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Comete 17P/Holmes 29/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 29 2007 - View of comete 17P/Holmes and its weak hair. The faint outer coma of Comet 17P/Homes is seen here in a composite exposures on 29 October 2007. Holmes is currently located in the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and it moving away from the Earth since it's closest approach to the Sun at 191 million miles in May of 2007. At its closest approach to the Sun, it was still outside of the orbit of Mars. It is currently about 151 million miles from the Earth. The comet was discovered more than 100 years ago in 1892 by Edwin Holmes in London, England when it was probably undergoing a previous outburst when it became visible to the unaided eye at 4th magnitude.The reason for the outburst is unknown, but it is speculated that an internal chamber in the porous comet may have collapsed, exposing a large area of fresh ice to sunlight, causing a giant sublimation event that created the cloud around the nucleus that

Comete 17P/Holmes 29/10/2007 - Comet 17P/Holmes October 29 2007 - View of comete 17P/Holmes and its weak hair. The faint outer coma of Comet 17P/Homes is seen here in a composite exposures on 29 October 2007. Holmes is currently located in the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and it moving away from the Earth since it's closest approach to the Sun at 191 million miles in May of 2007. At its closest approach to the Sun, it was still outside of the orbit of Mars. It is currently about 151 million miles from the Earth. The comet was discovered more than 100 years ago in 1892 by Edwin Holmes in London, England when it was probably undergoing a previous outburst when it became visible to the unaided eye at 4th magnitude.The reason for the outburst is unknown, but it is speculated that an internal chamber in the porous comet may have collapsed, exposing a large area of fresh ice to sunlight, causing a giant sublimation event that created the cloud around the nucleus that

Jerry Lodriguss

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Prytaneion, Ephesus

Prytaneion, Ephesus

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Webley Mark I**revolver. Hatched plaques of composite material are applied to each side of the butt to form a grip. Solid frame made in one with the barrel and made entirely of steel. A cylinder chambered for six rounds is fitted. Double action. The barrel is rifled, and a large blade foresight is fitted. The calibre is 0.45in. A naval broad arrow and the serial number '80776' are inscribed on this revolver. Mark I** and Mark II** were naval revolvers introduced after April 27 1915. Alterations involved the fitting of a Mark IV barrel plus a Mark V cylinder assembly on to these revolvers. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

Webley Mark I**revolver. Hatched plaques of composite material are applied to each side of the butt to form a grip. Solid frame made in one with the barrel and made entirely of steel. A cylinder chambered for six rounds is fitted. Double action. The barrel is rifled, and a large blade foresight is fitted. The calibre is 0.45in. A naval broad arrow and the serial number '80776' are inscribed on this revolver. Mark I** and Mark II** were naval revolvers introduced after April 27 1915. Alterations involved the fitting of a Mark IV barrel plus a Mark V cylinder assembly on to these revolvers. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293), located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (c. 690 light years) Image by the 2.2m Max Planck Society/ESO/MPG telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293), located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (c. 690 light years) Image by the 2.2m Max Planck Society/ESO/MPG telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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GOODS Chandra Deep Field South (CDF - S) - Image of distant galaxies obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in the constellation of the Furnneau. Several thousand galaxies, some of which are more than 10 billion light years old, are visible in this image. Some closer galaxies also appear. This image was realized within the framework of the GOODS program, an extensive program of study of primordial galaxies in a field of the Boreal Constellation of the Great Bear and in a field of the southern hemisphere, in the constellation of the furnace. This program is currently being conducted by various terrestrial and space observatories. Three - colour composite image of the Chandra Deep Field South, obtained with the Wide Field Imager camera on the 2.2 - m MPG/ESO telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory (Chile). It was produced by the combination of about 450 images with a total exposure time of nearly 50 hours. The image covers an area somewhat larger than the full moon. It displays more than 1

GOODS Chandra Deep Field South (CDF - S) - Image of distant galaxies obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in the constellation of the Furnneau. Several thousand galaxies, some of which are more than 10 billion light years old, are visible in this image. Some closer galaxies also appear. This image was realized within the framework of the GOODS program, an extensive program of study of primordial galaxies in a field of the Boreal Constellation of the Great Bear and in a field of the southern hemisphere, in the constellation of the furnace. This program is currently being conducted by various terrestrial and space observatories. Three - colour composite image of the Chandra Deep Field South, obtained with the Wide Field Imager camera on the 2.2 - m MPG/ESO telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory (Chile). It was produced by the combination of about 450 images with a total exposure time of nearly 50 hours. The image covers an area somewhat larger than the full moon. It displays more than 1

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Webley Mark III revolver. Hatched plaques of composite materials are applied to either side of the butt. The tip of the butt is fitted with a ring. The frame is solid with the barrel and is nickel plated. Fitted with a six chambered cylinder. Double action.The barrel is rifled and fitted with a blade foresight and a fixed V-notch rearsight. The calibre is .455/476in. Stamped on the revolver is the serial number '9513' and 'HOOTON ; JONES/60 DALE STREET/LIVERPOOL' (retailer). The first Webley revolver was adopted by both the Army and the Navy in 1887 - subsequently Marks I-VI were put into service, the Mark III in 1897. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

Webley Mark III revolver. Hatched plaques of composite materials are applied to either side of the butt. The tip of the butt is fitted with a ring. The frame is solid with the barrel and is nickel plated. Fitted with a six chambered cylinder. Double action.The barrel is rifled and fitted with a blade foresight and a fixed V-notch rearsight. The calibre is .455/476in. Stamped on the revolver is the serial number '9513' and 'HOOTON ; JONES/60 DALE STREET/LIVERPOOL' (retailer). The first Webley revolver was adopted by both the Army and the Navy in 1887 - subsequently Marks I-VI were put into service, the Mark III in 1897. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

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Iceland, True Colour Satellite Image. Iceland, satellite image. This is a European country surrounded by the northern Atlantic Ocean. It lies just south of the Arctic Circle. Its capital, Reykjavik (in the bay at centre left), is the northernmost in the world. Iceland has a population of around 300,000 (2006). It is situation on a plate boundary and is thus very geologically active. This allows it to derive a large amount of its energy from geothermal sources, which it supplements with hydroelectric power. Together they provide around 99% of the country's energy. Composite image using data from LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites ©Planet Observer/UIG/Leemage

Iceland, True Colour Satellite Image. Iceland, satellite image. This is a European country surrounded by the northern Atlantic Ocean. It lies just south of the Arctic Circle. Its capital, Reykjavik (in the bay at centre left), is the northernmost in the world. Iceland has a population of around 300,000 (2006). It is situation on a plate boundary and is thus very geologically active. This allows it to derive a large amount of its energy from geothermal sources, which it supplements with hydroelectric power. Together they provide around 99% of the country's energy. Composite image using data from LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites ©Planet Observer/UIG/Leemage

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The Marriage at Cana in an Imaginary Architectural Setting

The Marriage at Cana in an Imaginary Architectural Setting

Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691-1765) (after)

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Neptune - Voyager 2 - Image of the Great Dark Spot on Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 23, 1989. The Great Dark Spot is the size of the Earth and winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Date: 08/23/89 Range: 2.8 million km. (1.7 million miles) Smallest Resolvable Feature: 50 km or 31 miles This Voyager 2 image shows the last face on view of the Great Dark Spot that Voyager 2 will take with the narrow angle camera. It was made 45 hours before the closest approach to Neptune. the image shows feathery white clouds that overlie the boundary of the dark and light blue regions. the pinwheel (spiral) structure of both the dark boundary and the white cirrus suggest a storm system rotating counterclockwise. Periodic, small - scale patterns in the white clouds, possibly waves, are short - lived and do not persist from one Neptunian rotation to the next. This color composite was made from the clear and green

Neptune - Voyager 2 - Image of the Great Dark Spot on Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 23, 1989. The Great Dark Spot is the size of the Earth and winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Date: 08/23/89 Range: 2.8 million km. (1.7 million miles) Smallest Resolvable Feature: 50 km or 31 miles This Voyager 2 image shows the last face on view of the Great Dark Spot that Voyager 2 will take with the narrow angle camera. It was made 45 hours before the closest approach to Neptune. the image shows feathery white clouds that overlie the boundary of the dark and light blue regions. the pinwheel (spiral) structure of both the dark boundary and the white cirrus suggest a storm system rotating counterclockwise. Periodic, small - scale patterns in the white clouds, possibly waves, are short - lived and do not persist from one Neptunian rotation to the next. This color composite was made from the clear and green

