jirones de gas

English translation: streamers / filaments of gas

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Spanish term or phrase:jirones de gas
English translation:streamers / filaments of gas
Entered by: DLyons

15:13 Jun 10, 2014
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Astronomy & Space
Spanish term or phrase: jirones de gas
This appears in a text about stars, galaxies and the universe. The language is not too technical as it is for a voice over to go with a family show at a planetarium.

Nunca nos cansamos de ver las imágenes increibles que los modernos telescopios nos ofrecen de las nebulosas. Diseminadas por toda la bóveda celeste aparecen paisajes espectaculares de dimensiones inimaginables... Algunas son restos de estrellas que murieron. Estos **jirones de gas** incandescentes fueron expulsados en silenciosas explosiones cósmicas, supernovas de tipo 2 que hoy somos capaces de describir.

Would I be right to call these 'shreds of gas' Thank you.
Jane Martin
Local time: 08:42
streamers
Explanation:
This suggests, IMHO, the length and violence better.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 08:42
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Thanks. J
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2streamers
DLyons
4wisps of gas
George Rabel
4filaments of gas
___jck___
4Tufts of gas
raperez5


  

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wisps of gas


Explanation:
OR
wispy gas clouds
OR
wispy clouds of gas

New view of Horsehead Nebula: Ethereal wisps of gas and ...






articles.latimes.com/.../la-sci-sn-horsehead-ne...





Los Angeles Times






by Deborah Netburn - in 840 Google+ circlesApr 19, 2013 - Giant wispy clouds of gas and space dust rise to heights of 5-light years "tall" in this new image of the Horsehead Nebula that comes to us ...

The New Astronomy - Page 104 - Google Books Result



books.google.com/books?isbn=0521408717

Nigel Henbest - 1996 - ‎Science
Even with such a large telescope and a two-hour exposure, the wisps of glowing gas hardly show. The brightest of these long, extremely thin filaments lies near ...



George Rabel
Local time: 04:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
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streamers


Explanation:
This suggests, IMHO, the length and violence better.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: English
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Grading comment
Thanks. J
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you - this works well J


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agree  philgoddard
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  -> Thanks Phil.

agree  bigedsenior
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filaments of gas


Explanation:
The term filaments seems to come up a lot when talking about supernovas...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/witchs-broom-nebula...
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131001.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula

___jck___
United Kingdom
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Tufts of gas


Explanation:
Tuft is a more lyrical way of describing the nebulosity. It has been used by Carl Sagan in Cosmos

Example sentence(s):
  • ...surounded by tufts of glowing nebulosity residues...
raperez5
United States
Local time: 02:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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