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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Boomerang Nebula

Space,an amazing thing that has
forever interested scientists.Over the last couple of  100 years we have discovered so much more with our forever developing technology. This cloud of gas Also know as Boomerang nebular (Bow tie nebular) is located around 5,000 light years away from earth.It was developed by a star spewing out gas out of it core.It was photographed in 1998 by the Hubble space telescope but was discovered in 1980.The thing that is so special about boomerang nebular is that it is the coldest place so far in the universe.You may have seen the post about Absolute zero. Well this nebular is only 1°C of that mark.It is -272°C,background glow from The big band is hotter then the nebular.

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