Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC) Submitted by MrJackDog t3_yf9wp6 on October 28, 2022 at 1:32 AM in EarthPorn 144 comments 13,900
Alice710 t1_iu3vwq9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:10 AM Reply to comment by MrJackDog in Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC) by MrJackDog Is that why it's red? We aren't talking about that. Permalink Parent 1 MrJackDog OP t1_iu4bcx7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:30 PM The red is because of the specific wavelength of light of hydrogen alpha ions. Most of the Star forming and dying regions of space are awash in hydrogen alpha and so are dominantly red. Permalink Parent 5 Alice710 t1_iu4ef23 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:53 PM That's wild. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Permalink Parent 1
MrJackDog OP t1_iu4bcx7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:30 PM The red is because of the specific wavelength of light of hydrogen alpha ions. Most of the Star forming and dying regions of space are awash in hydrogen alpha and so are dominantly red. Permalink Parent 5 Alice710 t1_iu4ef23 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:53 PM That's wild. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Permalink Parent 1
Alice710 t1_iu4ef23 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:53 PM That's wild. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Permalink Parent 1
Cygnus region of the Milky Way setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia [3376 x 4672] (OC)
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