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Brighter Horizons, 2020 (Mixed media on panel)

premium — Brighter Horizons, 2020 (Mixed media on panel)

Brighter Horizons, 2020 (Mixed media on panel)

Canning, Neil (b.1960)

Simon Cook

NCG7145325

'Brighter Days Ahead' caricature from 'Krokodil' magazine, 1950 (colour litho)

'Brighter Days Ahead' caricature from 'Krokodil' magazine, 1950 (colour litho)

Russian School, (20th century)

CHT425275

Brighter am de Hebnly Glories. De Ole Home am Gone, 1882 (print)

Brighter am de Hebnly Glories. De Ole Home am Gone, 1882 (print)

American School, (19th century)

NBY3673471

Une belle journee d'ete A brighter summer day de EdwardYang avec Chen Chang et Lisa Yang 1991

Une belle journee d'ete A brighter summer day de EdwardYang avec Chen Chang et Lisa Yang 1991

XRD1737267

Une belle journee d'ete A brighter summer day de EdwardYang avec Chen Chang et Lisa Yang 1991

Une belle journee d'ete A brighter summer day de EdwardYang avec Chen Chang et Lisa Yang 1991

XRD1737268

Nightlife, London, 1920s: Cigarettes and Chatter, Brighter Bohemia, Verrey's Cafe (litho)

Nightlife, London, 1920s: Cigarettes and Chatter, Brighter Bohemia, Verrey's Cafe (litho)

George, Dorothea St John (active 1913-26)

LLM8639192

Dactylographe (Dactylographie) tapant a la machine (secretaire)

Dactylographe (Dactylographie) tapant a la machine (secretaire)

UIS5081968

The Shepherds of Bethlehem (engraving)

The Shepherds of Bethlehem (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650112

Illustrating 'The Star' (colour litho)

Illustrating 'The Star' (colour litho)

Small, William (1843-1931) (after)

LLM726985

Lazarus is Dead (engraving)

Lazarus is Dead (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650119

The Blind Man at Bethsaida (engraving)

The Blind Man at Bethsaida (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8651554

The Journey of the Wise Men (engraving)

The Journey of the Wise Men (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8651557

Morning on the Lake-side (engraving)

Morning on the Lake-side (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650127

Jesus in the Wilderness (engraving)

Jesus in the Wilderness (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650115

The Divine Youth of Nazareth (engraving)

The Divine Youth of Nazareth (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650116

John the Baptist in Prison (engraving)

John the Baptist in Prison (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650118

The Holy Women at the Crucifixion (engraving)

The Holy Women at the Crucifixion (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650117

Sabbath Eve at Nazareth (engraving)

Sabbath Eve at Nazareth (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650120

Carrying the Golden Pitcher from the Pool of Siloam (engraving)

Carrying the Golden Pitcher from the Pool of Siloam (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8650121

St John and the Mother of Jesus (engraving)

St John and the Mother of Jesus (engraving)

English School, (19th century)

LLM8651556

Oslo January 1944. German Statsban's information office at Grand, Karl Johan: Through …, 1944 (photo)

Oslo January 1944. German Statsban's information office at Grand, Karl Johan: Through …, 1944 (photo)

NTB

NTB8962302

Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

premium — Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

MGP617319

Sun seen from Mercury - Artist's view - Sun seen from Mercury: From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and considerably brighter than on Earth - Sun is three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky

Sun seen from Mercury - Artist's view - Sun seen from Mercury: From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and considerably brighter than on Earth - Sun is three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

PIX4617420

May 22, 1953 - Preparations for the Coronation. The lights go up around Eros.: Photo shows The Coronations lights go up around Eris to make a yet brighter Piccadilly. Crowds were there to watch workmen remove some of the scaffolding and screens surrounding the famous statue.

May 22, 1953 - Preparations for the Coronation. The lights go up around Eros.: Photo shows The Coronations lights go up around Eris to make a yet brighter Piccadilly. Crowds were there to watch workmen remove some of the scaffolding and screens surrounding the famous statue.

ZUM4847619

Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

premium — Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

Samuel Selvon, 1961 (photo)

MGP618823

Detail of the Swan Lace: NGC 6992 - 6995 - Part of the Veil nebula: NGC 6992 - 6995 - NGC 6992 and NGC 6995, part of the Swan lace, a remnant of supernova located in the constellation Swan. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the Veil Nebula, a remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus

Detail of the Swan Lace: NGC 6992 - 6995 - Part of the Veil nebula: NGC 6992 - 6995 - NGC 6992 and NGC 6995, part of the Swan lace, a remnant of supernova located in the constellation Swan. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the Veil Nebula, a remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus

Sebastian Voltmer

PIX4582786

Detail of the Swan Lace - NGC 6992 - 6995 part of the Veil nebula - NGC 6992 and NGC 6995, parts of the Swan lace, a remnant of supernova located in the constellation Swan. NGC 6992/5 is part of the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is the brighter, eastern half of the much larger Veil Nebula. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus

Detail of the Swan Lace - NGC 6992 - 6995 part of the Veil nebula - NGC 6992 and NGC 6995, parts of the Swan lace, a remnant of supernova located in the constellation Swan. NGC 6992/5 is part of the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is the brighter, eastern half of the much larger Veil Nebula. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus

R. Gendler

PIX4582557

Sunrise over Mercury - Artist view - Sunrise over Mercury - Artist view - From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and significantly brighter than on Earth. With the appearance of the Sun that's three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky, the temperature of the ground skyrockets from a overnight low of minus 300o F to over 700o F

Sunrise over Mercury - Artist view - Sunrise over Mercury - Artist view - From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and significantly brighter than on Earth. With the appearance of the Sun that's three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky, the temperature of the ground skyrockets from a overnight low of minus 300o F to over 700o F

Walter B Myers

PIX4617658

Comete McNaught (C/2006 P1) - View of the McNaught comet obtained on January 11, 2007 at the end of the day from Cornetu, Romania. Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught aka The Great Comet of 2007. The sky was still bathed in sunset colours when I took the photo. Comet McNaught was one of the brightest comets ever recorded, reaching a magnitude of -5.5. Venus is around -4, so the comet was brighter. January 11 2007; Cornetu, Romania

Comete McNaught (C/2006 P1) - View of the McNaught comet obtained on January 11, 2007 at the end of the day from Cornetu, Romania. Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught aka The Great Comet of 2007. The sky was still bathed in sunset colours when I took the photo. Comet McNaught was one of the brightest comets ever recorded, reaching a magnitude of -5.5. Venus is around -4, so the comet was brighter. January 11 2007; Cornetu, Romania

Alex Conu

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Constellation of Gemini - Gemini is dominated by the two bright stars Castor and Pollux, seen at the top of the photo with Castor on the right. Castor, with a magnitude of 1.58, is a famous binary star with its companion at a separation of 3.1 arc seconds. This is the first binary star system discovered in 1802 by William Herschel. Pollux, with a visual magnitude of 1.14, is the brighter of the two stars

Constellation of Gemini - Gemini is dominated by the two bright stars Castor and Pollux, seen at the top of the photo with Castor on the right. Castor, with a magnitude of 1.58, is a famous binary star with its companion at a separation of 3.1 arc seconds. This is the first binary star system discovered in 1802 by William Herschel. Pollux, with a visual magnitude of 1.14, is the brighter of the two stars

Jerry Lodriguss

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Jupiter seen from its satellite Europe - Illustration - Jupiter & Io from Europa's surface - Illustration - Jupiter and Io seen from the ice surface of the satellite Europe. The surface of Europe is about five times brighter than our Moon. A crescent Jupiter hovers near the horizon along with Jupiter's volcanic satellite Io. In the foreground a meandering crevasse cleaves Europa's icy surface, one of thousands that crisscross this moon's exceedingly flat and bright exterior. The surface of Europa is about five times brighter than our own Moon and is so flat that no feature rises more than 3,000 feet

Jupiter seen from its satellite Europe - Illustration - Jupiter & Io from Europa's surface - Illustration - Jupiter and Io seen from the ice surface of the satellite Europe. The surface of Europe is about five times brighter than our Moon. A crescent Jupiter hovers near the horizon along with Jupiter's volcanic satellite Io. In the foreground a meandering crevasse cleaves Europa's icy surface, one of thousands that crisscross this moon's exceedingly flat and bright exterior. The surface of Europa is about five times brighter than our own Moon and is so flat that no feature rises more than 3,000 feet

Walter B Myers

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Comete 17P/Holmes 29/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 29 2007 - View of comet 17P/Holmes on October 29, 2007. On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite and became visible to the naked eye. The false nucleus and inner coma of Comet 17P/Holmes is seen here in a composite exposures on 29 October 2007. Comet 17P/Holmes began a spectacular outburst in brightness on October 24th, brightening from 17th magnitude to 2.5th magnitude, an increase of more than 1 million times brighter to become a unaided - eye object in the constellation of Perseus

Comete 17P/Holmes 29/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 29 2007 - View of comet 17P/Holmes on October 29, 2007. On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite and became visible to the naked eye. The false nucleus and inner coma of Comet 17P/Holmes is seen here in a composite exposures on 29 October 2007. Comet 17P/Holmes began a spectacular outburst in brightness on October 24th, brightening from 17th magnitude to 2.5th magnitude, an increase of more than 1 million times brighter to become a unaided - eye object in the constellation of Perseus