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Spiral galaxies NGC 3314 A and B in Hydra - Galaxy pair NGC 3314 in Hydra - NGC 3314 is a pair of spiral galaxies distant about 140 million years - Earth light. These galaxies are not interacting but just perfectly aligned in front of each other from Earth. Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope shows a rare view of a pair of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. The two galaxies look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light - years, or about ten times the distance between our Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The chance alignment of the two galaxies, as seen from Earth, gives a unique look at the silhouetted spiral arms in the closer face - on spiral, NGC 3314A. The motion of the two galaxies indicates that they are both relatively undisturbed and that they are moving in markedly different directions. The color composite was produced from exposures taken in blue and red light with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The pair of gal

Spiral galaxies NGC 3314 A and B in Hydra - Galaxy pair NGC 3314 in Hydra - NGC 3314 is a pair of spiral galaxies distant about 140 million years - Earth light. These galaxies are not interacting but just perfectly aligned in front of each other from Earth. Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope shows a rare view of a pair of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. The two galaxies look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light - years, or about ten times the distance between our Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The chance alignment of the two galaxies, as seen from Earth, gives a unique look at the silhouetted spiral arms in the closer face - on spiral, NGC 3314A. The motion of the two galaxies indicates that they are both relatively undisturbed and that they are moving in markedly different directions. The color composite was produced from exposures taken in blue and red light with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The pair of gal

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Barnard's loop and constellation Orion - Barnard's loop and Orion constellation - The constellation Orion and its nebulae. The main stars of this constellation are two supergeants, Betelgeuse (red) on the top left and Rigel (blue) on the bottom right. In the center of the constellation are the three stars forming Orion's Belt (or Baldrier) and the dark nebula of the horse's head (IC434 - B33). Further down, the large Orion nebula (M42) vast star-forming region. Wrapping these nebulae, Barnard's loop, a circle-arch nebula that would come from the explosion of a supernova more than two million years ago. The Orion constellation and its nebulae. The two Orion's bright stars are both supergiant stars: Betelgeuse (a red one) and Rigel (blue one). The center of this constellation is the Orion Belt with the Horsehead nebula (IC 434 - B33). Lower, the great Orion nebula, M42, a large star forming region. Also visible on this image, the Barnard's loop, a very faint nebula. This is composite mos

Barnard's loop and constellation Orion - Barnard's loop and Orion constellation - The constellation Orion and its nebulae. The main stars of this constellation are two supergeants, Betelgeuse (red) on the top left and Rigel (blue) on the bottom right. In the center of the constellation are the three stars forming Orion's Belt (or Baldrier) and the dark nebula of the horse's head (IC434 - B33). Further down, the large Orion nebula (M42) vast star-forming region. Wrapping these nebulae, Barnard's loop, a circle-arch nebula that would come from the explosion of a supernova more than two million years ago. The Orion constellation and its nebulae. The two Orion's bright stars are both supergiant stars: Betelgeuse (a red one) and Rigel (blue one). The center of this constellation is the Orion Belt with the Horsehead nebula (IC 434 - B33). Lower, the great Orion nebula, M42, a large star forming region. Also visible on this image, the Barnard's loop, a very faint nebula. This is composite mos

R. Gendler

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S star Monocerotis and nebula - Fox Fur nebula in Monoceros - The region to the right of the bright star S Monocerotis is called Fox Fur nebula. This region where gas mixes with interstellar dust is located above the Cone nebula, about 2600 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a 61 cm telescope, composite of several images. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. The dust is mixed with gas and this affects the appearance of the emission nebulae, giving some of the faintest a curious 'fox fur' texture in this photograph. S Mon is part of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264 located about 2600 light years away, just north of the Cone nebula. Image taken with

S star Monocerotis and nebula - Fox Fur nebula in Monoceros - The region to the right of the bright star S Monocerotis is called Fox Fur nebula. This region where gas mixes with interstellar dust is located above the Cone nebula, about 2600 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a 61 cm telescope, composite of several images. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. The dust is mixed with gas and this affects the appearance of the emission nebulae, giving some of the faintest a curious 'fox fur' texture in this photograph. S Mon is part of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264 located about 2600 light years away, just north of the Cone nebula. Image taken with

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Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

English School, (12th century)

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Centaur Omega globular cluster - NGC 5139 Omega Centauri globular cluster - Located 17,000 years ago - light from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur, Omega Centaur contains several million stars and is one of the older objects in our galaxy. The globular cluster Omega Centauri - - with as many as ten million stars - - is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from Eso's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster - - about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located roughly 17,000 light - years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. Omega Centauri is about 150 light - years

Centaur Omega globular cluster - NGC 5139 Omega Centauri globular cluster - Located 17,000 years ago - light from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur, Omega Centaur contains several million stars and is one of the older objects in our galaxy. The globular cluster Omega Centauri - - with as many as ten million stars - - is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from Eso's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster - - about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located roughly 17,000 light - years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. Omega Centauri is about 150 light - years

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Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)

English School, (12th century)

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Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in Monoceros - The Cone Nebula is a region H II located about 2600 years from Earth. It is accompanied by a cluster of stars called the Christmas tree. The bright star at the top is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several images. Total installation of 52 hours. The Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264) is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light - years away from Earth. The Cone Nebula is part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster. The designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects and not the nebula alone. The brightest star on top of the image is S Monocerotis. This image was created by stitching six separate photographs, featuring over 52 total hours of exposure, into a single seamless mosaic. The exposures

Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in Monoceros - The Cone Nebula is a region H II located about 2600 years from Earth. It is accompanied by a cluster of stars called the Christmas tree. The bright star at the top is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several images. Total installation of 52 hours. The Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264) is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light - years away from Earth. The Cone Nebula is part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster. The designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects and not the nebula alone. The brightest star on top of the image is S Monocerotis. This image was created by stitching six separate photographs, featuring over 52 total hours of exposure, into a single seamless mosaic. The exposures

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Detail in the nebula Omega (M17) - Part of M17 nebula - Detail in the nebula Omega (M17), a region of star formation. Image obtained from the 3.5-metre NTT telescope of the European Observatory of La Silla in Chile. The Omega Nebula (M17) is one of the youngest and most massive star - forming regions in the Milky Way. Active star - birth started a few million years ago and continues through today. The brightly shining gas shown in this picture is just a blister erupting from the side of a much larger dark cloud of molecular gas. The dust that is so prominent in this picture comes from the remains of massive hot stars that have ended their brief lives and ejected material back into space, as well as the cosmic detritus from which future suns form. Three - colour composite image of the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), based on images obtained with the EMMI instrument on the ESO 3.58 - metre New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory. North is down and East is to the right in the imag

Detail in the nebula Omega (M17) - Part of M17 nebula - Detail in the nebula Omega (M17), a region of star formation. Image obtained from the 3.5-metre NTT telescope of the European Observatory of La Silla in Chile. The Omega Nebula (M17) is one of the youngest and most massive star - forming regions in the Milky Way. Active star - birth started a few million years ago and continues through today. The brightly shining gas shown in this picture is just a blister erupting from the side of a much larger dark cloud of molecular gas. The dust that is so prominent in this picture comes from the remains of massive hot stars that have ended their brief lives and ejected material back into space, as well as the cosmic detritus from which future suns form. Three - colour composite image of the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), based on images obtained with the EMMI instrument on the ESO 3.58 - metre New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory. North is down and East is to the right in the imag

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9th Hodson's Horse march through Damascus, 2 October 1918 (photo)

9th Hodson's Horse march through Damascus, 2 October 1918 (photo)

British Photographer, (20th century)

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9th Hodson's Horse march through Damascus, 2 October 1918 (b/w photo)

9th Hodson's Horse march through Damascus, 2 October 1918 (b/w photo)

Mullick Photo House (early 20th century)

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Spiral Galaxy M51 in Hunting Dogs and Supernova - The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in Canes Venatici with SN 2005cs - The spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) is located about 37 million years ago - light from Earth. This galaxy is double; two galaxies interact: the largest, NGC 5194, the smallest NGC 5195. On June 28, 2005 a supernova of type II appeared in M51; this supernova (SN 2005cs) is visible just under the nucleus, in the first arm. Image obtained with two telescopes of 50 cm and 30 cm, composite of several poses. The Whirlpool Galaxy lies approximately 31 million light years from earth. This spectacular galaxy is paired with a smaller, more distant companion whose matter is being disrupted by the larger spiral in a gravitational tug of war. Eventually, the shape of both will be altered over many more millions of years. On June 28, 2005, a new star was noticed in this galaxy. It was confirmed to be a bright supernova, one of the brightest in recent years and similar to the brightest superno

