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Galaxies M95 and M96 in the Lion - Galaxies M95 and M96 in Leo - M95 (NGC 3351), on the left, is a barree spiral of type SBB, M96 (NGC 3368), on the right, is a spiral galaxy of type Sa. M96 is the brightest member of the Leo I galaxy group, which is also called the M96 group. It also contains M95, M105 and a number of weaker galaxies. Their distance to our Sun was measured with great precision thanks to the discovery of cepheides in these galaxies and the appearance of a supernova of type Ia in M96 in May 1998. These two galaxies are located 37 million light years away from Earth. M95 (NGC 3351, left), is a barred spiral galaxy, M96 (NGC 3368, right), is a spiral galaxy. With M105 (not pictured here), they are dominant members of the Leo I galactic group which also includes several fainter galaxies. Their distance from our Sun has been determinated with great precision thanks to the discovery of Cepheids stars in these galaxies and a type IA supernova in M96 appeared in May 1998. Thei

Galaxies M95 and M96 in the Lion - Galaxies M95 and M96 in Leo - M95 (NGC 3351), on the left, is a barree spiral of type SBB, M96 (NGC 3368), on the right, is a spiral galaxy of type Sa. M96 is the brightest member of the Leo I galaxy group, which is also called the M96 group. It also contains M95, M105 and a number of weaker galaxies. Their distance to our Sun was measured with great precision thanks to the discovery of cepheides in these galaxies and the appearance of a supernova of type Ia in M96 in May 1998. These two galaxies are located 37 million light years away from Earth. M95 (NGC 3351, left), is a barred spiral galaxy, M96 (NGC 3368, right), is a spiral galaxy. With M105 (not pictured here), they are dominant members of the Leo I galactic group which also includes several fainter galaxies. Their distance from our Sun has been determinated with great precision thanks to the discovery of Cepheids stars in these galaxies and a type IA supernova in M96 appeared in May 1998. Thei

R. Gendler

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Motion of the Star Proxima of Centauri - The proper motion of Proxima Centauri - Proxima of Centauri (in the center of the image) is the closest star to the Sun, located at a distance of 4.2 years - light. This star is a red dwarf, 10,000 times less luminous than our Sun, and is invisible to the naked eye. Its proximity makes it move quickly ahead of the other stars. This composite image made from three images taken in 1976 (blue), 1982 (red) and 1993 (green) shows the shift of the star in 17 years. Image obtained from the 1.2m Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring. Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one - tenth t

Motion of the Star Proxima of Centauri - The proper motion of Proxima Centauri - Proxima of Centauri (in the center of the image) is the closest star to the Sun, located at a distance of 4.2 years - light. This star is a red dwarf, 10,000 times less luminous than our Sun, and is invisible to the naked eye. Its proximity makes it move quickly ahead of the other stars. This composite image made from three images taken in 1976 (blue), 1982 (red) and 1993 (green) shows the shift of the star in 17 years. Image obtained from the 1.2m Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring. Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one - tenth t

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Exoplanets around Kepler-11: Kepler-11 is a star similar to the Sun, located about 2,000 light years from the Solar System in the constellation Swan. It has a planetary system consisting of at least six exoplanets detected by the Kepler space telescope in 2011. Kepler-11 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Cygnus, located some 2,000 light years from Earth. Announced on February 2, 2011, the star system is among the most compact and flattest systems yet discovered. It is the first discovered case of a star system with six transiting planets. All discovered planets are larger than Earth, with the larger ones being about Neptune's size

Exoplanets around Kepler-11: Kepler-11 is a star similar to the Sun, located about 2,000 light years from the Solar System in the constellation Swan. It has a planetary system consisting of at least six exoplanets detected by the Kepler space telescope in 2011. Kepler-11 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Cygnus, located some 2,000 light years from Earth. Announced on February 2, 2011, the star system is among the most compact and flattest systems yet discovered. It is the first discovered case of a star system with six transiting planets. All discovered planets are larger than Earth, with the larger ones being about Neptune's size

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Collision between the Andromede Galaxy and the Lactee Way - Dead Earth far future: In several billions of years, the Sun will have aneantit all life on Earth. Yet if a life form persists, it will then witness the collision between the Andromede galaxy and our lactee pathway that generates a wave of star formation in the sky - Bilions of years hence, the sun will swell, warm, and boil away earth's oceans, transforming our once-verdant world into a desiccated wastleand. Whatever intelligent beings might exist then may gaze over the salt flats of extinct seas at a cosmic spectacle, the slow-motion collision between our Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, which will trigger a wave of star formation

Collision between the Andromede Galaxy and the Lactee Way - Dead Earth far future: In several billions of years, the Sun will have aneantit all life on Earth. Yet if a life form persists, it will then witness the collision between the Andromede galaxy and our lactee pathway that generates a wave of star formation in the sky - Bilions of years hence, the sun will swell, warm, and boil away earth's oceans, transforming our once-verdant world into a desiccated wastleand. Whatever intelligent beings might exist then may gaze over the salt flats of extinct seas at a cosmic spectacle, the slow-motion collision between our Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, which will trigger a wave of star formation