Jerry Lodriguss

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Constellations of Burin and Dove - Constellations of Caelum and Columba - Constellations of the southern hemisphere. Caelum (originally Caelum Sculptoris, the sculptor's chisel) is a small, rather obscure constallation hewn from rather thin pickings between Eridanus and Columba by Abbe de Lacaille in the 1750s. It is only 125 degrees square, making it 81st in area out of 88 constellations. Rather more interesting to the eye is Columba (originally Columba Noachi, Noah's dove) easily found between Sirius and Canopus. It is twice the area of Caelum and contans a few brighter stars. Best seen in the early evening in January

Constellations of Burin and Dove - Constellations of Caelum and Columba - Constellations of the southern hemisphere. Caelum (originally Caelum Sculptoris, the sculptor's chisel) is a small, rather obscure constallation hewn from rather thin pickings between Eridanus and Columba by Abbe de Lacaille in the 1750s. It is only 125 degrees square, making it 81st in area out of 88 constellations. Rather more interesting to the eye is Columba (originally Columba Noachi, Noah's dove) easily found between Sirius and Canopus. It is twice the area of Caelum and contans a few brighter stars. Best seen in the early evening in January

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Globular cluster NGC 6752 in the Peacock - Globular cluster NGC 6752 in Pavo - This cluster of stars is about 14,000 years old - light from Earth

Globular cluster NGC 6752 in the Peacock - Globular cluster NGC 6752 in Pavo - This cluster of stars is about 14,000 years old - light from Earth

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Comete 17P/Holmes - Comet 17P/Holmes - View of comete 17P/Holmes beginning November 2007 from the Paranal Observatory in Chile. In the foreground, one of the 1.8m diameter auxilliary telescopes. On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite and became visible to the naked eye. Comet 17P/Holmes is seen here from Paranal observatory in Chile. Foreground is one of the 1,8m auxilliary telescope. Comet 17P/Holmes began a spectacular outburst in brightness on October 24th, brightening from 17th magnitude to 2.5th magnitude, an increase of more than 1 million times brighter to become a unaided - eye object in the constellation of Perseus

Comete 17P/Holmes - Comet 17P/Holmes - View of comete 17P/Holmes beginning November 2007 from the Paranal Observatory in Chile. In the foreground, one of the 1.8m diameter auxilliary telescopes. On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite and became visible to the naked eye. Comet 17P/Holmes is seen here from Paranal observatory in Chile. Foreground is one of the 1,8m auxilliary telescope. Comet 17P/Holmes began a spectacular outburst in brightness on October 24th, brightening from 17th magnitude to 2.5th magnitude, an increase of more than 1 million times brighter to become a unaided - eye object in the constellation of Perseus

Stephane Guisard

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Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - The reflection nebulae NGC 1973 - 75 - 77 in Orion - Reflection nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula. This group of nebulous stars is just half a degree north of the much brighter Orion Nebula and has largely been ignored because of it. The group of stars here appear as a single star to the unaided eye, the northernmost 'star' in the sword of Orion. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow

Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - The reflection nebulae NGC 1973 - 75 - 77 in Orion - Reflection nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula. This group of nebulous stars is just half a degree north of the much brighter Orion Nebula and has largely been ignored because of it. The group of stars here appear as a single star to the unaided eye, the northernmost 'star' in the sword of Orion. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow

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Detail of Swan Lace - NGC 6992 - 95 - NGC 6992/5 is part of the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is the brighter, eastern half of the much larger Veil Nebula and it can show absolutely stunning detail when viewed in a large telescope with a UHC or OIII filter. It is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Lens: Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 f/Stop: 8 Exposure: 94 minutes Movie: Gas - hypered Fujicolor Super HG 400 Filter None Exposure start: 8:58 pm Date: November 9, 1993 Location: Sentinel, A

Detail of Swan Lace - NGC 6992 - 95 - NGC 6992/5 is part of the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is the brighter, eastern half of the much larger Veil Nebula and it can show absolutely stunning detail when viewed in a large telescope with a UHC or OIII filter. It is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Lens: Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 f/Stop: 8 Exposure: 94 minutes Movie: Gas - hypered Fujicolor Super HG 400 Filter None Exposure start: 8:58 pm Date: November 9, 1993 Location: Sentinel, A

Jerry Lodriguss

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Constellations of Burin and Dove - Constellations of Caelum and Columba - Constellations of Burin (right) and Dove (left) in the southern hemisphere. The bright star at the bottom of the picture is Canopus. Caelum (originally Caelum Sculptoris, the sculptor's chisel) is a small, rather obscure constallation hewn from rather thin pickings between Eridanus and Columba by Abbe de Lacaille in the 1750s. It is only 125 degrees square, making it 81st in area out of 88 constellations. Rather more interesting to the eye is Columba (originally Columba Noachi, Noah's dove) easily found between Sirius and Canopus. It is twice the area of Caelum and contans a few brighter stars. Best seen in the early evening in January

Constellations of Burin and Dove - Constellations of Caelum and Columba - Constellations of Burin (right) and Dove (left) in the southern hemisphere. The bright star at the bottom of the picture is Canopus. Caelum (originally Caelum Sculptoris, the sculptor's chisel) is a small, rather obscure constallation hewn from rather thin pickings between Eridanus and Columba by Abbe de Lacaille in the 1750s. It is only 125 degrees square, making it 81st in area out of 88 constellations. Rather more interesting to the eye is Columba (originally Columba Noachi, Noah's dove) easily found between Sirius and Canopus. It is twice the area of Caelum and contans a few brighter stars. Best seen in the early evening in January

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Open clusters M6 and M7 in Scorpio - Open clusters M6 and M7 in Scorpius - The star clusters M6 (NGC 6405), at the top right, and M7 (NGC 6475), at the bottom of the image, are two open clusters located in the constellation Scorpio. M6, the Butterfly Cluster, at upper right, is a wonderful open cluster, it can be seen about 4 degrees northwest of M7, with both clusters being located in Scorpius. M7, at bottom, consists of 80 stars brighter than magnitude 10 in a field of about 1.3 degrees apparent diameter. It was known to Ptolemy who mentioned it in 130 AD. Both clusters are visible with the unaided eye in a rich area of Milky Way located between Sagittarius and Scorpius

Open clusters M6 and M7 in Scorpio - Open clusters M6 and M7 in Scorpius - The star clusters M6 (NGC 6405), at the top right, and M7 (NGC 6475), at the bottom of the image, are two open clusters located in the constellation Scorpio. M6, the Butterfly Cluster, at upper right, is a wonderful open cluster, it can be seen about 4 degrees northwest of M7, with both clusters being located in Scorpius. M7, at bottom, consists of 80 stars brighter than magnitude 10 in a field of about 1.3 degrees apparent diameter. It was known to Ptolemy who mentioned it in 130 AD. Both clusters are visible with the unaided eye in a rich area of Milky Way located between Sagittarius and Scorpius

Jerry Lodriguss

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Comete 17P/Holmes 26/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 26 2007 - On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite (almost a million times) and became visible to the naked eye. In this image obtained on 26 October 2007, the comet is surrounded above the constellation of Persee. On the top right, a view of the comet at the telescope. On Oct. 24, 2007 Comet Holmes amazingly erupted to magnitude 2.5, nearly a million times brighter than it's magnitude 17 brightness 24 hours before. This is one of the most stunning cometary events in modern history of Astronomy. The comet is so far away that appeared star like in this image of Oct. 26 from Tehran. The inset is a telescopic view of the comet yellowish coma

Comete 17P/Holmes 26/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 26 2007 - On October 24, 2007, Comete 17P/Holmes suddenly increased luminosite (almost a million times) and became visible to the naked eye. In this image obtained on 26 October 2007, the comet is surrounded above the constellation of Persee. On the top right, a view of the comet at the telescope. On Oct. 24, 2007 Comet Holmes amazingly erupted to magnitude 2.5, nearly a million times brighter than it's magnitude 17 brightness 24 hours before. This is one of the most stunning cometary events in modern history of Astronomy. The comet is so far away that appeared star like in this image of Oct. 26 from Tehran. The inset is a telescopic view of the comet yellowish coma

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Planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 dans les Voiles - The faint planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 - This planetary nebula was discovered in the rich southern constellation of Vela in 1966, which is why it does not have an NGC number. The 'Ack' designation refers to its identification in the catalogue of planetary nebulae edited by Agnes Acker. This beautifully structured delicate sphere of glowing gas is about 2 arc minutes in diameter and is extremely faint. Both these characteristics have contributed to the conspicuous grain 'noise' in the photograph, and attempts to emphasise the faint nebulosity also bring out the many faint stars in this direction, including the markedly blue central star of visual magnitude 18 which is seen here sandwiched between two other, brighter stars

Planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 dans les Voiles - The faint planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 - This planetary nebula was discovered in the rich southern constellation of Vela in 1966, which is why it does not have an NGC number. The 'Ack' designation refers to its identification in the catalogue of planetary nebulae edited by Agnes Acker. This beautifully structured delicate sphere of glowing gas is about 2 arc minutes in diameter and is extremely faint. Both these characteristics have contributed to the conspicuous grain 'noise' in the photograph, and attempts to emphasise the faint nebulosity also bring out the many faint stars in this direction, including the markedly blue central star of visual magnitude 18 which is seen here sandwiched between two other, brighter stars

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Nebula NGC 3576 in Carene - Star formation region NGC 3576 in Carina - NGC 3576 is located about 7000 years - light from Earth in the constellation Carene. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The stars that excite this unusual nebula, NGC 3576, are not visible on this photograph. They are hidden in the dusty cloud at the 'base' (south) of the huge loops of nebulosity. This is material that has been blown out by radiation pressure and stellar winds from the concealed stars. Silhouetted against the tenuous loops are dark clouds of dust with bright rims which indicate the direction of the stars which excite the nebula. This large complex of gas and dust is at about the same distance as the much brighter Eta Carinae nebula, about 7000 light years away