Spiral Galaxy M51 in Hunting Dogs and Supernova - The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in Canes Venatici with SN 2005cs - The spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) is located about 37 million years ago - light from Earth. This galaxy is double; two galaxies interact: the largest, NGC 5194, the smallest NGC 5195. On June 28, 2005 a supernova of type II appeared in M51; this supernova (SN 2005cs) is visible just under the nucleus, in the first arm. Image obtained with two telescopes of 50 cm and 30 cm, composite of several poses. The Whirlpool Galaxy lies approximately 31 million light years from earth. This spectacular galaxy is paired with a smaller, more distant companion whose matter is being disrupted by the larger spiral in a gravitational tug of war. Eventually, the shape of both will be altered over many more millions of years. On June 28, 2005, a new star was noticed in this galaxy. It was confirmed to be a bright supernova, one of the brightest in recent years and similar to the brightest superno

R. Jay GaBany

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Planetary Nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - This composite image is a view of the colorful Helix Nebula taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope and the Mosaic II Camera on the 4 - meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter - American Observatory in Chile. The object is so large that both telescopes were needed to capture a complete view. The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun - like star. The Helix resemble a simple doughnut as seen from Earth. But looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks almost perpendicular to each other. One possible scenario for the Helix's complex structure is that the dying star has a companion star. One disk may be perpendicular to the dying star's spin axis, while the other may lie in the orbital plane of the two stars. The Helix, located 690 light - years away, is one of the closest planetary nebulas to Earth. The Hubb

Planetary Nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - This composite image is a view of the colorful Helix Nebula taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope and the Mosaic II Camera on the 4 - meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter - American Observatory in Chile. The object is so large that both telescopes were needed to capture a complete view. The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun - like star. The Helix resemble a simple doughnut as seen from Earth. But looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks almost perpendicular to each other. One possible scenario for the Helix's complex structure is that the dying star has a companion star. One disk may be perpendicular to the dying star's spin axis, while the other may lie in the orbital plane of the two stars. The Helix, located 690 light - years away, is one of the closest planetary nebulas to Earth. The Hubb

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Nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopee - Nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopeia - NGC 281 is a star-forming region about 10,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cassiopee. At the center of this nebula is the cluster of stars IC 1590 whose stars are only a few million years old. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. NGC 281 is a busy workshop of star formation. Prominent features include a small open cluster of stars, a diffuse emission nebula, large lanes of obscuring gas and dust, and dense knots of dust and gas in which stars may still be forming. The open cluster of stars IC 1590 visible around the center has formed only in the last few million years. The brightest member of this cluster is actually a multiple - star system shining light that helps ionize the nebula's gas. The lanes of dust visible below the center are likely homes of future star formation. The entire NGC 281 system lies about 10 thousand light years di

Nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopee - Nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopeia - NGC 281 is a star-forming region about 10,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cassiopee. At the center of this nebula is the cluster of stars IC 1590 whose stars are only a few million years old. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. NGC 281 is a busy workshop of star formation. Prominent features include a small open cluster of stars, a diffuse emission nebula, large lanes of obscuring gas and dust, and dense knots of dust and gas in which stars may still be forming. The open cluster of stars IC 1590 visible around the center has formed only in the last few million years. The brightest member of this cluster is actually a multiple - star system shining light that helps ionize the nebula's gas. The lanes of dust visible below the center are likely homes of future star formation. The entire NGC 281 system lies about 10 thousand light years di

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Nebula NGC 6589 - 90 and M24 clusters in sagittarius - B93, B92, M24, NGC 6603, IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995 The small Sagittarius star cloud (M24) stredtches across the middle of the frame, under dark nebulae B92 and B93 at top. Open cluster NGC 6603 is near the left side of the frame about 1/3 of the way down. Complex of emission and reflection nebulosity at the bottom of the frame is IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995. Composite of two 60 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400. Taken with an Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 refractor working at f/6 with telecompressor. The first frame was shot on May 8, 1994 at 2:55 am from Sentinel Arizona. The second frame was shot May 9, 1994 at 1:28 am from Massai Point, Arizona. The two original negatives were stacked together physically and then the stack was copied onto Kodak 5072 film. That image was then scanned and digitized and enhanced in Photoshop

Nebula NGC 6589 - 90 and M24 clusters in sagittarius - B93, B92, M24, NGC 6603, IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995 The small Sagittarius star cloud (M24) stredtches across the middle of the frame, under dark nebulae B92 and B93 at top. Open cluster NGC 6603 is near the left side of the frame about 1/3 of the way down. Complex of emission and reflection nebulosity at the bottom of the frame is IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995. Composite of two 60 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400. Taken with an Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 refractor working at f/6 with telecompressor. The first frame was shot on May 8, 1994 at 2:55 am from Sentinel Arizona. The second frame was shot May 9, 1994 at 1:28 am from Massai Point, Arizona. The two original negatives were stacked together physically and then the stack was copied onto Kodak 5072 film. That image was then scanned and digitized and enhanced in Photoshop

Jerry Lodriguss

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Remains of supernova G292.0+1.8 in X - G292.0+1.8 supernova remnant - X-ray view of the rest of supernova G292.0+1.8 located about 20,000 years - light in the constellation Centaurus. In the center of the image, the massive star that exploded gave way to a pulsar. The different colours represent different chemical elements (oxygen, magnesium...). The image was composed with a black and white image obtained in visible light. The aftermath of the death of a massive star is shown in detail in this composite image of G292.0+1.8. In color is the Chandra X - ray Observatory image and in white is optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Near the center of G292.0+1.8 is the so - called pulsar wind nebula, most easily seen in high energy X - rays. This is the magnetized bubble of high - energy particles that surrounds the “” pulsar””, a rapidly rotating neutron star that remained behind the original, massive star exploded. The narrow, jet - like feature running from north to south in the ima

Remains of supernova G292.0+1.8 in X - G292.0+1.8 supernova remnant - X-ray view of the rest of supernova G292.0+1.8 located about 20,000 years - light in the constellation Centaurus. In the center of the image, the massive star that exploded gave way to a pulsar. The different colours represent different chemical elements (oxygen, magnesium...). The image was composed with a black and white image obtained in visible light. The aftermath of the death of a massive star is shown in detail in this composite image of G292.0+1.8. In color is the Chandra X - ray Observatory image and in white is optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey. Near the center of G292.0+1.8 is the so - called pulsar wind nebula, most easily seen in high energy X - rays. This is the magnetized bubble of high - energy particles that surrounds the “” pulsar””, a rapidly rotating neutron star that remained behind the original, massive star exploded. The narrow, jet - like feature running from north to south in the ima

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Spiral galaxy NGC 7424 in the Crane - Galaxy NGC 7424 in Grus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 7424 is located about 40 million years away from Earth. NGC 7424 extends over nearly 100,000 light years, like our galaxy. Numerous bright blue clusters of massive young stars are visible along the spiral arms. Image obtained by the telescope MELIPAL of the VLT on October 9, 2004 Composite colour - coded image of spiral galaxy, NGC 7424, at a distance of 40 million light - years. This galaxy is classified as “” SAB (rs) cd””, meaning that it is intermediate between normal spirals (SA) and strongly barred galaxies (SB) and that it has rather open arms with a small central region. It also shows many ionised regions as well as clusters of young and massive stars. Ten young massive star clusters can be identified whose size span the range from 1 to 200 light - years. The galaxy itself is roughly 100,000 light - years across, that is, quite similar in size to our own Milky Way galaxy. Images obtaine

Spiral galaxy NGC 7424 in the Crane - Galaxy NGC 7424 in Grus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 7424 is located about 40 million years away from Earth. NGC 7424 extends over nearly 100,000 light years, like our galaxy. Numerous bright blue clusters of massive young stars are visible along the spiral arms. Image obtained by the telescope MELIPAL of the VLT on October 9, 2004 Composite colour - coded image of spiral galaxy, NGC 7424, at a distance of 40 million light - years. This galaxy is classified as “” SAB (rs) cd””, meaning that it is intermediate between normal spirals (SA) and strongly barred galaxies (SB) and that it has rather open arms with a small central region. It also shows many ionised regions as well as clusters of young and massive stars. Ten young massive star clusters can be identified whose size span the range from 1 to 200 light - years. The galaxy itself is roughly 100,000 light - years across, that is, quite similar in size to our own Milky Way galaxy. Images obtaine