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, seen from space shuttle Discovery - Lake Ontario, lake Erie seen from space shuttle - In this picture taken at sunset, water bodies stand out, relaying the light of the Sun. In the foreground is Lake Ontario with the St. Lawrence River; above, Lake Erie. Image obtained by the shuttle Discovery on October 21, 2000. The STS - 92 Space Shuttle astronauts photographed upstate New York at sunset on October 21, 2000. Water bodies (Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, the St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers) are highlighted by sunglint (sun reflecting off the water surface), making for a dramatic and unusual regional view. The photograph was taken looking toward the southwest from southern Canada, and captures a regional smog layer extending across central New York, western Lake Erie and Ohio, and further west. The layer of atmospheric pollution layer is capped by an atmospheric inversion, which is marked by the layer of clouds at the top of the photograph

Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, seen from space shuttle Discovery - Lake Ontario, lake Erie seen from space shuttle - In this picture taken at sunset, water bodies stand out, relaying the light of the Sun. In the foreground is Lake Ontario with the St. Lawrence River; above, Lake Erie. Image obtained by the shuttle Discovery on October 21, 2000. The STS - 92 Space Shuttle astronauts photographed upstate New York at sunset on October 21, 2000. Water bodies (Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, the St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers) are highlighted by sunglint (sun reflecting off the water surface), making for a dramatic and unusual regional view. The photograph was taken looking toward the southwest from southern Canada, and captures a regional smog layer extending across central New York, western Lake Erie and Ohio, and further west. The layer of atmospheric pollution layer is capped by an atmospheric inversion, which is marked by the layer of clouds at the top of the photograph

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Evolution of our sky - End of cosmology - The sky seen from Earth today (left) and then in 5 billion years (the Sun has become a giant red star, the Earth has lost its water, the galaxy of Andromede collides with our galaxy), in 100 billion years, there is only one supergalaxy left in our sky; in 100 trillion years (100 million), the last stars are getting out. The night sky seen from Earth today (left), then seen in 5 billion years (sun has become a red giant star, water on earth is evaporated Andromeda galaxy is colliding Milky way). Third panel is 100 billion years later, there is only one giant galaxy in our sky. Last panel is 100 trillion years in the future, universe goes black, last stars burn out

Evolution of our sky - End of cosmology - The sky seen from Earth today (left) and then in 5 billion years (the Sun has become a giant red star, the Earth has lost its water, the galaxy of Andromede collides with our galaxy), in 100 billion years, there is only one supergalaxy left in our sky; in 100 trillion years (100 million), the last stars are getting out. The night sky seen from Earth today (left), then seen in 5 billion years (sun has become a red giant star, water on earth is evaporated Andromeda galaxy is colliding Milky way). Third panel is 100 billion years later, there is only one giant galaxy in our sky. Last panel is 100 trillion years in the future, universe goes black, last stars burn out

Dixon, Don (b.1951)

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March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color

March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color

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March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail - 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color

March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail - 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color

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Pistol star - Massive star in the constellation Sagittarius - The massive star Pistol star in Sagittarius - Pistol star is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Located about 25,000 years ago - the light of the Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, this star shines like 10 million Sun consuming in six seconds as much energy as our star in a year. This star is masked by the numerous interstellar dust present in the Sagittarius near the galactic center and appears only in infrared wavelengths, as in this image obtained with the NICMOS instrument embark on the Hubble space telescope. The nebula that surrounds it (in the shape of a gun), extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained in 1997. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known “” a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds

Pistol star - Massive star in the constellation Sagittarius - The massive star Pistol star in Sagittarius - Pistol star is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Located about 25,000 years ago - the light of the Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, this star shines like 10 million Sun consuming in six seconds as much energy as our star in a year. This star is masked by the numerous interstellar dust present in the Sagittarius near the galactic center and appears only in infrared wavelengths, as in this image obtained with the NICMOS instrument embark on the Hubble space telescope. The nebula that surrounds it (in the shape of a gun), extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained in 1997. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known “” a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds

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Exoplanete near a star at the end of life - A dying star sheds its outer layers - An artist's view of a star that, like the Sun at the end of life, turns into a red giant, and expels its upper layers into concentric circles, before becoming a white dwarf. In the foreground, an exoplanet distant from its star that sees its surface reheat. When a star like our sun nears the end of its life, it expands to more than 50 times its original diameter, becoming a red giant. Then over the next several tens of thousands of years the star episodically ejects its outer layers into space, sometimes producing concentric shells. These ejected layers eventually form a planetary nebula. What will subsequently remain of the star is a small, extremely hot core which cools off to become a white dwarf. In this image a red giant star expels its first of many shells of gas into space. In the years to come this spherical shell will grow outward, its circumference eventually expanding far beyond the orbit of th