Nebula NGC 3576 in Carene - Star formation region NGC 3576 in Carina - NGC 3576 is located about 7000 years - light from Earth in the constellation Carene. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The stars that excite this unusual nebula, NGC 3576, are not visible on this photograph. They are hidden in the dusty cloud at the 'base' (south) of the huge loops of nebulosity. This is material that has been blown out by radiation pressure and stellar winds from the concealed stars. Silhouetted against the tenuous loops are dark clouds of dust with bright rims which indicate the direction of the stars which excite the nebula. This large complex of gas and dust is at about the same distance as the much brighter Eta Carinae nebula, about 7000 light years away

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Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - The constellation of Ophiuchus separates the constellation of the Serpent into two parts. Serpens, the Serpent, is an ancient constellation, unique in being formed from two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the tail) to the east. Between them lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder, who is usually identified with the ancient Greek physician Asclepius, around whose shoulders or staff a snake is draped. The stars in both parts of Serpens are mostly quite faint and a snake - like shape is hard to pick out in either section. Serpens Cauda is probably easier to locate since it occupies the dusty part of the Milky Way adjoining the brighter star clouds of Scutum and Aquila

Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - The constellation of Ophiuchus separates the constellation of the Serpent into two parts. Serpens, the Serpent, is an ancient constellation, unique in being formed from two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the tail) to the east. Between them lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder, who is usually identified with the ancient Greek physician Asclepius, around whose shoulders or staff a snake is draped. The stars in both parts of Serpens are mostly quite faint and a snake - like shape is hard to pick out in either section. Serpens Cauda is probably easier to locate since it occupies the dusty part of the Milky Way adjoining the brighter star clouds of Scutum and Aquila

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Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - The constellation of Ophiuchus separates the constellation of the Serpent into two parts. Serpens, the Serpent, is an ancient constellation, unique in being formed from two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the tail) to the east. Between them lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder, who is usually identified with the ancient Greek physician Asclepius, around whose shoulders or staff a snake is draped. The stars in both parts of Serpens are mostly quite faint and a snake - like shape is hard to pick out in either section. Serpens Cauda is probably easier to locate since it occupies the dusty part of the Milky Way adjoining the brighter star clouds of Scutum and Aquila

Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - The constellation of Ophiuchus separates the constellation of the Serpent into two parts. Serpens, the Serpent, is an ancient constellation, unique in being formed from two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the tail) to the east. Between them lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder, who is usually identified with the ancient Greek physician Asclepius, around whose shoulders or staff a snake is draped. The stars in both parts of Serpens are mostly quite faint and a snake - like shape is hard to pick out in either section. Serpens Cauda is probably easier to locate since it occupies the dusty part of the Milky Way adjoining the brighter star clouds of Scutum and Aquila

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Tarantula nebula before the appearance of supernova 1987A - The Tarantula Nebula, before supernova SN1987A - Tarantula Nebula photographed in 1984. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Supernova 1987A appeared in the constellation Doradus on February 23, 1987. By great good fortune, the star (Sanduleak - 69* 202) which exploded as the supernova, had been observed some years previously and was found to be a typical young, bluish star, much hotter and brighter than stars like the Sun. There are many similar stars in this part of the LMC which is dominated by the spectacular red cloud of the Tarantula Nebula. It in such nebulae that stars are formed, often in compact groups such as those scattered across this photograph, which was taken in 1984

Tarantula nebula before the appearance of supernova 1987A - The Tarantula Nebula, before supernova SN1987A - Tarantula Nebula photographed in 1984. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Supernova 1987A appeared in the constellation Doradus on February 23, 1987. By great good fortune, the star (Sanduleak - 69* 202) which exploded as the supernova, had been observed some years previously and was found to be a typical young, bluish star, much hotter and brighter than stars like the Sun. There are many similar stars in this part of the LMC which is dominated by the spectacular red cloud of the Tarantula Nebula. It in such nebulae that stars are formed, often in compact groups such as those scattered across this photograph, which was taken in 1984

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Nebula NGC 6559 in Sagittarius - NGC 6559 and IC 1274 - 75 in Sagittarius - Located in Sagittarius, this nebula is located at a distance of about 5000 years - light from Earth. Image made with the 1.2m Telescope of Schmidt UK from Siding Spring. This dusty region is probably associated with the brighter and better - known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions. The dust is also evident in silhouette, both as sinuous dark lanes winding through the luminous gas and as the dark patches obscuring the ancient, yellow stars that populate the central parts of the Milky Way

Nebula NGC 6559 in Sagittarius - NGC 6559 and IC 1274 - 75 in Sagittarius - Located in Sagittarius, this nebula is located at a distance of about 5000 years - light from Earth. Image made with the 1.2m Telescope of Schmidt UK from Siding Spring. This dusty region is probably associated with the brighter and better - known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions. The dust is also evident in silhouette, both as sinuous dark lanes winding through the luminous gas and as the dark patches obscuring the ancient, yellow stars that populate the central parts of the Milky Way

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Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - The reflection nebulae NGC 1973 - 75 - 77 in Orion - Reflection nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula. This group of nebulous stars is just half a degree north of the much brighter Orion Nebula and has largely been ignored because of it. The group of stars here appear as a single star to the unaided eye, the northernmost 'star' in the sword of Orion. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow. To the south of the nebula (at the bottom of the picture) faint traces of the yellow reflected light of the Orion nebula can just be detected

Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - The reflection nebulae NGC 1973 - 75 - 77 in Orion - Reflection nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula. This group of nebulous stars is just half a degree north of the much brighter Orion Nebula and has largely been ignored because of it. The group of stars here appear as a single star to the unaided eye, the northernmost 'star' in the sword of Orion. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow. To the south of the nebula (at the bottom of the picture) faint traces of the yellow reflected light of the Orion nebula can just be detected

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Nebula NGC 6559 in Sagittarius - NGC 6559 and IC 1274 - 75 in Sagittarius - Located in Sagittarius, this nebula is located at a distance of about 5000 years - light from Earth. Image made with the 1.2m Telescope of Schmidt UK from Siding Spring. This dusty region is probably associated with the brighter and better - known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions. The dust is also evident in silhouette, both as sinuous dark lanes winding through the luminous gas and as the dark patches obscuring the ancient, yellow stars that populate the central parts of the Milky Way

Nebula NGC 6559 in Sagittarius - NGC 6559 and IC 1274 - 75 in Sagittarius - Located in Sagittarius, this nebula is located at a distance of about 5000 years - light from Earth. Image made with the 1.2m Telescope of Schmidt UK from Siding Spring. This dusty region is probably associated with the brighter and better - known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions. The dust is also evident in silhouette, both as sinuous dark lanes winding through the luminous gas and as the dark patches obscuring the ancient, yellow stars that populate the central parts of the Milky Way

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The Swan Lace - The Veil Nebula - The rest of supernova lies about 1500 years - light in the constellation Swan. The supernova would have exploded less than 10,000 years ago. The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the nebula at left. NGC 6960 is the portion of the SNR that appears close to the star 52 Cygnus on the right half arc. Pickering's Triangular Wisp, above and to the left of the NGC 6960 portion of the nebula is designated as Simeis 3 - 188. At the top center of the photo is a small patch of the Veil designated as NGC 6974/79. Canon 300 mm f/2.8. Exposure: 96 x 2 mi

The Swan Lace - The Veil Nebula - The rest of supernova lies about 1500 years - light in the constellation Swan. The supernova would have exploded less than 10,000 years ago. The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the nebula at left. NGC 6960 is the portion of the SNR that appears close to the star 52 Cygnus on the right half arc. Pickering's Triangular Wisp, above and to the left of the NGC 6960 portion of the nebula is designated as Simeis 3 - 188. At the top center of the photo is a small patch of the Veil designated as NGC 6974/79. Canon 300 mm f/2.8. Exposure: 96 x 2 mi

Jerry Lodriguss

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Jan. 01, 1954 - HERE COMES THE °SHORTIE- 0/00USYEAAAAC. The °shortie° smock for housewives is on its way over here Prop} Amorica. It's no brief that it barely covered, the shorts that are worn underneath. But oddly enoagh it has been designed from motives of modesty. Massives of omen do not like to do their housework or receive their guests in shorts no natter what the tbormometer registers. So the” shortie” Just slips on over the shorts like an ordinary fill-length smock, and button up the back., Some have even get big pockets to hold clothes peep or dieters and other cleaning equipment. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOES: - SBAT's the time Half-past nine - and sbo's hanging the washing on the limp in Favorite fabric for °shorties° is cotton, and the brighter the design tips better

Jan. 01, 1954 - HERE COMES THE °SHORTIE- 0/00USYEAAAAC. The °shortie° smock for housewives is on its way over here Prop} Amorica. It's no brief that it barely covered, the shorts that are worn underneath. But oddly enoagh it has been designed from motives of modesty. Massives of omen do not like to do their housework or receive their guests in shorts no natter what the tbormometer registers. So the” shortie” Just slips on over the shorts like an ordinary fill-length smock, and button up the back., Some have even get big pockets to hold clothes peep or dieters and other cleaning equipment. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOES: - SBAT's the time Half-past nine - and sbo's hanging the washing on the limp in Favorite fabric for °shorties° is cotton, and the brighter the design tips better