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Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in false colours - NGC 3372 Carina nebula - Image of the nebula of the Carene (NGC 3372), a very vast region of star formation, obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen in blue, hydrogen in green, and sulfur in red. The colors also represent different gas temperatures, warm, blue, colder in red. The bright star in the center of the image is Eta Carinae, a super massive star. Image obtained with the Curtis - Schmidt telescope of the Cerro Tololo Observatory. This image shows a giant star - forming region in the southern sky known as the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), combining the light from 3 different filters tracing emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulphur (red). The color is also representative of the temperature in the ionized gas: blue is relatively hot and red is cooler. The Carina Nebula is a good example of how very massive stars rip apart the molecular clouds that give birth to them. The bright sta

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in false colours - NGC 3372 Carina nebula - Image of the nebula of the Carene (NGC 3372), a very vast region of star formation, obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen in blue, hydrogen in green, and sulfur in red. The colors also represent different gas temperatures, warm, blue, colder in red. The bright star in the center of the image is Eta Carinae, a super massive star. Image obtained with the Curtis - Schmidt telescope of the Cerro Tololo Observatory. This image shows a giant star - forming region in the southern sky known as the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), combining the light from 3 different filters tracing emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulphur (red). The color is also representative of the temperature in the ionized gas: blue is relatively hot and red is cooler. The Carina Nebula is a good example of how very massive stars rip apart the molecular clouds that give birth to them. The bright sta

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Centaur Omega globular cluster - NGC 5139, Omega Centauri globular cluster - Visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, Centaurus Omega is the most massive globular cluster in the galaxy. About 17,000 light years ago, millions of stars nearly 12 billion years old are concentrated here. This image obtained by the ACS camera of the Hubble space telescope and observations made by the southern Gemini telescope seem to indicate the presence of a black hole in the center of the cluster. NGC 5139 is the largest and most spectacular globular cluster in the entire night sky, and the largest in our galaxy. At 36 arc minutes, Omega Centauri is larger than the full moon in apparent size. It is located about 17,000 light years away from our Sun and at 4th magnitude, is easily visible without a telescope as a “” star”” in the constellation of Centaurus. It contains about 2 million stars, almost twice as many as M13. This composite image obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard

Centaur Omega globular cluster - NGC 5139, Omega Centauri globular cluster - Visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, Centaurus Omega is the most massive globular cluster in the galaxy. About 17,000 light years ago, millions of stars nearly 12 billion years old are concentrated here. This image obtained by the ACS camera of the Hubble space telescope and observations made by the southern Gemini telescope seem to indicate the presence of a black hole in the center of the cluster. NGC 5139 is the largest and most spectacular globular cluster in the entire night sky, and the largest in our galaxy. At 36 arc minutes, Omega Centauri is larger than the full moon in apparent size. It is located about 17,000 light years away from our Sun and at 4th magnitude, is easily visible without a telescope as a “” star”” in the constellation of Centaurus. It contains about 2 million stars, almost twice as many as M13. This composite image obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard

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Nebula Sh2 - 106 in the Swan - Sh2 - 106 nebula in Cygnus - Sharpless 106 (Sh2 - 106) is a star-forming region in the constellation Swan. Image obtained by Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Subaru Telescope. The bipolar star - forming region, called Sharpless 2 - 106, or S106 for short, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “” wings”” of the nebula record the contrasting imprint of heat and motion against the backdrop of a colder medium. Twin lobes of super - hot gas, glowing blue in this image, stretch outward from the central star. This hot gas creates the “” wings”” of our angel. A ring of dust and gas orbiting the star acts like a belt, cinching the expanding nebula into an “” hourglass””” shape. This composite image combines optical and near - infrared astronomical data from the Hubble Space Telescope with mid - infrared data from the ground - based Subaru Telescope, located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Hubble data (H - alpha, J, and H) were taken as part of H

Nebula Sh2 - 106 in the Swan - Sh2 - 106 nebula in Cygnus - Sharpless 106 (Sh2 - 106) is a star-forming region in the constellation Swan. Image obtained by Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Subaru Telescope. The bipolar star - forming region, called Sharpless 2 - 106, or S106 for short, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “” wings”” of the nebula record the contrasting imprint of heat and motion against the backdrop of a colder medium. Twin lobes of super - hot gas, glowing blue in this image, stretch outward from the central star. This hot gas creates the “” wings”” of our angel. A ring of dust and gas orbiting the star acts like a belt, cinching the expanding nebula into an “” hourglass””” shape. This composite image combines optical and near - infrared astronomical data from the Hubble Space Telescope with mid - infrared data from the ground - based Subaru Telescope, located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Hubble data (H - alpha, J, and H) were taken as part of H

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Earth seen by satellite - Earth seen by satellite - Mosaic of Earth images obtained by the Suomi NPP satellite in April 2015. On the right, cyclone Joalane passes over the Indian Ocean. This natural - color composite image of Earth was assembled from data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar - orbiting Partnership (Suomi - NPP) spacecraft. It stitches together 671, 551, and 443 nanometer wavelength data from six orbits on April 9, 2015. Suomi NPP does not actually observe Earth from the perspective shown in this image. The satellite flies in a polar orbit at an altitude of 824 kilometers (512 miles), and its images have a resolution of 750 meters per pixel. In the image, the virtual camera looks down from the perspective of 8,300 kilometers (5,100 miles) above a point at 50 degrees South latitude and 40 degrees East longitude. Most of the scene is filled by the Indian Ocean (center and left), while parcels of the Atlantic (top le

Earth seen by satellite - Earth seen by satellite - Mosaic of Earth images obtained by the Suomi NPP satellite in April 2015. On the right, cyclone Joalane passes over the Indian Ocean. This natural - color composite image of Earth was assembled from data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar - orbiting Partnership (Suomi - NPP) spacecraft. It stitches together 671, 551, and 443 nanometer wavelength data from six orbits on April 9, 2015. Suomi NPP does not actually observe Earth from the perspective shown in this image. The satellite flies in a polar orbit at an altitude of 824 kilometers (512 miles), and its images have a resolution of 750 meters per pixel. In the image, the virtual camera looks down from the perspective of 8,300 kilometers (5,100 miles) above a point at 50 degrees South latitude and 40 degrees East longitude. Most of the scene is filled by the Indian Ocean (center and left), while parcels of the Atlantic (top le

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Orion Nebula M42 in Orion - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years - light, Orion Nebula (M42) is the closest region of formation of stars of the Sun. Above these are the NGC nebulae 1973-75-77. The Orion Nebula complex is easily visible to the unaided eye from a dark location as a patch of brightness surrounding Theta Orionis, the middle star in the sword of Orion the Hunter, the constellation which dominates the winter night sky.Located about 1500 light years away, the nebula glows red predominantly from the light of hydrogen gas excited by energetic newly formed stars in the heart of the nebula. It is the nearest star forming region to our own star, the Sun. NGC 1975, just above M42, is a complex of blue reflection nebulae mixed with dark lanes and a touch of red emission nebulae. The blue color comes from reflected starlight scattered by dust. North is up in this image. Composite of a 50 minute exposure and a 5 minute exposure on gas - hypersensitized Kodak Ektapress Multispeed PJM

Orion Nebula M42 in Orion - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years - light, Orion Nebula (M42) is the closest region of formation of stars of the Sun. Above these are the NGC nebulae 1973-75-77. The Orion Nebula complex is easily visible to the unaided eye from a dark location as a patch of brightness surrounding Theta Orionis, the middle star in the sword of Orion the Hunter, the constellation which dominates the winter night sky.Located about 1500 light years away, the nebula glows red predominantly from the light of hydrogen gas excited by energetic newly formed stars in the heart of the nebula. It is the nearest star forming region to our own star, the Sun. NGC 1975, just above M42, is a complex of blue reflection nebulae mixed with dark lanes and a touch of red emission nebulae. The blue color comes from reflected starlight scattered by dust. North is up in this image. Composite of a 50 minute exposure and a 5 minute exposure on gas - hypersensitized Kodak Ektapress Multispeed PJM

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Mars surface seen by the rover Curiosity 09/2015 - Martian surface seen from the rover Curiosity 09/2015: Panorama of the surface of Mars on Mount Sharp. Mosaic of images obtained by the rover Curiosity on September 9, 2015. This composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp was taken on September 9, 2015, by Nasa's Curiosity rover. In the foreground - about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover - is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an iron oxide. Just beyond is an undulating plain rich in clay minerals. And just beyond that are a multitude of rounded buttes, all high in sulfate minerals. The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. Further back in the image are striking, light-toned cliffs in rock that may have formed in drier times and now is heavily eroded by winds. The colors are adjusted so that rocks look approximately as they would if they we

