90 Miles From Tyranny : The Witch Head Nebula

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Witch Head Nebula

Looks Like Hillary Clinton To Me....

As the name implies, this reflection nebula associated with the star Rigel looks suspiciously like a fairytale crone. Formally known as IC 2118 in the constellation Orion, the Witch Head Nebula glows primarily by light reflected from the star. The color of this very blue nebula is caused not only by blue color of its star, but also because the dust grains reflect blue light more efficiently than red. A similar physical process causes Earth's daytime sky to appear blue.

1 comment:

3for3 said...

Looks like Nancy Pelosi!