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Aurora sur Jupiter - Aurora on Jupiter - Artist's view of an aurora boreale on Jupiter. This is how auroras on Jupiter's north pole might look from a distance of about a quarter million miles. On the Sunlit side can be seen churning clouds of ammonia ice, ammonium hydrosulfide, and water ice. The “” dark”” side reveals a dazzling aurora and brilliant flashes of lightning hundreds of times brighter than lightning on Earth. Unlike Earth's north and south pole auroras which are powered by charged particles from the Sun, auroras on Jupiter are driven by particles emitted by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Io in fact leaves a distinct auroral “” footprint”” on Jupiter's poles, seen here as a whitish dot with a trailing, comet - like tail at the seven 0'clock position. Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede also have corresponding, albeit fainter footprints on the far side of the larger auroral oval

Aurora sur Jupiter - Aurora on Jupiter - Artist's view of an aurora boreale on Jupiter. This is how auroras on Jupiter's north pole might look from a distance of about a quarter million miles. On the Sunlit side can be seen churning clouds of ammonia ice, ammonium hydrosulfide, and water ice. The “” dark”” side reveals a dazzling aurora and brilliant flashes of lightning hundreds of times brighter than lightning on Earth. Unlike Earth's north and south pole auroras which are powered by charged particles from the Sun, auroras on Jupiter are driven by particles emitted by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Io in fact leaves a distinct auroral “” footprint”” on Jupiter's poles, seen here as a whitish dot with a trailing, comet - like tail at the seven 0'clock position. Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede also have corresponding, albeit fainter footprints on the far side of the larger auroral oval

Walter B Myers

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Proxima Star of Centauri - Proxima Centauri - Proxima of Centaur (in the center of the image) is the closest star to the Sun, at a distance of 4.2 years - light. Image obtained from the 1.2m Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring. Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one - tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group

Proxima Star of Centauri - Proxima Centauri - Proxima of Centaur (in the center of the image) is the closest star to the Sun, at a distance of 4.2 years - light. Image obtained from the 1.2m Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring. Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one - tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group

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Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The southern pole of the Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on September 24, 2005. Mosaic of nine images. With this full - disk mosaic, Cassini presents the best view yet of the south pole of Saturn's moon Tethys. The giant rift Ithaca Chasma cuts across the disk. Much of the topography seen here, including that of Ithaca Chasma, has a soft, muted appearance. It is clearly very old and has been heavily bombarded by impacts over time. Many of the fresh - appearing craters (ones with crisp relief) exhibit unusually bright crater floors. The origin of the apparent brightness (or “” albedo”) contrast is not known. It is possible that impacts punched through to a brighter layer underneath, or perhaps it is brighter because of different grain sizes or textures of the crater floor material in comparison to material along the crater walls and surrounding surface. The moon's h

Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The southern pole of the Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on September 24, 2005. Mosaic of nine images. With this full - disk mosaic, Cassini presents the best view yet of the south pole of Saturn's moon Tethys. The giant rift Ithaca Chasma cuts across the disk. Much of the topography seen here, including that of Ithaca Chasma, has a soft, muted appearance. It is clearly very old and has been heavily bombarded by impacts over time. Many of the fresh - appearing craters (ones with crisp relief) exhibit unusually bright crater floors. The origin of the apparent brightness (or “” albedo”) contrast is not known. It is possible that impacts punched through to a brighter layer underneath, or perhaps it is brighter because of different grain sizes or textures of the crater floor material in comparison to material along the crater walls and surrounding surface. The moon's h

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Ultraviolet view of the galaxies M81 and M82 - Ultraviolet image of M81 and M82 - M81 (left) is a spiral galaxy. M82 (right) an irregular galaxy. Separated for about 150,000 light years, these two galaxies belong to the galaxy cluster closest to our local group. These galaxies are approximately 10 - 12 million light years away from Earth. In ultraviolet, the Galex satellite highlights star-forming regions. Ultraviolet image of Messier 81 and Messier 82 (NGC 3031 and 3034), a pair of galaxies lying 10 million light - years distant. The stars in M81 spiral arms have formed within the last 100 million years, as have most of the stars in a nearby dwarf galaxy just to the left of M81. GALEX reveals that star formation is occurring quite distant from the nucleus of M81 in the faint blue extensions to the brighter spiral arms. The upper half of the full GALEX field of view shows the remarkable star forming galaxy M82

Ultraviolet view of the galaxies M81 and M82 - Ultraviolet image of M81 and M82 - M81 (left) is a spiral galaxy. M82 (right) an irregular galaxy. Separated for about 150,000 light years, these two galaxies belong to the galaxy cluster closest to our local group. These galaxies are approximately 10 - 12 million light years away from Earth. In ultraviolet, the Galex satellite highlights star-forming regions. Ultraviolet image of Messier 81 and Messier 82 (NGC 3031 and 3034), a pair of galaxies lying 10 million light - years distant. The stars in M81 spiral arms have formed within the last 100 million years, as have most of the stars in a nearby dwarf galaxy just to the left of M81. GALEX reveals that star formation is occurring quite distant from the nucleus of M81 in the faint blue extensions to the brighter spiral arms. The upper half of the full GALEX field of view shows the remarkable star forming galaxy M82

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Star Deneb and Nebulae in the Swan - Deneb and the nebular complex of Sh2 - 112 and Sh2 - 115 in Cygnus North is at top. Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with apparent magnitude 1.25. Deneb's absolute magnitude is - 8.73, placing it among the most luminous stars known. Deneb's exact distance from the Earth is a matter of some dispute; figures from 1600 to 3200 light years appear on various online sources. Estimates for Deneb's luminosity range from about 60,000 to 250,000 times the Sun's brightness. At the distance of Sirius it would be brighter than a full moon. In the image is also visible the nebular complexes called Sh2 - 115 (above) and Sh2 - 112 (below), and Abell 71 visible as a tiny bubble in upper right corner. This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory

Star Deneb and Nebulae in the Swan - Deneb and the nebular complex of Sh2 - 112 and Sh2 - 115 in Cygnus North is at top. Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with apparent magnitude 1.25. Deneb's absolute magnitude is - 8.73, placing it among the most luminous stars known. Deneb's exact distance from the Earth is a matter of some dispute; figures from 1600 to 3200 light years appear on various online sources. Estimates for Deneb's luminosity range from about 60,000 to 250,000 times the Sun's brightness. At the distance of Sirius it would be brighter than a full moon. In the image is also visible the nebular complexes called Sh2 - 115 (above) and Sh2 - 112 (below), and Abell 71 visible as a tiny bubble in upper right corner. This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory

D. De Martin

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Open cluster Trumpler 5 in Unicorn - Open cluster Trumpler 5 in Monoceros - Trumpler 5 is a cluster of stars aged 125 million years. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope As they age, open clusters of stars begin to lose their identity. This is partly because the brighter members tend to self - destruct as supernovae, and, though the group members share a common motion through space, they are only loosely bound. Thus stars drift away from the cluster in a process that accelerates with time. However, some clusters are big enough to retain their identity much longer than usual, and Trumpler 5 is one such. Its age is estimated to be 125 million years, and it must have been a spectacular sight in its youth. It seems to be at the edge of the Monoceros molecular cloud, where star formation is continuing new generations of young clusters

Open cluster Trumpler 5 in Unicorn - Open cluster Trumpler 5 in Monoceros - Trumpler 5 is a cluster of stars aged 125 million years. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope As they age, open clusters of stars begin to lose their identity. This is partly because the brighter members tend to self - destruct as supernovae, and, though the group members share a common motion through space, they are only loosely bound. Thus stars drift away from the cluster in a process that accelerates with time. However, some clusters are big enough to retain their identity much longer than usual, and Trumpler 5 is one such. Its age is estimated to be 125 million years, and it must have been a spectacular sight in its youth. It seems to be at the edge of the Monoceros molecular cloud, where star formation is continuing new generations of young clusters

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Les laces du Swan - The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the nebula at left. NGC 6960 is the portion of the SNR that appears close to the star 52 Cygnus on the right half arc. Pickering's Triangular Wisp, above and to the left of the NGC 6960 portion of the nebula is designated as Simeis 3 - 188. At the top center of the photo is a small patch of the Veil designated as NGC 6974/79. Composite of two 30 minute exposures Lumicon Deep Sky filter gas - hypersensitized Kokak PJM - 2 film Nikon 500 mm f/4 ED telephoto lens October 12, 1996 04:24 UT and 04:56 UT Promised Land, Pennsylvani

Les laces du Swan - The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 5 - 10,000 years ago. It is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6992/95 is the brighter eastern half of the nebula at left. NGC 6960 is the portion of the SNR that appears close to the star 52 Cygnus on the right half arc. Pickering's Triangular Wisp, above and to the left of the NGC 6960 portion of the nebula is designated as Simeis 3 - 188. At the top center of the photo is a small patch of the Veil designated as NGC 6974/79. Composite of two 30 minute exposures Lumicon Deep Sky filter gas - hypersensitized Kokak PJM - 2 film Nikon 500 mm f/4 ED telephoto lens October 12, 1996 04:24 UT and 04:56 UT Promised Land, Pennsylvani