Mars surface seen by the rover Curiosity 09/2015 - Martian surface seen from the rover Curiosity 09/2015: Panorama of the surface of Mars on Mount Sharp. Mosaic of images obtained by the rover Curiosity on September 9, 2015. This composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp was taken on September 9, 2015, by Nasa's Curiosity rover. In the foreground - about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover - is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an iron oxide. Just beyond is an undulating plain rich in clay minerals. And just beyond that are a multitude of rounded buttes, all high in sulfate minerals. The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. Further back in the image are striking, light-toned cliffs in rock that may have formed in drier times and now is heavily eroded by winds. The colors are adjusted so that rocks look approximately as they would if they we

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Birth of stars in the nebula NGC 3372 - Star formation in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the nebula of the Carene seen in light by the space telescope Hubble. The image shows a column of gases and dust eroded by ultraviolet radiation emitted by young stars. Jets are also visible, showing the presence of a nascent star. NGC 3372 is located about 7000 light years away from Earth. Image obtained in July 2009. Composed of gas and dust, the pictured pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7500 light - years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Taken in visible light, the image shows the tip of the three - light - year - long pillar, bathed in the glow of light from hot, massive stars off the top of the image. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from these stars are sculpting the pillar and causing new stars to form within it. Streamers of gas and dust can be seen flowing off the top of the structure. Hubble's Wi

Birth of stars in the nebula NGC 3372 - Star formation in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the nebula of the Carene seen in light by the space telescope Hubble. The image shows a column of gases and dust eroded by ultraviolet radiation emitted by young stars. Jets are also visible, showing the presence of a nascent star. NGC 3372 is located about 7000 light years away from Earth. Image obtained in July 2009. Composed of gas and dust, the pictured pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7500 light - years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Taken in visible light, the image shows the tip of the three - light - year - long pillar, bathed in the glow of light from hot, massive stars off the top of the image. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from these stars are sculpting the pillar and causing new stars to form within it. Streamers of gas and dust can be seen flowing off the top of the structure. Hubble's Wi

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on August 21, 2014. View of methane and ethane lakes lit by the Sun. - This near-infrared, color mosaic from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun glinting off of Titan's north polar seas. - The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. This mirror-like reflection, known as the specular point, is in the south of Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare, just north of an island archipelago separating two separate parts of the sea - This particular sunglint was so bright as to saturate the detector of Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument, which captures the view. - The southern portion of Kraken Mare (the area surrounding the specular feature toward upper left) displays a “” bathtub ring”” - a bright margin of evaporate deposits - whi

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on August 21, 2014. View of methane and ethane lakes lit by the Sun. - This near-infrared, color mosaic from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun glinting off of Titan's north polar seas. - The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. This mirror-like reflection, known as the specular point, is in the south of Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare, just north of an island archipelago separating two separate parts of the sea - This particular sunglint was so bright as to saturate the detector of Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument, which captures the view. - The southern portion of Kraken Mare (the area surrounding the specular feature toward upper left) displays a “” bathtub ring”” - a bright margin of evaporate deposits - whi

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Galaxies clusters Abell 370 - Abell 370 cluster of galaxies with gravitational arcs - This cluster of galaxies is located about 5 billion years away from Earth. This image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on July 16, 2009 shows gravitational arcs among galaxies. These mirages are deformed images of farther galaxies located behind the cluster. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has peered across almost five billion light - years to resolve intricate details in the galaxy cluster Abell 370. Abell 370 is one of the very first galaxy clusters where astronomers observed the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, the warping of space - time by the cluster's gravitational field that distorts the light from galaxies lying far behind it. This is manifested as arcs and streaks in the picture, which are the stretched images of background galaxies. Gravitational lensing is a vital tool for astronomers when measuring the dark matter distributi

Galaxies clusters Abell 370 - Abell 370 cluster of galaxies with gravitational arcs - This cluster of galaxies is located about 5 billion years away from Earth. This image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on July 16, 2009 shows gravitational arcs among galaxies. These mirages are deformed images of farther galaxies located behind the cluster. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has peered across almost five billion light - years to resolve intricate details in the galaxy cluster Abell 370. Abell 370 is one of the very first galaxy clusters where astronomers observed the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, the warping of space - time by the cluster's gravitational field that distorts the light from galaxies lying far behind it. This is manifested as arcs and streaks in the picture, which are the stretched images of background galaxies. Gravitational lensing is a vital tool for astronomers when measuring the dark matter distributi

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Birth of stars in the nebula NGC 3372 - Star formation in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the Carene nebula (NGC 3372) obtained by the Hubble space telescope. The image shows a column of gas eroded by ultraviolet radiation emitted by young stars. Jets are also visible, showing the presence of emerging stars. NGC 3372 is located about 7500 light years away from Earth. The colors used in this image correspond to the emissions of different gases: sulfur in red, hydrogen in green and oxygen in blue. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope photograph captures the chaotic activity atop a three - light - year - tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars. The pillar is also being assaulted from within, as infant stars buried inside it fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from towering peaks. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light - years away in the souther

Birth of stars in the nebula NGC 3372 - Star formation in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the Carene nebula (NGC 3372) obtained by the Hubble space telescope. The image shows a column of gas eroded by ultraviolet radiation emitted by young stars. Jets are also visible, showing the presence of emerging stars. NGC 3372 is located about 7500 light years away from Earth. The colors used in this image correspond to the emissions of different gases: sulfur in red, hydrogen in green and oxygen in blue. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope photograph captures the chaotic activity atop a three - light - year - tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars. The pillar is also being assaulted from within, as infant stars buried inside it fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from towering peaks. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light - years away in the souther

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Orion Nebula - M42 - M43 - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years - light, the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained from the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory. The Orion Nebula is the greatest of all HII clouds visible from our location within the Milky Way. With a gaseous repository of 10,000 suns, and illuminated by a cluster of hot young stars, the clouds of M42 glow with fantastic colors and shapes, giving us a birds eye view of one of the greatest star forming nurseries in our part of the galaxy. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun. This new image of the Orion Nebula was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This image is a composite of several exposures taken through a total of five different filters. Light that passed through a red filter, as well as light fr

Orion Nebula - M42 - M43 - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years - light, the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained from the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory. The Orion Nebula is the greatest of all HII clouds visible from our location within the Milky Way. With a gaseous repository of 10,000 suns, and illuminated by a cluster of hot young stars, the clouds of M42 glow with fantastic colors and shapes, giving us a birds eye view of one of the greatest star forming nurseries in our part of the galaxy. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun. This new image of the Orion Nebula was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This image is a composite of several exposures taken through a total of five different filters. Light that passed through a red filter, as well as light fr

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Globular cluster G1 (Mayall II) - Globular cluster G1 (Mayall II) - The G1 globular cluster is the brightest globular cluster in the group of about thirty galaxies known as the Local Group (including the Lactee Way). It is orbiting the Andromede galaxy and contains at least 300,000 stars. This image is a composite of visible and near infrared images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in July 1994. Hubble Space Telescope has captured a view of a globular cluster called G1, a large, bright ball of light in the center of the photograph consisting of at least 300,000 old stars. G1, also known as Mayall II, orbits the Andromeda galaxy (M31), the nearest major spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. Located 130,000 light - years from Andromeda's nucleus, G1 is the brightest globular cluster in the Local Group of galaxies. The Local Group consists of about 20 nearby galaxies, including the Milky Way. A glimpse into the cluster's finer details allow astronomers to see its fainter helium - burning

Globular cluster G1 (Mayall II) - Globular cluster G1 (Mayall II) - The G1 globular cluster is the brightest globular cluster in the group of about thirty galaxies known as the Local Group (including the Lactee Way). It is orbiting the Andromede galaxy and contains at least 300,000 stars. This image is a composite of visible and near infrared images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in July 1994. Hubble Space Telescope has captured a view of a globular cluster called G1, a large, bright ball of light in the center of the photograph consisting of at least 300,000 old stars. G1, also known as Mayall II, orbits the Andromeda galaxy (M31), the nearest major spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. Located 130,000 light - years from Andromeda's nucleus, G1 is the brightest globular cluster in the Local Group of galaxies. The Local Group consists of about 20 nearby galaxies, including the Milky Way. A glimpse into the cluster's finer details allow astronomers to see its fainter helium - burning

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Orion Nebula - M42 - M43 - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years - light, the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained from the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory. The Orion Nebula is the greatest of all HII clouds visible from our location within the Milky Way. With a gaseous repository of 10,000 suns, and illuminated by a cluster of hot young stars, the clouds of M42 glow with fantastic colors and shapes, giving us a birds eye view of one of the greatest star forming nurseries in our part of the galaxy. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun. This new image of the Orion Nebula was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This image is a composite of several exposures taken through a total of five different filters. Light that passed through a red filter, as well as light fr

