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azzkicker7283 OP t1_istirxh wrote

Reply to comment by Alternative_Donut105 in The Crescent Nebula [OC] by azzkicker7283

the red is hydrogen gas, and the blue is oxygen. This image is false color, but the HOO palette I used is fairly close to true color, since the hydrogen-alpha emission is in the red part of the spectrum, and oxygen-iii is teal

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Alternative_Donut105 t1_istt1e9 wrote

Wow wasn’t expecting a NASA level response 😂😂😂😂 I love learning about space 👍🏻 thank you

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Alternative_Donut105 t1_isttaug wrote

If there is that much hydrogen and oxygen in space what do scientists think is stopping it catching fire?

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azzkicker7283 OP t1_istvps5 wrote

because even though there's some ionized gas floating around it's still pretty much a vacuum

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