Jerry Lodriguss

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Remains of supernova des Voiles - detail - Pencil nebula - NGC 2736, the Pencil nebula in Vela - Detail of the rest of the supernova des Voiles: the nebula of the pencil (NGC 2736). The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago. The rest of the supernova is approximately 815 years away from Earth. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. This is an outlying wisp of the Vela supernova remnant (SNR), almost the only sign of the eastern part of this vast bubble of expanding shock wave from a stellar explosion 12,000 years ago. Although clearly detected with radio and X - ray telescopes, the Vela SNR is partially hidden to optical observers. Many fine, tangled filaments are seen in the western part of the nebula, but in the east, most of it is hidden in dust. This is one of the brighter eastern fragments, and its unusual linear appearance in the telescope was remarked on by Sir John Herschel who discovered to nebula in the 1840s. This spindly shape is the source of its popular name

Remains of supernova des Voiles - detail - Pencil nebula - NGC 2736, the Pencil nebula in Vela - Detail of the rest of the supernova des Voiles: the nebula of the pencil (NGC 2736). The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago. The rest of the supernova is approximately 815 years away from Earth. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. This is an outlying wisp of the Vela supernova remnant (SNR), almost the only sign of the eastern part of this vast bubble of expanding shock wave from a stellar explosion 12,000 years ago. Although clearly detected with radio and X - ray telescopes, the Vela SNR is partially hidden to optical observers. Many fine, tangled filaments are seen in the western part of the nebula, but in the east, most of it is hidden in dust. This is one of the brighter eastern fragments, and its unusual linear appearance in the telescope was remarked on by Sir John Herschel who discovered to nebula in the 1840s. This spindly shape is the source of its popular name

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

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Nebula IC 1318 in the Swan - IC 1318 the Butterfly nebula in Cygnus - IC 1318 is a very extended emission nebula that surrounds the star Gamma Cygni (Sadr), visible towards the middle of the image. LDN 889 is a vast region of dark nebulae that separates the nebula on the left from Sadr. On the extreme right, another dark nebula, B343. This is a large area of emission nebulosity around Sadr, Gamma Cygnii, the brightest star in this photo and the heart of Cygnus. Stretching more than 2 x 3 degrees here, the nebulosity actually extends far out of the photo. Most of the nebulosity is fairly faint, but brighter patches can be seen in a modest instrument. The two sections of nebulosity to the left of Gamma are called the Butterfly Nebula and have the catalog designation of IC 1318. LDN 889 is the large area of dark nebulosity that separates the two halves of the Butterfly Nebula, and B 343 is the small but very dense dark nebula on the right side of the image

Nebula IC 1318 in the Swan - IC 1318 the Butterfly nebula in Cygnus - IC 1318 is a very extended emission nebula that surrounds the star Gamma Cygni (Sadr), visible towards the middle of the image. LDN 889 is a vast region of dark nebulae that separates the nebula on the left from Sadr. On the extreme right, another dark nebula, B343. This is a large area of emission nebulosity around Sadr, Gamma Cygnii, the brightest star in this photo and the heart of Cygnus. Stretching more than 2 x 3 degrees here, the nebulosity actually extends far out of the photo. Most of the nebulosity is fairly faint, but brighter patches can be seen in a modest instrument. The two sections of nebulosity to the left of Gamma are called the Butterfly Nebula and have the catalog designation of IC 1318. LDN 889 is the large area of dark nebulosity that separates the two halves of the Butterfly Nebula, and B 343 is the small but very dense dark nebula on the right side of the image

Jerry Lodriguss

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. This picture was made without unsharp masking. Unsharp masking emphasises the smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell, which are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance). These radial streaks give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. This picture was made without unsharp masking. Unsharp masking emphasises the smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell, which are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance). These radial streaks give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

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Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - The Southern Triangle constellations, the Fly, and the Southern Cross are also visible. Circinus (the drawing Comppass) is an inconspicuous constellation introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who observed the southern sky from the Cape of Good Hope between 1750 and 1754. He named 14 constellations, many of them associated with science or navigation, such as Microscopium and Telescopium, Octans the Octant and Antlia Pneumatica, the air pump. Circinus contains no bright or named stars and covers 93 square degrees, making it the fourth - smallest. Triangulum Australe is the southern hemisphere counterpart of Triangulum. It is a bigger constellation and contains brighter stars than Triangulum and it never sets for most of Australia. Its brightest star is named Atria (for alpha Trianguli Australis), in the manner of Acrux in the Southern Cross. It is easil

Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - The Southern Triangle constellations, the Fly, and the Southern Cross are also visible. Circinus (the drawing Comppass) is an inconspicuous constellation introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who observed the southern sky from the Cape of Good Hope between 1750 and 1754. He named 14 constellations, many of them associated with science or navigation, such as Microscopium and Telescopium, Octans the Octant and Antlia Pneumatica, the air pump. Circinus contains no bright or named stars and covers 93 square degrees, making it the fourth - smallest. Triangulum Australe is the southern hemisphere counterpart of Triangulum. It is a bigger constellation and contains brighter stars than Triangulum and it never sets for most of Australia. Its brightest star is named Atria (for alpha Trianguli Australis), in the manner of Acrux in the Southern Cross. It is easil

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Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - The Southern Triangle constellations, the Fly, and the Southern Cross are also visible. Circinus (the drawing Comppass) is an inconspicuous constellation introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who observed the southern sky from the Cape of Good Hope between 1750 and 1754. He named 14 constellations, many of them associated with science or navigation, such as Microscopium and Telescopium, Octans the Octant and Antlia Pneumatica, the air pump. Circinus contains no bright or named stars and covers 93 square degrees, making it the fourth - smallest. Triangulum Australe is the southern hemisphere counterpart of Triangulum. It is a bigger constellation and contains brighter stars than Triangulum and it never sets for most of Australia. Its brightest star is named Atria (for alpha Trianguli Australis), in the manner of Acrux in the Southern Cross. It is easil

Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - Constellation of Circinus and southern constellations - The Southern Triangle constellations, the Fly, and the Southern Cross are also visible. Circinus (the drawing Comppass) is an inconspicuous constellation introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who observed the southern sky from the Cape of Good Hope between 1750 and 1754. He named 14 constellations, many of them associated with science or navigation, such as Microscopium and Telescopium, Octans the Octant and Antlia Pneumatica, the air pump. Circinus contains no bright or named stars and covers 93 square degrees, making it the fourth - smallest. Triangulum Australe is the southern hemisphere counterpart of Triangulum. It is a bigger constellation and contains brighter stars than Triangulum and it never sets for most of Australia. Its brightest star is named Atria (for alpha Trianguli Australis), in the manner of Acrux in the Southern Cross. It is easil

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Star sky and Gegenschein - Gegenschein - View of Gegenschein in the constellation Pisces. Gegenschein is a very low glow created by the reflection of the sun's light on dust particles. The planet Uranus is also present in this image obtained on September 20, 2009. The Gegenschein, or counterglow, is visible here, just below the center of the image and to the lower left of the circlet of Pisces. It can be seen as a large diffuse oval area of very faint light just above the brightness of the sky background. The planet Uranus also happened to be located in the Gegenschein when the image was taken. Very faint extensions, called the Zodiacal Bridge, or Zodiacal Bands, connect the Gegenschein to the Zodiacal Light along the ecliptic. The Zodiacal light and Gegenschein are made of very small particles of dust that orbit the Sun in the plane of the Ecliptic. These particles are created by asteroid collisions and comets. The Gegenschein is at the anti-solar point, directly opposite the Sun in t

Star sky and Gegenschein - Gegenschein - View of Gegenschein in the constellation Pisces. Gegenschein is a very low glow created by the reflection of the sun's light on dust particles. The planet Uranus is also present in this image obtained on September 20, 2009. The Gegenschein, or counterglow, is visible here, just below the center of the image and to the lower left of the circlet of Pisces. It can be seen as a large diffuse oval area of very faint light just above the brightness of the sky background. The planet Uranus also happened to be located in the Gegenschein when the image was taken. Very faint extensions, called the Zodiacal Bridge, or Zodiacal Bands, connect the Gegenschein to the Zodiacal Light along the ecliptic. The Zodiacal light and Gegenschein are made of very small particles of dust that orbit the Sun in the plane of the Ecliptic. These particles are created by asteroid collisions and comets. The Gegenschein is at the anti-solar point, directly opposite the Sun in t

Jerry Lodriguss

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Nebula IC 1318 in the Swan - IC 1318 Butterfly nebula in Cygnus - IC 1318 is a very large emission nebula that surrounds the star Gamma Cygni (Sadr), visible towards the middle of the image. LDN 889 is a vast region of dark nebulae that separates the nebula on the left from Sadr. On the extreme right, another dark nebula, B343. Image obtained with H - alpha filter, 5 hours of cumulative poses. This is a large area of emission nebulosity around Sadr, Gamma Cygnii, the brightest star in this photo and the heart of Cygnus. Most of the nebulosity is fairly faint, but brighter patches can be seen in a modest instrument. The two sections of nebulosity to the left of Gamma are called the Butterfly Nebula and have the catalog designation of IC 1318. LDN 889 is the large area of dark nebulosity that separates the two halves of the Butterfly Nebula, and B 343 is the small but very dense dark nebula on the right side of the image. This is a hydrogen alpha color composite image

Nebula IC 1318 in the Swan - IC 1318 Butterfly nebula in Cygnus - IC 1318 is a very large emission nebula that surrounds the star Gamma Cygni (Sadr), visible towards the middle of the image. LDN 889 is a vast region of dark nebulae that separates the nebula on the left from Sadr. On the extreme right, another dark nebula, B343. Image obtained with H - alpha filter, 5 hours of cumulative poses. This is a large area of emission nebulosity around Sadr, Gamma Cygnii, the brightest star in this photo and the heart of Cygnus. Most of the nebulosity is fairly faint, but brighter patches can be seen in a modest instrument. The two sections of nebulosity to the left of Gamma are called the Butterfly Nebula and have the catalog designation of IC 1318. LDN 889 is the large area of dark nebulosity that separates the two halves of the Butterfly Nebula, and B 343 is the small but very dense dark nebula on the right side of the image. This is a hydrogen alpha color composite image

