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Brief Course Specialists versus Long Course Specialists at Challenge Canberra

Brief Course Specialists versus Long Course Specialists at Challenge Canberra

Sport
Difficulty Canberra is providing a complete celebration of sport to Australia's capital city this weekend, 16/17 November, without any less than 6 occasions over 2 days, consisting of the Pro Open integrating the Standard and Sprint ranges, and age worlds certifying occasions. The Pro Open will be competed by a strong field of a few of Australia's brightest young short-course skill, together with recognized long course professional athletes, racing the Standard range on Saturday and Sprint range on Sunday. The most affordable combined times figure out the last placements and cash prize. In contention in the females is British Commonwealth Games champ, Jodie Stimpson, who'll be handling Australian U23 brief course stars, Rochelle Hill, Chloe Bateup and Tara Sosinski. In the males, Austra...
VST Captures Beautiful Emission Nebula: Gum 41

VST Captures Beautiful Emission Nebula: Gum 41

Science and Nature
Utilizing ESO's VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers have actually produced this stunning picture of the obscure nebula Gum 41. This VST image reveals Gum 41, an emission nebula about 7,300 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: ESO/ VPHAS+ Team/ CASU. Gum 41 lies in the southern constellation of Centaurus, about 7,300 light-years away. The nebula was found by the Australian astronomer Colin Gum found on images taken at the Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra. Gum included this item in his brochure of 84 emission nebulae, which was released in 1955. In the middle of Gum 41, hot young stars are emitting energetic radiation that triggers the surrounding hydrogen to radiance with a particular red color. Another well-kn...