Orion Nebula - M42 - M43 - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years - light, the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained from the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory. The Orion Nebula is the greatest of all HII clouds visible from our location within the Milky Way. With a gaseous repository of 10,000 suns, and illuminated by a cluster of hot young stars, the clouds of M42 glow with fantastic colors and shapes, giving us a birds eye view of one of the greatest star forming nurseries in our part of the galaxy. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun. This new image of the Orion Nebula was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This image is a composite of several exposures taken through a total of five different filters. Light that passed through a red filter, as well as light fr

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Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - Carina nebula NGC 3372 - The Carene nebula is located about 7500 years from the Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae at the bottom left of the image, the clusters of young stars Trumpler 14 (above the right of eta carinae) and Collinder 228 (below eta carinae). Image obtained by the 2.2m ESO/MPG telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Colour - composite image of the Carina Nebula, revealing exquisite details in the stars and dust of the region. Several well known astronomical objects can be seen in this wide field image: to the bottom left of the image is one of the most impressive binary stars in the Universe, Eta Carinae, with the famous Keyhole Nebula just adjacent to the star. The collection of very bright, young stars above and to the right of Eta Carinae is the open star cluster Trumpler 14. A second open star cluster, Collinder 228 is also seen in the image, just below Eta Carinae. North is up and Eas

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - Carina nebula NGC 3372 - The Carene nebula is located about 7500 years from the Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae at the bottom left of the image, the clusters of young stars Trumpler 14 (above the right of eta carinae) and Collinder 228 (below eta carinae). Image obtained by the 2.2m ESO/MPG telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Colour - composite image of the Carina Nebula, revealing exquisite details in the stars and dust of the region. Several well known astronomical objects can be seen in this wide field image: to the bottom left of the image is one of the most impressive binary stars in the Universe, Eta Carinae, with the famous Keyhole Nebula just adjacent to the star. The collection of very bright, young stars above and to the right of Eta Carinae is the open star cluster Trumpler 14. A second open star cluster, Collinder 228 is also seen in the image, just below Eta Carinae. North is up and Eas

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Iridis, 2016 (digital photo)

Iridis, 2016 (digital photo)

Smith, Robert (21st century)

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Footed Bowl, late 12th - early 13th century (ceramic)

Footed Bowl, late 12th - early 13th century (ceramic)

Syrian School, (13th century)

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Spiral galaxy M81 in the Great Bear - Spiral galaxy M81 in Ursa Major: The spiral galaxy M81 is located 12 million light years from Earth. Its arms are home to star-forming regions while its core is surrounded by much older yellow stars. An irregular dwarf galaxy, PGC 28757 (Holmberg IX), is visible at the top of the picture. - M81 is the brightest member of the nearby galactic group called the M81 group. This group contains at least 25 other members including the peculiar starburst galaxy M82, the peculiar galaxy NGC 3077 and many dwarfs galaxies. The core galaxies of the group (M81, M82, NGC 3077, NGC 2976) are strongly interacting and are all imbedded within a large and extended molecular gas cloud. The Dwarf irregular Holmberg IX (seen above M81 in the image) most likely condensed from tidal debri existing between M81 and M82. M81 has the distinction of being the nearest spiral galaxy to have an active galactic nucleus (AGN). AGN galaxies are luminous galaxies that demonstrate much

Spiral galaxy M81 in the Great Bear - Spiral galaxy M81 in Ursa Major: The spiral galaxy M81 is located 12 million light years from Earth. Its arms are home to star-forming regions while its core is surrounded by much older yellow stars. An irregular dwarf galaxy, PGC 28757 (Holmberg IX), is visible at the top of the picture. - M81 is the brightest member of the nearby galactic group called the M81 group. This group contains at least 25 other members including the peculiar starburst galaxy M82, the peculiar galaxy NGC 3077 and many dwarfs galaxies. The core galaxies of the group (M81, M82, NGC 3077, NGC 2976) are strongly interacting and are all imbedded within a large and extended molecular gas cloud. The Dwarf irregular Holmberg IX (seen above M81 in the image) most likely condensed from tidal debri existing between M81 and M82. M81 has the distinction of being the nearest spiral galaxy to have an active galactic nucleus (AGN). AGN galaxies are luminous galaxies that demonstrate much

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Walther PPK presentation pistol. The stock consists of hard composite grips, the rest of the pistol is steel decorated with oak leaves.The butt incorporates the eight round magazine. The barrel is hidden by the cocking slide which takes up the whole of the top of the weapon. Semi-automatic, blowback action. The barrel is rifled. The pistol is fitted with a rear notch sight and a small blade foresight. The calibre is 7.65mm. It is in a box with a magazine, a cleaning rod and three rounds of ammuntion. Inscribed on the pistol is the serial number '293578K' and the maker's mark, 'Waffenfabrik Walther Zelia-Mehlis (Thur)' along with an eagle over 'M'. A compact and easily concealed weapon, this pistol was originally designed for detectives - PPK stands for Polizei Pistole Kriminal. It was later adopted by the Luftwaffe and German Staff Officers. This engraved example was a naval presentation piece to a German Naval Officer. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

Walther PPK presentation pistol. The stock consists of hard composite grips, the rest of the pistol is steel decorated with oak leaves.The butt incorporates the eight round magazine. The barrel is hidden by the cocking slide which takes up the whole of the top of the weapon. Semi-automatic, blowback action. The barrel is rifled. The pistol is fitted with a rear notch sight and a small blade foresight. The calibre is 7.65mm. It is in a box with a magazine, a cleaning rod and three rounds of ammuntion. Inscribed on the pistol is the serial number '293578K' and the maker's mark, 'Waffenfabrik Walther Zelia-Mehlis (Thur)' along with an eagle over 'M'. A compact and easily concealed weapon, this pistol was originally designed for detectives - PPK stands for Polizei Pistole Kriminal. It was later adopted by the Luftwaffe and German Staff Officers. This engraved example was a naval presentation piece to a German Naval Officer. ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich/Leemage

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Rover Curiosity on Mars - Curiosity Mars rover selfie: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover exploring the surface of Mars. This self-portrait is a composite of a dozen images taken by the robot on October 6, 2015. This self-portrait of Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the “” Big Sky”” site, where its drill collected the mission's fifth taste of Mount Sharp. The scene combines dozens of images taken during the 1,126th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (Oct. 6, 2015, PDT), by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the rover's robotic arm. The rock drilled at this site is sandstone in the Stimson geological unit inside Gale Crater. The view is centered toward the west-northwest. It does not include the rover's robotic arm, though the shadow of the arm is visible on the ground. Wrist motions and turret rotations on the arm allowed MAHLI to acquire the mosaic's component images. The arm was positioned out of the shot

Rover Curiosity on Mars - Curiosity Mars rover selfie: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover exploring the surface of Mars. This self-portrait is a composite of a dozen images taken by the robot on October 6, 2015. This self-portrait of Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the “” Big Sky”” site, where its drill collected the mission's fifth taste of Mount Sharp. The scene combines dozens of images taken during the 1,126th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (Oct. 6, 2015, PDT), by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the rover's robotic arm. The rock drilled at this site is sandstone in the Stimson geological unit inside Gale Crater. The view is centered toward the west-northwest. It does not include the rover's robotic arm, though the shadow of the arm is visible on the ground. Wrist motions and turret rotations on the arm allowed MAHLI to acquire the mosaic's component images. The arm was positioned out of the shot

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Interacting galaxies NGC 4038 - 4039 in the Raven - The Antennae galaxy in Corvus - On the left, seen from the ground of the galaxy NGC 4038 - 39 (antenna galaxy), located about 45 million years ago - light. These two galaxies are interacting. The collision started at least 100 million years ago causes intense star formation. On the right, the image made by the space telescope Hubble on 20 January 1996 shows in detail the nuclei of these two twin galaxies surrounded by young clusters of blue stars, more than 1000, made up of young and massive stars. At left, a ground - based telescopic view of the Antennae galaxies (known formally as NGC 4038/4039) - so named because a pair of long tails of luminous matter, formed by the gravitational tidal forces of their encounter, resemble an insect's antennae. The galaxies are located 45 million light - years away in the southern constellation Corvus. At right, the respective cores of the twin galaxies are the orange blobs, left and right of image