R. Gendler

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March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit 10 - 2006 - Panorama of 360 degres “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. Many dark, porous volcanic rocks are visible in this image. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. This 360 - degree view, called the “” McMurdo”” panorama, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “” Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color. Many dark, porous - textured volcanic rocks can be seen around t

March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit 10 - 2006 - Panorama of 360 degres “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. Many dark, porous volcanic rocks are visible in this image. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. This 360 - degree view, called the “” McMurdo”” panorama, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “” Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color. Many dark, porous - textured volcanic rocks can be seen around t

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Supernova 1987A before and after explosion - Supernova 1987A with precursor image overlaid - Image of the Supernova 1987A, obtained on March 8, 1987. The photo of the star Sanduleak - 69* 202, photographed two years ago. Images obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Supernova 1987A appeared in the constellation Doradus on February 23, 1987. The brightest star in the colour photograph is supernova 1987A, photographed with the AAT two months before it reached its maximum brightness. Superimposed in register on this image is a negative photograph of the region around the supernova copied from an AAT plate that was exposed in 1985, two years before the supernova was seen to explode. The precursor star appears to be a peculiar shape only because its image is blended with those of two other stars that happen to lie in the same line of sight. Many similar blended images can be seen in the colour photograph. However, it was soon found that the brighter of the three had exploded, and tha

Supernova 1987A before and after explosion - Supernova 1987A with precursor image overlaid - Image of the Supernova 1987A, obtained on March 8, 1987. The photo of the star Sanduleak - 69* 202, photographed two years ago. Images obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Supernova 1987A appeared in the constellation Doradus on February 23, 1987. The brightest star in the colour photograph is supernova 1987A, photographed with the AAT two months before it reached its maximum brightness. Superimposed in register on this image is a negative photograph of the region around the supernova copied from an AAT plate that was exposed in 1985, two years before the supernova was seen to explode. The precursor star appears to be a peculiar shape only because its image is blended with those of two other stars that happen to lie in the same line of sight. Many similar blended images can be seen in the colour photograph. However, it was soon found that the brighter of the three had exploded, and tha

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Star V838 Monocerotis. 11/2005 - Star V838 Monocerotis seen by the Hubble space telescope. 11/2005 - This variable star is located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation Unicorn. Beginning in 2002, this star illuminated temporarily becoming one of the brightest stars in the sky. Viewed here in November 2005 by the Hubble space telescope, the light echo reveals details in the interstellar dust surrounding the star. Light from a star that erupted almost five years ago continues propagating outward through a cloud of dust surrounding the star. The light reflects or “” echoes”” off the dust and then travels to Earth. Because of the extra distance the scattered light travels, it reaches the Earth long after the light from the stellar outburst itself. Therefore, a light echo is an analog of a sound echo produced, for example, when sound from an Alpine yodeler echoes off of the surrounding mountainsides. The echo comes from the unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V

Star V838 Monocerotis. 11/2005 - Star V838 Monocerotis seen by the Hubble space telescope. 11/2005 - This variable star is located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation Unicorn. Beginning in 2002, this star illuminated temporarily becoming one of the brightest stars in the sky. Viewed here in November 2005 by the Hubble space telescope, the light echo reveals details in the interstellar dust surrounding the star. Light from a star that erupted almost five years ago continues propagating outward through a cloud of dust surrounding the star. The light reflects or “” echoes”” off the dust and then travels to Earth. Because of the extra distance the scattered light travels, it reaches the Earth long after the light from the stellar outburst itself. Therefore, a light echo is an analog of a sound echo produced, for example, when sound from an Alpine yodeler echoes off of the surrounding mountainsides. The echo comes from the unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V

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Impact on the Moon at the Cretace - Cretaceous lunar strike - Artist's view of an asteroid impact on the Moon illuminating a nocturnal landscape of the cretace. In the foreground, a spinosaur, a theropod dinosaur who lived in what is now Egypt 95 to 93 million years ago. What may appear here as a diamond ring effect from a solar eclipse is in fact a brilliant and momentary flash of light signaling a massive asteroid impact on the Moon. The Moon and all the inner planets of the Solar System show evidence of a long and violent history of encounters with meteorites and asteroids - leftover debris from the formation of the Solar System. This image depicts an asteroid colliding with the Moon about 95 million years ago. The perspective is from the surface of the Earth in what today is Egypt. The impact would have released millions of times more energy than today's largest nuclear weapon, creating a flash of light that would be far brighter than any star in the sky. In the foreground of this

Impact on the Moon at the Cretace - Cretaceous lunar strike - Artist's view of an asteroid impact on the Moon illuminating a nocturnal landscape of the cretace. In the foreground, a spinosaur, a theropod dinosaur who lived in what is now Egypt 95 to 93 million years ago. What may appear here as a diamond ring effect from a solar eclipse is in fact a brilliant and momentary flash of light signaling a massive asteroid impact on the Moon. The Moon and all the inner planets of the Solar System show evidence of a long and violent history of encounters with meteorites and asteroids - leftover debris from the formation of the Solar System. This image depicts an asteroid colliding with the Moon about 95 million years ago. The perspective is from the surface of the Earth in what today is Egypt. The impact would have released millions of times more energy than today's largest nuclear weapon, creating a flash of light that would be far brighter than any star in the sky. In the foreground of this

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Star V838 Monocerotis. 09/2006 - V838 Monocerotis seen by the Hubble space telescope. 09/2006 - This variable star is located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation of Unicorn. Beginning in 2002, this star illuminated temporarily becoming one of the brightest stars in the sky. Viewed here in September 2006 by the Hubble space telescope, the light echo reveals details in the interstellar dust surrounding the star. Light from a star that erupted almost five years ago continues propagating outward through a cloud of dust surrounding the star. The light reflects or “” echoes”” off the dust and then travels to Earth. Because of the extra distance the scattered light travels, it reaches the Earth long after the light from the stellar outburst itself. Therefore, a light echo is an analog of a sound echo produced, for example, when sound from an Alpine yodeler echoes off of the surrounding mountainsides. The echo comes from the unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V8

Star V838 Monocerotis. 09/2006 - V838 Monocerotis seen by the Hubble space telescope. 09/2006 - This variable star is located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation of Unicorn. Beginning in 2002, this star illuminated temporarily becoming one of the brightest stars in the sky. Viewed here in September 2006 by the Hubble space telescope, the light echo reveals details in the interstellar dust surrounding the star. Light from a star that erupted almost five years ago continues propagating outward through a cloud of dust surrounding the star. The light reflects or “” echoes”” off the dust and then travels to Earth. Because of the extra distance the scattered light travels, it reaches the Earth long after the light from the stellar outburst itself. Therefore, a light echo is an analog of a sound echo produced, for example, when sound from an Alpine yodeler echoes off of the surrounding mountainsides. The echo comes from the unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V8

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Remains of the Crab Supernova (M1) in the Taurus - M1, the Crab Nebula, is a supernova remnant from a star that exploded in July or August of 1054 AD and was witnessed and described by Chinese astronomers as being six times brighter than Venus. The supernova, located in the constellation of Taurus and about 7,000 light years away from the Earth, shined with the light of 400 million suns, was visible in the daytime for almost a month, and remained visible in the evening sky for more than a year. Today, some 900 years later, we see the remains of the exploded star as a cloud of gaseous debris, illuminated by the remnants of the core of the original star, which is now a rapidly spinning neutron star called a pulsar. The colors in the nebula come from two different sources. The red filaments come from typical hydrogen emission such as in emission nebula like M8. The diffuse blue background has a continuous spectrum composed of synchrotron radiation which is emitted by high energy electrons

Remains of the Crab Supernova (M1) in the Taurus - M1, the Crab Nebula, is a supernova remnant from a star that exploded in July or August of 1054 AD and was witnessed and described by Chinese astronomers as being six times brighter than Venus. The supernova, located in the constellation of Taurus and about 7,000 light years away from the Earth, shined with the light of 400 million suns, was visible in the daytime for almost a month, and remained visible in the evening sky for more than a year. Today, some 900 years later, we see the remains of the exploded star as a cloud of gaseous debris, illuminated by the remnants of the core of the original star, which is now a rapidly spinning neutron star called a pulsar. The colors in the nebula come from two different sources. The red filaments come from typical hydrogen emission such as in emission nebula like M8. The diffuse blue background has a continuous spectrum composed of synchrotron radiation which is emitted by high energy electrons

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Galaxy clusters Abell 1060 in Hydra - The Hydra cluster of galaxies (Abell 1060) - The galaxy in the center is the spiral galaxy NGC 3312. To its right, the brightest elliptical galaxies of this cluster: NGC 3311. The two bright stars are closer and belong to our galaxy. This splendid cluster of galaxies in Hydra is framed by two nearby, cool stars in our own Milky Way. The brightest is about 5th magnitude, visible to the unaided eye only under a dark sky; the second brightest is below naked - eye visibility. In contrast the galaxies appear featureless in all but the largest telescopes. The bluish, elongated galaxy is an edge - on spiral, NGC 3312. It has been distorted by interactions with its neighbours. They in turn have been affected, and the brightest of the two adjacent yellow elliptical galaxies (NGC 3311) has an assymetrical envelope, perhaps as a result of this encounter. It's hard to tell who is jostling who in a crowded group of galaxies such as this. Among the most interest

