Friday 25 October 2013

Coldest Place in the Universe :

Ever wondered what the coldest place in the Universe would be?

The answer is the Boomerang Nebula.

The Boomerang Nebula is located about 5,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Centaurus.The temperature in Boomerang Nebula is estimated to be at around -272.15 C or -457F making it the natural coolest place in the Universe.Boomerang reaches -272C when the lowest limit of temperature is -273C. The Boomerang Nebula is commonly known as a Bow Tie Nebula and is catalogued as PGC 3074547. It is a
It was observed first in 1980 by Keith Taylor and Mike Scarrott and in 1998, it was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Apart from the CMB cold spot, the Boomerang Nebula is the only object with temperature lower than the background radiation.



Image of Boomerang Nebula by Hubble. 

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