[FOTZeiss] Space Nebula "Chicken" from Buhl Planetarium?

Glenn A. Walsh siderostat1991 at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 21 12:50:34 EDT 2011


As many people may remember, one of Buhl Planetarium's most unique, and very popular (particularly with children), exhibits was the BioCorner where chicks, and occasionally ducklings, were hatched before visitors' eyes every weekend:

http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/biocorner/historybiocorner.html

Now, astronomers are commenting on a new photograph, from the European Southern Observatory's MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, that shows the "Running Chicken" Nebula:

Surprising New 'Space Chicken' Photo Wows Astronomers

http://www.space.com/13020-space-chicken-nebula-photo-newborn-stars.html

gaw

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