Interacting galaxies NGC 4038 - 4039 in the Raven - The Antennae galaxy in Corvus - On the left, seen from the ground of the galaxy NGC 4038 - 39 (antenna galaxy), located about 45 million years ago - light. These two galaxies are interacting. The collision started at least 100 million years ago causes intense star formation. On the right, the image made by the space telescope Hubble on 20 January 1996 shows in detail the nuclei of these two twin galaxies surrounded by young clusters of blue stars, more than 1000, made up of young and massive stars. At left, a ground - based telescopic view of the Antennae galaxies (known formally as NGC 4038/4039) - so named because a pair of long tails of luminous matter, formed by the gravitational tidal forces of their encounter, resemble an insect's antennae. The galaxies are located 45 million light - years away in the southern constellation Corvus. At right, the respective cores of the twin galaxies are the orange blobs, left and right of image

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Supernova Remnants SNR B0509 - 67.5 - Supernova Remnant SNR B0509 - 67.5 - SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509) is the rest of a star explosion in the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. This 23-year bubble - light of diameter extends at a speed of 18 million km/h. Composite of images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2006 and 2010. This delicate shell, photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, appears to float serenely in the depths of space, but this apparent calm hides an inner turmoil. The gaseous envelope formed as the expanding blast wave and ejected material from a supernova tore through the nearby interstellar medium. Called SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509 for short), the bubble is the visible remnant of a powerful stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy about 160,000 light - years from Earth. Ripples in the shell's surface may be caused either by subtle variations in the density of the ambient interstellar gas, or possibly be driv

Supernova Remnants SNR B0509 - 67.5 - Supernova Remnant SNR B0509 - 67.5 - SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509) is the rest of a star explosion in the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. This 23-year bubble - light of diameter extends at a speed of 18 million km/h. Composite of images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2006 and 2010. This delicate shell, photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, appears to float serenely in the depths of space, but this apparent calm hides an inner turmoil. The gaseous envelope formed as the expanding blast wave and ejected material from a supernova tore through the nearby interstellar medium. Called SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509 for short), the bubble is the visible remnant of a powerful stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy about 160,000 light - years from Earth. Ripples in the shell's surface may be caused either by subtle variations in the density of the ambient interstellar gas, or possibly be driv

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Galaxies NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 in the Great Bear

Galaxies NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 in the Great Bear

Adam Block

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Nebula IC 1396 in Cephee infrared view - 18/12/2003 The large composite image on the left is a product of combining data from the observator's multiband imaging photometer and the infrared array camera. The thermal emission at 24 microns measured by the photometer (red) is combined with near - infrared emission from the camera at 3.6/4.5 microns (blue) and from 5.8/8.0 microns (green). The colors of the diffuse emission and filaments vary, and are a combination of molecular hydrogen (which tends to be green) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (brown) emissions. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope image of a glowing stellar nursery provides a spectacular contrast to the opaque cloud seen in visible light. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Located at a distance of 2,450 light - years, the globule is a condensation of dense gas that is barely surviving the strong ionizing radiation from a nearby massive

Nebula IC 1396 in Cephee infrared view - 18/12/2003 The large composite image on the left is a product of combining data from the observator's multiband imaging photometer and the infrared array camera. The thermal emission at 24 microns measured by the photometer (red) is combined with near - infrared emission from the camera at 3.6/4.5 microns (blue) and from 5.8/8.0 microns (green). The colors of the diffuse emission and filaments vary, and are a combination of molecular hydrogen (which tends to be green) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (brown) emissions. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope image of a glowing stellar nursery provides a spectacular contrast to the opaque cloud seen in visible light. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Located at a distance of 2,450 light - years, the globule is a condensation of dense gas that is barely surviving the strong ionizing radiation from a nearby massive

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Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22, 2005 - Moonrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevat

Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22, 2005 - Moonrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevat

Laurent Laveder

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Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22 - Sunrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevation. Fi

Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22 - Sunrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevation. Fi

Laurent Laveder

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Clusters of distant galaxies RDCS1252.9 - 2927 - Distant galaxy cluster RDCS1252.9 - 2927 - This cluster of galaxies is 9 billion years old - light in the constellation Hydra, and is the most massive known to date. It probably contains several thousand galaxies. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope and the VLT. The image shows the entire galaxy cluster (1/15 of a degree, corresponding to about 7 million light - years, across). The cluster probably contains many thousands of galaxies. Most of the other galaxies in the image, including most of the blue galaxies, are foreground or background galaxies. The image, which is made with an additional infrared exposure taken with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, shows mature galaxies in a massive cluster that existed when the cosmos was 5000 million years old. The cluster, called RDCS1252.9 - 2927, is as massive as '300 trillion' suns and is the most massive known cluster for its epoch. Dominating the core are a

Clusters of distant galaxies RDCS1252.9 - 2927 - Distant galaxy cluster RDCS1252.9 - 2927 - This cluster of galaxies is 9 billion years old - light in the constellation Hydra, and is the most massive known to date. It probably contains several thousand galaxies. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope and the VLT. The image shows the entire galaxy cluster (1/15 of a degree, corresponding to about 7 million light - years, across). The cluster probably contains many thousands of galaxies. Most of the other galaxies in the image, including most of the blue galaxies, are foreground or background galaxies. The image, which is made with an additional infrared exposure taken with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, shows mature galaxies in a massive cluster that existed when the cosmos was 5000 million years old. The cluster, called RDCS1252.9 - 2927, is as massive as '300 trillion' suns and is the most massive known cluster for its epoch. Dominating the core are a

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Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Image of the spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628) obtained by the Hubble space telescope in 2003 and 2005. This galaxy is about 80,000 light years and is approximately 30 million light years apart. This image shows in detail the arms of this galaxy or nebulae and clusters of young stars appear in numbers. NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628), is a composite of Advanced Camera for Surveys' data taken in 2003 and 2005. A small segment of this image used data from the Canada - France - Hawaii Telescope and the Gemini Observatory to fill in a region that Hubble did not image. M74 is located roughly 32 million light - years away in the direction of the constellation Pisces, the Fish. It is the dominant member of a small group of about half a dozen galaxies, the M74 galaxy group. In its entirety, it is estimated that M74 is home to about 100 billion stars, making it slightly smaller than our Milky W

Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Spiral galaxy M74 in Pisces - Image of the spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628) obtained by the Hubble space telescope in 2003 and 2005. This galaxy is about 80,000 light years and is approximately 30 million light years apart. This image shows in detail the arms of this galaxy or nebulae and clusters of young stars appear in numbers. NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628), is a composite of Advanced Camera for Surveys' data taken in 2003 and 2005. A small segment of this image used data from the Canada - France - Hawaii Telescope and the Gemini Observatory to fill in a region that Hubble did not image. M74 is located roughly 32 million light - years away in the direction of the constellation Pisces, the Fish. It is the dominant member of a small group of about half a dozen galaxies, the M74 galaxy group. In its entirety, it is estimated that M74 is home to about 100 billion stars, making it slightly smaller than our Milky W

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Spiral galaxy M101 in the Great Bear - Spiral galaxy M101 in Ursa Major - The galaxy M101 (NGC 5457) is located about 27 million years away from Earth. It spans more than 170,000 light years, almost double the size of our galaxy. We think that of the trillion stars in it, 100 billion stars could be similar to our Sun. Composite image obtained from 51 different clicks made by the Hubble space telescope from March 1994 to January 2003 and from ground photos at Kitt Peak and CFHT in Hawaii. Spiral galaxy M101 is a beautiful, large, face - on spiral galaxy located about 27 million light - years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This galaxy's portrait is actually composed of 51 individual Hubble exposures, in addition to elements from images from ground - based photos. The giant spiral disk of stars, dust, and gas is 170,000 light - years across or almost twice the diameter of our galaxy, the Milky Way. M101 is estimated to contain at least one trillion stars. Approximately 100 billion

Spiral galaxy M101 in the Great Bear - Spiral galaxy M101 in Ursa Major - The galaxy M101 (NGC 5457) is located about 27 million years away from Earth. It spans more than 170,000 light years, almost double the size of our galaxy. We think that of the trillion stars in it, 100 billion stars could be similar to our Sun. Composite image obtained from 51 different clicks made by the Hubble space telescope from March 1994 to January 2003 and from ground photos at Kitt Peak and CFHT in Hawaii. Spiral galaxy M101 is a beautiful, large, face - on spiral galaxy located about 27 million light - years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This galaxy's portrait is actually composed of 51 individual Hubble exposures, in addition to elements from images from ground - based photos. The giant spiral disk of stars, dust, and gas is 170,000 light - years across or almost twice the diameter of our galaxy, the Milky Way. M101 is estimated to contain at least one trillion stars. Approximately 100 billion

