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APOD: NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula

apod.nasa.gov — The intriguing assortment of features within the nebula's approximately 1 light-year diameter suggest its popular name, the Fetus Nebula, but planetary nebulae are not associated with star birth. Instead, nebulae like NGC 7008 are produced during a brief phase that sun-like stars pass through toward the end of their lives.

Who dugg this? Made popular Aug 26, 2008

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  • Rev0lver, on 08/25/2008, -3/+21Space ***** rocks.
  • deeboe, on 08/25/2008, -3/+13Here is another view: http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9545/2001bk7.gi ...
  • sockpuppets, on 08/26/2008, -1/+9So that's where creationists come from...
  • K4Lic0, on 08/26/2008, -1/+8Metroid?
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+7dugg for fetus
  • copypastry, on 08/26/2008, -0/+5oh my god... it's full of stars
  • mstachiw, on 08/25/2008, -3/+8soon to be nursing off the milky way
  • sockpuppets, on 08/26/2008, -1/+5Was "Hemorrhoid Nebula" already taken?
  • Kajico, on 08/26/2008, -1/+5Wow they can get it from all angles now-a-days

    http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/4088/2001babylo2. ...
  • jeremyosborne81, on 08/25/2008, -4/+8The birth of a god?
  • Genecalypse, on 08/26/2008, -1/+4XENU
  • moneyswears, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3Dave, is that you?
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3This is Major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door,
    And I'm floating in a most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today.
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3The metal lord needs booze!
  • wannapiece, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3Its a space jellyfish
  • thegrantman, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3It's the giant amoeba from Star trek.
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3Abort?
  • oveedrx, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3quick go for the stem cells when nobody's looking
  • DforSpiD, on 08/26/2008, -0/+32001?
  • gu0d, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2Son of his Noodly Appendage?
    RAmen
  • khaavren, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2Did Planet X finally find Planet Y?
  • sillyelf74, on 08/26/2008, -1/+3It blows me away sometimes thinking about picture like this. Two two telescopes looked 2800 light years away from earth and were able create this image of a dieing sun like star. Frack'n cool.

    The universe FTW!
  • fwertz, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2If the universe decided to abort, would other universes bitch about it?
  • copypastry, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2Bowie's in space
    Bowie's in space
    Whatcha doin' out there man?
    That's pretty freaky, Bowie.
    What's a rock musician doing out in space man?
    Isn't it cold, quite cold out there Bowie?
    Do you need my jumper Bowie?
    Does the space cold do funny things to your nipples, making them all pointy?
  • nakedape, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2word
  • Borgcube636, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1fap fap fap fap OH ***** I MADE A FETUS!!!!
  • mm3guy, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1Tell me when the APOD is NGC 1337 :-D
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1That ain't no Nebula! That right there is UFO smoke! Yessiree.
  • poopmaster, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1you had me at fetus
  • mecharabbit, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1Aaawww, da wittle baby is expelling gasses.
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+0i can see the fetus in that
  • Jo9100, on 08/26/2008, -1/+1NGC
  • evanman69, on 08/26/2008, -0/+0would love to see an abortion nebula,NASA...
  • casey148, on 08/26/2008, -1/+1It must be a liberal nebula
  • chispito, on 08/26/2008, -0/+0Or star child?
  • inactive, on 08/26/2008, -1/+0ABORT MISSION!
  • FasterGun, on 08/26/2008, -1/+0Soon we're going to have some liberals try to abort it.

    Trolltrolltroll
  • k7jeb, on 08/25/2008, -2/+1Ha, ha! Good one!
  • 0Xonox0, on 08/26/2008, -2/+1It looks like a Ferret.
  • chispito, on 08/26/2008, -1/+0Ugh. Give the FSM puns a rest.

    Neither funny nor instructive.
  • kwasmosis, on 08/26/2008, -2/+1Nice, dug for pro choice! This could be the end of that debate, expect God to put a black hole near the fetus soon. He has enough 'kids' to worry about.

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