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Captivating Cosmic Clouds: Mammatus, Nebulae, and Stellar Associations

Discover the wonders of our universe through the stunning visual captures by Fernando Del Valle García. In October 2012, awe-inspiring formations like Mammatus clouds over Saskatchewan showcased the diverse phenomena of our atmosphere. Meanwhile, celestial highlights such as the NGC 206 star association and the Medusa Nebula, a fascinating planetary nebula, illuminate the dynamic lifecycle of stars. Additionally, reflection nebulae like vdB1 reveal the beauty of interstellar dust, while the emission nebula NGC 6164 emphasizes the grandeur of massive stars approaching supernova.

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Captivating Cosmic Clouds: Mammatus, Nebulae, and Stellar Associations

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  1. NASA Pictures Fernando Del Valle García 1ºB

  2. 2012 October 23

  3. Mammatus Clouds Over Saskatchewan  • Normal cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific height. • As water droplets grow, an opaque cloud forms. Under some conditions, however, cloud pockets can develop that contain large droplets of water or ice that fall into clear air as they evaporate.

  4. 2012 October 24

  5. NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of AndromedaIn the photograph we can see the NGC 206 that is a big association of stars situated in the southwest of Andromeda’s Disk.It has a lot of young stars that are less than 10 million years old.The association of stars is large, it expands through 4000 light years.

  6. 2012 October 25 

  7. The Medusa NebulaBraided, serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggest this nebula's popular name, The Medusa Nebula. Also known as Abell 21, this Medusa is an old planetary nebula some 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Like its mythological namesake, the nebula is associated with a dramatic transformation.The planetary nebula phase represents a final stage in the evolution of low mass stars like the sun, as they transform themselves from red giants to hot white dwarf stars and in the process shrug off their outer layers.

  8. 2012 October 26 

  9. Reflection Nebula vdB1Every book has a first page and every catalog a first entry. And so this lovely blue cosmic cloud begins the van den Bergh Catalog (vdB) of stars surrounded by reflection nebulae.Interstellar dust clouds reflecting the light of the nearby stars, the nebulae usually appear blue because scattering by the dust grains is more effective at shorter (bluer) wavelengths. The same type of scattering gives planet Earth its blue daytime skies.

  10. 2012 October 27 

  11. A Halo for NGC 6164Beautiful emission nebula NGC 6164 was created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type star, some 40 times as massive as the Sun.Seen at the center of the cosmic cloud, the star is a mere 3 to 4 million years old. In another three to four million years the massive star will end its life in a supernova explosion.Spanning around 4 light-years, the nebula itself has a bipolar symmetry.

  12. By : Fernando Del Valle García 1º BTO BLast Supernova in the Milky Way Galaxy

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