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Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22 - Sunrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevation. Fi

Sunrise - 22 June 2005. - Full moon rising - June 22 - Sunrise one day after the summer solstice. The Moon rises very south and remains low in the sky (like the Sun in winter) thus taking longer than usual to rise. It is dark red when it appears discreetly above the sea. At first very blurred (due to the very strong atmospheric turbulence near the horizon), flattened (due to the atmospheric refraction), dark and red (due to the thicker atmosphere near the horizon), it gradually illuminates and yellows, while it regains its very round shape. That day, it will take several hours for her to turn white again. Each image of this montage was taken five minutes after the previous one. June 22, 2005. Full moon is rising on June 22, one day after the summer solstice, so the Moon is rising far to the South. Moreover, it stays low above the horizon (like the Sun in winter) and takes more time than usually to rise. It is dark - red when it appears above the sea, at just one degree of elevation. Fi

Laurent Laveder

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Galaxy Clusters Abell 1689 - details - Gravitational lenses in Abell 1689 galaxy cluster - Close-up of the various gravitational mirages observed in the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster. Near infrared and visible image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in June 2002. 13 hours of installation. A selection of cropped images from a NASA Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys view of one of the most massive galaxy clusters known, called Abell 1689. These close - ups show “” lensed”” images of background galaxies that have been brightened and smeared by the gravitational bending of light by the foreground cluster. The yellow - white objects are the cluster galaxies located 2.2 billion light - years away. The blue arcs are the distorted images of background galaxies located billions of light - years farther away than Abell 1689. The distribution of both “” normal”” and dark matter, and the alignment of the background galaxies determine the amount of distortion. In a perfectly aligne

Galaxy Clusters Abell 1689 - details - Gravitational lenses in Abell 1689 galaxy cluster - Close-up of the various gravitational mirages observed in the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster. Near infrared and visible image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in June 2002. 13 hours of installation. A selection of cropped images from a NASA Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys view of one of the most massive galaxy clusters known, called Abell 1689. These close - ups show “” lensed”” images of background galaxies that have been brightened and smeared by the gravitational bending of light by the foreground cluster. The yellow - white objects are the cluster galaxies located 2.2 billion light - years away. The blue arcs are the distorted images of background galaxies located billions of light - years farther away than Abell 1689. The distribution of both “” normal”” and dark matter, and the alignment of the background galaxies determine the amount of distortion. In a perfectly aligne

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The Omega nebula (M17) seen in infrared - M17 nebula in infrared - The Omega nebula (M17) seen in infrared by the Spitzer space telescope. M17 is a star-forming region about 6000 light years ago in the constellation Sagittarius. In the center of the nebula is a group of massive stars. The dust appears in red, the hot gas in green, the regions or this gas and the dust mixes in white. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured an infrared view of the star - making cloud called M17, or the Swan nebula. The cloud, located about 6,000 light - years away in the constellation Sagittarius, is dominated by a central group of massive stars - - the most massive stars in the region. These central stars give off intense flows of expanding gas, which rush like rivers against dense piles of material, carving out the deep pocket at center of the picture. Winds from the region's other massive stars push back against these oncoming rivers, creating bow shocks like those that pile up in front of speedin

The Omega nebula (M17) seen in infrared - M17 nebula in infrared - The Omega nebula (M17) seen in infrared by the Spitzer space telescope. M17 is a star-forming region about 6000 light years ago in the constellation Sagittarius. In the center of the nebula is a group of massive stars. The dust appears in red, the hot gas in green, the regions or this gas and the dust mixes in white. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured an infrared view of the star - making cloud called M17, or the Swan nebula. The cloud, located about 6,000 light - years away in the constellation Sagittarius, is dominated by a central group of massive stars - - the most massive stars in the region. These central stars give off intense flows of expanding gas, which rush like rivers against dense piles of material, carving out the deep pocket at center of the picture. Winds from the region's other massive stars push back against these oncoming rivers, creating bow shocks like those that pile up in front of speedin

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Supernova Remnants SNR B0509 - 67.5 - Supernova Remnant SNR B0509 - 67.5 - SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509) is the rest of a star explosion in the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. This 23-year bubble - light of diameter extends at a speed of 18 million km/h. A composite of visible images and X-rays obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2006 and 2010 and by the Chandra satellite. This delicate shell, photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, appears to float serenely in the depths of space, but this apparent calm hides an inner turmoil. The gaseous envelope formed as the expanding blast wave and ejected material from a supernova tore through the nearby interstellar medium. Called SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509 for short), the bubble is the visible remnant of a powerful stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy about 160,000 light - years from Earth. Ripples in the shell's surface may be caused either by subtle variations in the density of

Supernova Remnants SNR B0509 - 67.5 - Supernova Remnant SNR B0509 - 67.5 - SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509) is the rest of a star explosion in the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. This 23-year bubble - light of diameter extends at a speed of 18 million km/h. A composite of visible images and X-rays obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2006 and 2010 and by the Chandra satellite. This delicate shell, photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, appears to float serenely in the depths of space, but this apparent calm hides an inner turmoil. The gaseous envelope formed as the expanding blast wave and ejected material from a supernova tore through the nearby interstellar medium. Called SNR B0509 - 67.5 (or SNR 0509 for short), the bubble is the visible remnant of a powerful stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy about 160,000 light - years from Earth. Ripples in the shell's surface may be caused either by subtle variations in the density of

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Planetary nebula NGC 7027 in the Swan/HST - This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 shows remarkable new details of the process by which a star like the Sun dies. New features include: faint, blue, concentric shells surrounding the nebula; an extensive network of red dust clouds throughout the bright inner region; and the hot central white dwarf, visible as a white dot at the center. The nebula is a record of the star's final death throes. Initially the ejection of the star's outer layers, when it was at its red giant stage of evolution, occurred at a low rate and was spherical. The Hubble photo reveals that the initial ejections occurred episodically to produce the concentric shells. This culminated in a vigorous ejection of all of the remaining outer layers, which produced the bright inner regions. At this later stage the ejection was non - spherical, and dense clouds of dust condensed from the ejected material. NGC 7027 is located about 3,000 light - year

Planetary nebula NGC 7027 in the Swan/HST - This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 shows remarkable new details of the process by which a star like the Sun dies. New features include: faint, blue, concentric shells surrounding the nebula; an extensive network of red dust clouds throughout the bright inner region; and the hot central white dwarf, visible as a white dot at the center. The nebula is a record of the star's final death throes. Initially the ejection of the star's outer layers, when it was at its red giant stage of evolution, occurred at a low rate and was spherical. The Hubble photo reveals that the initial ejections occurred episodically to produce the concentric shells. This culminated in a vigorous ejection of all of the remaining outer layers, which produced the bright inner regions. At this later stage the ejection was non - spherical, and dense clouds of dust condensed from the ejected material. NGC 7027 is located about 3,000 light - year

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Glacier Malaspina, Alaska - The Malaspina Glacier in Alaska - Le Glacier Malaspina, Alaska, from perspective. This image is the result of joint observations made by the Landsat-7 satellite in August 2000 in visible and infrared, combined with elevation radar data obtained by the SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in February 2000. This glacier extends over 3000 km2. Natural colours have been applied to this image: light blue, ice, white, snow, green vegetation, grey rock and blue for the ocean. Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is considered the classic example of a piedmont glacier. Piedmont glaciers occur where valley glaciers exit a mountain range onto broad lowlands, are no longer laterally confined, and spread to become wide lobes. Malaspina Glacier is actually a compound glacier, formed by the merger of several valley glaciers, the most prominent of which seen here are Agassiz Glacier (left) and Seward Glacier (right). In total, Malaspina Glacier is up to 65 kilometer

Glacier Malaspina, Alaska - The Malaspina Glacier in Alaska - Le Glacier Malaspina, Alaska, from perspective. This image is the result of joint observations made by the Landsat-7 satellite in August 2000 in visible and infrared, combined with elevation radar data obtained by the SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in February 2000. This glacier extends over 3000 km2. Natural colours have been applied to this image: light blue, ice, white, snow, green vegetation, grey rock and blue for the ocean. Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is considered the classic example of a piedmont glacier. Piedmont glaciers occur where valley glaciers exit a mountain range onto broad lowlands, are no longer laterally confined, and spread to become wide lobes. Malaspina Glacier is actually a compound glacier, formed by the merger of several valley glaciers, the most prominent of which seen here are Agassiz Glacier (left) and Seward Glacier (right). In total, Malaspina Glacier is up to 65 kilometer

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