What is this?
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by atanauli
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by JeanTate
Are you familiar with the Australian wattle tree? Well, this is the blossoms from that tree, somehow blown into deep space and expanded enormously! 😮
No, of course I'm kidding; these are stars in our own galaxy, but the SDSS telescope and camera
had a hangoverweren't working very well (perhaps the sky was unsteady, or the camera slightly out of focus, or ...), making this a #poorqualityimagePosted
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by atanauli
I like the Australian Wattle tree explanation better. Thanks for posting.
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by JeanTate in response to atanauli's comment.
You're most welcome! 😃
With the help of a search engine, I discovered that Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is the "floral emblem of Australia" 😮
Here's an image (source, Australian National Herbarium):
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