl of the Pipe, behind the one band of dark nebulosity. The Teapot of Sagittarius is on the left side of the Milky Way, opposite the Pipe. The stem of the Pipe points right at Scorpius the Scorpion. The Pipe also forms the back leg of the Dark Horse, which extends to the upper right. You can make out its crooked front leg, neck and head.
There is a ton going on in the pic, I won't bore you with it all.
-BigMan t1_ise6at3 wrote
No, I appreciate it. Very fascinating. I was just suprised digital cameras could pick up the dark nebulosities from this far away on Earth. The stars light energy on the other hand, I completely and obviously get showing from a great distance.
-BigMan t1_ise6vhj wrote
darrellbear t1_isfcut7 wrote
If you draw a line from the tip of the Teapot's spout to the bowl of the Pipe, the center of the galaxy is in the middle.
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