Galaxy clusters Abell 1060 in Hydra - The Hydra cluster of galaxies (Abell 1060) - The galaxy in the center is the spiral galaxy NGC 3312. To its right, the brightest elliptical galaxies of this cluster: NGC 3311. The two bright stars are closer and belong to our galaxy. This splendid cluster of galaxies in Hydra is framed by two nearby, cool stars in our own Milky Way. The brightest is about 5th magnitude, visible to the unaided eye only under a dark sky; the second brightest is below naked - eye visibility. In contrast the galaxies appear featureless in all but the largest telescopes. The bluish, elongated galaxy is an edge - on spiral, NGC 3312. It has been distorted by interactions with its neighbours. They in turn have been affected, and the brightest of the two adjacent yellow elliptical galaxies (NGC 3311) has an assymetrical envelope, perhaps as a result of this encounter. It's hard to tell who is jostling who in a crowded group of galaxies such as this. Among the most interest

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Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Veles - Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Vela - This cluster of stars is located about 15,000 years ago - light from Earth

Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Veles - Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Vela - This cluster of stars is located about 15,000 years ago - light from Earth

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Galaxy clusters Abell 1060 in Hydra - The Hydra cluster of galaxies (Abell 1060) - The galaxy in the center is the spiral galaxy NGC 3312. To its right, the brightest elliptical galaxies of this cluster: NGC 3311. The two bright stars are closer and belong to our galaxy. This splendid cluster of galaxies in Hydra is framed by two nearby, cool stars in our own Milky Way. The brightest is about 5th magnitude, visible to the unaided eye only under a dark sky; the second brightest is below naked - eye visibility. In contrast the galaxies appear featureless in all but the largest telescopes. The bluish, elongated galaxy is an edge - on spiral, NGC 3312. It has been distorted by interactions with its neighbours. They in turn have been affected, and the brightest of the two adjacent yellow elliptical galaxies (NGC 3311) has an assymetrical envelope, perhaps as a result of this encounter. It's hard to tell who is jostling who in a crowded group of galaxies such as this. Among the most interest

Galaxy clusters Abell 1060 in Hydra - The Hydra cluster of galaxies (Abell 1060) - The galaxy in the center is the spiral galaxy NGC 3312. To its right, the brightest elliptical galaxies of this cluster: NGC 3311. The two bright stars are closer and belong to our galaxy. This splendid cluster of galaxies in Hydra is framed by two nearby, cool stars in our own Milky Way. The brightest is about 5th magnitude, visible to the unaided eye only under a dark sky; the second brightest is below naked - eye visibility. In contrast the galaxies appear featureless in all but the largest telescopes. The bluish, elongated galaxy is an edge - on spiral, NGC 3312. It has been distorted by interactions with its neighbours. They in turn have been affected, and the brightest of the two adjacent yellow elliptical galaxies (NGC 3311) has an assymetrical envelope, perhaps as a result of this encounter. It's hard to tell who is jostling who in a crowded group of galaxies such as this. Among the most interest

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Part of the constellation Swan - Cygnus Milky Way - The constellation Swan dominates the richest part of the Lactee Way during the summer in the northern hemisphere. The large nebula broadcast IC 1396 in Cephee is visible to the extreme left of the image. The large dark nebula Le Gentil 3 is visible between IC 1396 and NGC 7000, the Nebula of North America, next to Deneb (the brightest star in this picture). Underneath, a smaller dark nebula, B168. The constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, dominates the richest part of the Milky Way in the sky overhead during the summer in the northern hemisphere. This beautiful area is full of dust and gas and star froming regions. The large red emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus is at the far left of the frame. The large dark nebula Le Gentil 3 is between IC 1396 and NGC 7000, the North America Nebula next to Deneb. A smaller dark nebula, B168, can be seen below. Another large area of emission nebulae containing IC 1318, the Butterfly Nebula, surrounds

Part of the constellation Swan - Cygnus Milky Way - The constellation Swan dominates the richest part of the Lactee Way during the summer in the northern hemisphere. The large nebula broadcast IC 1396 in Cephee is visible to the extreme left of the image. The large dark nebula Le Gentil 3 is visible between IC 1396 and NGC 7000, the Nebula of North America, next to Deneb (the brightest star in this picture). Underneath, a smaller dark nebula, B168. The constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, dominates the richest part of the Milky Way in the sky overhead during the summer in the northern hemisphere. This beautiful area is full of dust and gas and star froming regions. The large red emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus is at the far left of the frame. The large dark nebula Le Gentil 3 is between IC 1396 and NGC 7000, the North America Nebula next to Deneb. A smaller dark nebula, B168, can be seen below. Another large area of emission nebulae containing IC 1318, the Butterfly Nebula, surrounds

Jerry Lodriguss

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Lactee and Jupiter - Milky way and Jupiter - The Lactee Way accompanied by Jupiter, the bright planet on the left, seen from Cherry Springs State Park in the United States. The center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, sets in the southwest as night begins at the Cherry Springs State Park, one of the darkest observing locations in the eastern United States. The Milky Way is a vast collection of more than 200 billion stars, planets, nebulae, clusters, dust and gas. Our own Sun and solar system are also part of the Milky Way galaxy. Seen as a luminous band of light and star clouds that stretch across the night sky, the brighter star clouds of the Milky Way are frequently mistaken for real Earth-bound clouds by observers who are unfamiliar with their appearance. Sometimes interrupted by dark nebulae and rifts, these star clouds are actually innumerable unresolved faint stars. The central bulge of the Milky Way, the brightest and most spectacular portion, is visible here in the Sagittarius

Lactee and Jupiter - Milky way and Jupiter - The Lactee Way accompanied by Jupiter, the bright planet on the left, seen from Cherry Springs State Park in the United States. The center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, sets in the southwest as night begins at the Cherry Springs State Park, one of the darkest observing locations in the eastern United States. The Milky Way is a vast collection of more than 200 billion stars, planets, nebulae, clusters, dust and gas. Our own Sun and solar system are also part of the Milky Way galaxy. Seen as a luminous band of light and star clouds that stretch across the night sky, the brighter star clouds of the Milky Way are frequently mistaken for real Earth-bound clouds by observers who are unfamiliar with their appearance. Sometimes interrupted by dark nebulae and rifts, these star clouds are actually innumerable unresolved faint stars. The central bulge of the Milky Way, the brightest and most spectacular portion, is visible here in the Sagittarius

Jerry Lodriguss

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Remains of the Crab Supernova (M1) in the Taurus and Crab Pulsar - This picture shows a time sequence for the pulsar in the Crab nebula, shown in context against an image, also taken with the Kitt Peak 4 - meter Mayall telescope. Both the nebula and its central pulsar were created by a supernova explosion in the year 1054 A.D. The enlarged region is a mosaic of 33 time slices, ordered from top to bottom and from left to right. Each slice represents approximately one millisecond in the period of the pulsar. The brighter, primary pulse is visible in the first column: the weaker, broader inter - pulse can be seen in the second column. These data were taken with the Kitt Peak Photon Counting Array (KPCA) at the Kitt Peak 4 - meter Mayall telescope during the night of 20 October 1989, using a standard B - band optical filter, and represent a phased accumulation of almost two hours of observation. The observed period at the telescope was 33.36702 milliseconds. Due to poor weather and a long

Remains of the Crab Supernova (M1) in the Taurus and Crab Pulsar - This picture shows a time sequence for the pulsar in the Crab nebula, shown in context against an image, also taken with the Kitt Peak 4 - meter Mayall telescope. Both the nebula and its central pulsar were created by a supernova explosion in the year 1054 A.D. The enlarged region is a mosaic of 33 time slices, ordered from top to bottom and from left to right. Each slice represents approximately one millisecond in the period of the pulsar. The brighter, primary pulse is visible in the first column: the weaker, broader inter - pulse can be seen in the second column. These data were taken with the Kitt Peak Photon Counting Array (KPCA) at the Kitt Peak 4 - meter Mayall telescope during the night of 20 October 1989, using a standard B - band optical filter, and represent a phased accumulation of almost two hours of observation. The observed period at the telescope was 33.36702 milliseconds. Due to poor weather and a long

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Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence

Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence

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Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Veles - Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Vela - This cluster of stars is located about 15,000 years ago - light from Earth

Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Veles - Globular cluster NGC 3201 in Vela - This cluster of stars is located about 15,000 years ago - light from Earth

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Coma cluster of galaxies Abell 1656 - Coma cluster of galaxies - The Comas cluster is a large cluster of galaxies, comprising several thousand galaxies. It is located more than 300 million light years ago in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice Hair). This photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the cluster of a brilliant spiral galaxy, IC 4040, in the top left, and many elliptical galaxies. Also known as Abell 1656, the Coma Cluster is over 300 million light - years away. The cluster, named after its parent constellation Coma Berenices, is near the Milky Way's north pole. This places the Coma Cluster in an area unobscured by dust and gas from the plane of the Milky Way, and easily visible by Earth viewers. This Hubble image consists of a section of the cluster that is roughly one - third of the way out from the center of the cluster. One bright spiral galaxy is visible in the upper left of the image. It is distinctly brighter and bluer than galaxies surrounding it. A

Coma cluster of galaxies Abell 1656 - Coma cluster of galaxies - The Comas cluster is a large cluster of galaxies, comprising several thousand galaxies. It is located more than 300 million light years ago in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice Hair). This photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the cluster of a brilliant spiral galaxy, IC 4040, in the top left, and many elliptical galaxies. Also known as Abell 1656, the Coma Cluster is over 300 million light - years away. The cluster, named after its parent constellation Coma Berenices, is near the Milky Way's north pole. This places the Coma Cluster in an area unobscured by dust and gas from the plane of the Milky Way, and easily visible by Earth viewers. This Hubble image consists of a section of the cluster that is roughly one - third of the way out from the center of the cluster. One bright spiral galaxy is visible in the upper left of the image. It is distinctly brighter and bluer than galaxies surrounding it. A

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Stars - The Southern Cross - Alpha and Beta of Centaur - Southern Cross and pointers - Star trails - Because of the Earth's rotation, leaving the camera open, the stars advance towards the background of the sky. During the installation, gradually changing the focal length of the lens, the stars spread out and reveal their true color. Here, the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Alpha and Beta stars of the Centaurus, on the left, are photographed this way during a 40mn pose. Star images are point sources of light of widely varying intensity. Normally, no single photographic exposure on colour film can capture their subtle colours. Those stars whose intensity is just right for their colour to be recorded appear insignificant on the photograph, while anything brighter is overexposed and washed out. By changing the focus of the lens during a star trail exposure, star images are spread out over the film surface. This effectively changes the amount of light in each star image as wel

Stars - The Southern Cross - Alpha and Beta of Centaur - Southern Cross and pointers - Star trails - Because of the Earth's rotation, leaving the camera open, the stars advance towards the background of the sky. During the installation, gradually changing the focal length of the lens, the stars spread out and reveal their true color. Here, the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Alpha and Beta stars of the Centaurus, on the left, are photographed this way during a 40mn pose. Star images are point sources of light of widely varying intensity. Normally, no single photographic exposure on colour film can capture their subtle colours. Those stars whose intensity is just right for their colour to be recorded appear insignificant on the photograph, while anything brighter is overexposed and washed out. By changing the focus of the lens during a star trail exposure, star images are spread out over the film surface. This effectively changes the amount of light in each star image as wel

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Stars - The Southern Cross - Alpha and Beta of Centaur - Southern Cross and pointers - Star trails - Because of the Earth's rotation, leaving the camera open, the stars advance towards the background of the sky. During the installation, gradually changing the focal length of the lens, the stars spread out and reveal their true color. Here it is the constellation of the Southern Cross (center right) and the Centaurus Alpha and Beta stars, in the center below, that are photographed in this way during a 30-minute pose. Star images are point sources of light of widely varying intensity. Normally, no single photographic exposure on colour film can capture their subtle colours. Those stars whose intensity is just right for their colour to be recorded appear insignificant on the photograph, while anything brighter is overexposed and washed out. By changing the focus of the lens during a star trail exposure, star images are spread out over the film surface. This effectively changes the amount

Stars - The Southern Cross - Alpha and Beta of Centaur - Southern Cross and pointers - Star trails - Because of the Earth's rotation, leaving the camera open, the stars advance towards the background of the sky. During the installation, gradually changing the focal length of the lens, the stars spread out and reveal their true color. Here it is the constellation of the Southern Cross (center right) and the Centaurus Alpha and Beta stars, in the center below, that are photographed in this way during a 30-minute pose. Star images are point sources of light of widely varying intensity. Normally, no single photographic exposure on colour film can capture their subtle colours. Those stars whose intensity is just right for their colour to be recorded appear insignificant on the photograph, while anything brighter is overexposed and washed out. By changing the focus of the lens during a star trail exposure, star images are spread out over the film surface. This effectively changes the amount

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Abell 383 galaxy cluster and primitive galaxy - Abell 383 cluster of galaxies with gravitational arcs - Abell 383 is a cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Eridan. This image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2011 shows gravitational arcs among galaxies. These mirages are deformed images of farther galaxies located behind the cluster. Thanks to this magnifying effect, the resulting image revealed the presence of a primitive galaxy, nee 200 million years after the big blow. Astronomers have uncovered one of the youngest galaxies in the distant universe, with stars that formed 13.5 billion years ago, a mere 200 million years after the Big Bang. The finding addresses questions about when the first galaxies arose, and how the early universe evolved. Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope was the first to spot the newfound galaxy. Detailed observations from the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii revealed the observed light dates to when the universe was only 950 m

Abell 383 galaxy cluster and primitive galaxy - Abell 383 cluster of galaxies with gravitational arcs - Abell 383 is a cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Eridan. This image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2011 shows gravitational arcs among galaxies. These mirages are deformed images of farther galaxies located behind the cluster. Thanks to this magnifying effect, the resulting image revealed the presence of a primitive galaxy, nee 200 million years after the big blow. Astronomers have uncovered one of the youngest galaxies in the distant universe, with stars that formed 13.5 billion years ago, a mere 200 million years after the Big Bang. The finding addresses questions about when the first galaxies arose, and how the early universe evolved. Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope was the first to spot the newfound galaxy. Detailed observations from the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii revealed the observed light dates to when the universe was only 950 m

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Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - NGC 3372 Carina nebula - The Carene Nebula (NGC 3372) is a very large region of star formation visible in the southern hemisphere. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). The bright star in the center of the image is Eta Carinae, a super massive star. The Carina Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, the Eta Carinae Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta Carinae and HD 93129A, two of the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy, are among them. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. It is located in the constellation of Carina. The nebula contains multiple O - type stars. This nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the Milky Way. It has a visual magnitude of 1.0. The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is some fou

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - NGC 3372 Carina nebula - The Carene Nebula (NGC 3372) is a very large region of star formation visible in the southern hemisphere. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). The bright star in the center of the image is Eta Carinae, a super massive star. The Carina Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, the Eta Carinae Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta Carinae and HD 93129A, two of the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy, are among them. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. It is located in the constellation of Carina. The nebula contains multiple O - type stars. This nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the Milky Way. It has a visual magnitude of 1.0. The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is some fou

Tom Davis

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Galaxy clusters LCDCS - 0829 - Galaxy cluster LCDCS - 0829 - Gravitational lenses in the galaxy cluster LCDCS - 0829. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope usually works as a solo artist to capture awe - inspiring images of the distant Universe. For this picture, though, Hubble had a helping hand from the subject of the image, a galaxy cluster called LCDCS - 0829, as the huge mass of the galaxies in the cluster acted like a giant magnifying glass. This strange effect is called gravitational lensing. The object was discovered during the Las Campanas Distant Clusters Survey, which explains the cluster's unusual name. This survey was carried out in March 1995 using a 1 - metre telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. More than one thousand clusters of galaxies, most of them previously unknown, were found in a dedicated survey of a long, but narrow, section of the southern sky. The bizarre phenomenon of gravitational lensing is a conse

Galaxy clusters LCDCS - 0829 - Galaxy cluster LCDCS - 0829 - Gravitational lenses in the galaxy cluster LCDCS - 0829. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope usually works as a solo artist to capture awe - inspiring images of the distant Universe. For this picture, though, Hubble had a helping hand from the subject of the image, a galaxy cluster called LCDCS - 0829, as the huge mass of the galaxies in the cluster acted like a giant magnifying glass. This strange effect is called gravitational lensing. The object was discovered during the Las Campanas Distant Clusters Survey, which explains the cluster's unusual name. This survey was carried out in March 1995 using a 1 - metre telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. More than one thousand clusters of galaxies, most of them previously unknown, were found in a dedicated survey of a long, but narrow, section of the southern sky. The bizarre phenomenon of gravitational lensing is a conse

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Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus: IC2944 - SHO 70 70 70 Bin 2 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars - Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (in blue), hydrogen (in green), and sulfur (in red) - Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch-American astronomer who first drew attention to t

Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus: IC2944 - SHO 70 70 70 Bin 2 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars - Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (in blue), hydrogen (in green), and sulfur (in red) - Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch-American astronomer who first drew attention to t

W. Promper

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Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation.

Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation.

Tom Davis

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Double star Gliese 623 - Double star system Gliese 623 in Hercules - Gliese 623 is a double star located about 25 years ago - light in the constellation Hercules. The Hubble space telescope was able for the first time to obtain an image of the two stars that make up this system, in June 1994. The two stars are separated by about twice the distance from Earth to Sun. On the right, 623b, a star 60,000 times less bright than the Sun, and 10 times less massive. Its nature is misidentified, it's a red dwarf or a brown dwarf. A dim double star system cataloged as Gliese 623 lies 25 light - years from Earth, in the constellation of Hercules. The individual stars of this binary system were distinguished for the first time when the Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera recorded this image in June 1994. They are separated by 200 million miles - about twice the Earth/Sun distance. On the right, the fainter Gliese 623b is 60,000 times less luminous than the Sun and approximately 10 times le

Double star Gliese 623 - Double star system Gliese 623 in Hercules - Gliese 623 is a double star located about 25 years ago - light in the constellation Hercules. The Hubble space telescope was able for the first time to obtain an image of the two stars that make up this system, in June 1994. The two stars are separated by about twice the distance from Earth to Sun. On the right, 623b, a star 60,000 times less bright than the Sun, and 10 times less massive. Its nature is misidentified, it's a red dwarf or a brown dwarf. A dim double star system cataloged as Gliese 623 lies 25 light - years from Earth, in the constellation of Hercules. The individual stars of this binary system were distinguished for the first time when the Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera recorded this image in June 1994. They are separated by 200 million miles - about twice the Earth/Sun distance. On the right, the fainter Gliese 623b is 60,000 times less luminous than the Sun and approximately 10 times le

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