Exoplanete near a star at the end of life - A dying star sheds its outer layers - An artist's view of a star that, like the Sun at the end of life, turns into a red giant, and expels its upper layers into concentric circles, before becoming a white dwarf. In the foreground, an exoplanet distant from its star that sees its surface reheat. When a star like our sun nears the end of its life, it expands to more than 50 times its original diameter, becoming a red giant. Then over the next several tens of thousands of years the star episodically ejects its outer layers into space, sometimes producing concentric shells. These ejected layers eventually form a planetary nebula. What will subsequently remain of the star is a small, extremely hot core which cools off to become a white dwarf. In this image a red giant star expels its first of many shells of gas into space. In the years to come this spherical shell will grow outward, its circumference eventually expanding far beyond the orbit of th

Walter B Myers

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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. 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

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. 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

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Artist's view of the solar system - Solar system artwork - Artist's view of the solar system. Planets are represented in order of proximity to the sun. From left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Other dwarf planets are not represented. The planets are shown in the correct order of distance from the Sun, the correct relative sizes, and the correct relative orbital distances. The sizes of the bodies are greatly exaggerated relative to the orbital distances. The faint rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are not shown. Eris, Haumea, and Makemake do not appear in the illustration owing to their highly tilted orbits. The dwarf planet Ceres is not shown separately; it resides in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Artist's view of the solar system - Solar system artwork - Artist's view of the solar system. Planets are represented in order of proximity to the sun. From left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Other dwarf planets are not represented. The planets are shown in the correct order of distance from the Sun, the correct relative sizes, and the correct relative orbital distances. The sizes of the bodies are greatly exaggerated relative to the orbital distances. The faint rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are not shown. Eris, Haumea, and Makemake do not appear in the illustration owing to their highly tilted orbits. The dwarf planet Ceres is not shown separately; it resides in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

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Voyager space probe: Nasa's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space

Voyager space probe: Nasa's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space

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Exoplanets around the pulsar PSR B1257+12: PSR B1257+12, also called Lich since December 2015, is a pulsar located at a distance of 2300 light years from the Sun, in the constellation of the Virgin. In 1992 two planets orbiting the star were discovered. A third planet was discovered later around PSR B1257+12. PSR B1257+12, also named Lich, is a pulsar located 2300 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Virgo. The pulsar has a planetary system with three known extrasolar planets, named “” Draugr”” (PSR B1257+12 A), “” Poltergeist”” (PSR B1257+12 B) and “” Phobetor””” (PSR B1257+12 C), respectively. They were both the first extrasolar planets and the first pulsar planets to be discovered; A and B in 1992 and C in 1994

Exoplanets around the pulsar PSR B1257+12: PSR B1257+12, also called Lich since December 2015, is a pulsar located at a distance of 2300 light years from the Sun, in the constellation of the Virgin. In 1992 two planets orbiting the star were discovered. A third planet was discovered later around PSR B1257+12. PSR B1257+12, also named Lich, is a pulsar located 2300 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Virgo. The pulsar has a planetary system with three known extrasolar planets, named “” Draugr”” (PSR B1257+12 A), “” Poltergeist”” (PSR B1257+12 B) and “” Phobetor””” (PSR B1257+12 C), respectively. They were both the first extrasolar planets and the first pulsar planets to be discovered; A and B in 1992 and C in 1994

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Un X au premier quartier de Lune - First Quarter Moon and The Lunar X - La Lune seen on March 3, 2009, about twenty hours before the first quarter. Down the image, close to the terminator, a white “” x” is visible. Easily observable in binoculars, this formation is visible only a few hours a month, shortly before the first moonquarter. This particular formation appears when the Sun illuminates the walls of Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach crateres. The Lunar “” X”” is an interesting formation created by the walls of craters Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach that appears in the form of the letter X when illuminated by the Sun for a brief period of time around first quarter. The formation is also known as the Purbach Cross and the Werner X. The optical illusion is relatively unknown because it is visible for only about 4 hours just before first quarter. The X stands out when just the rims of the craters are illuminated and the floors are in the deep shadows of lunar night along the term

Un X au premier quartier de Lune - First Quarter Moon and The Lunar X - La Lune seen on March 3, 2009, about twenty hours before the first quarter. Down the image, close to the terminator, a white “” x” is visible. Easily observable in binoculars, this formation is visible only a few hours a month, shortly before the first moonquarter. This particular formation appears when the Sun illuminates the walls of Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach crateres. The Lunar “” X”” is an interesting formation created by the walls of craters Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach that appears in the form of the letter X when illuminated by the Sun for a brief period of time around first quarter. The formation is also known as the Purbach Cross and the Werner X. The optical illusion is relatively unknown because it is visible for only about 4 hours just before first quarter. The X stands out when just the rims of the craters are illuminated and the floors are in the deep shadows of lunar night along the term

Jerry Lodriguss

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on February 23, 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on Feb 23, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on February 23, 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on Feb 23, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted

Laurent Laveder

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on 16 December 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on December 16, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refra

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on 16 December 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on December 16, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refra

Laurent Laveder

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Laurent Laveder

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Laurent Laveder

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Laurent Laveder

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Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 light years from Earth, Orion's Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. In its heart, a group of young stars called Orion's Trapeze. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. The central group of stars is the Trapezium cluster and these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star-forming region to the Sun

Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 light years from Earth, Orion's Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. In its heart, a group of young stars called Orion's Trapeze. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. The central group of stars is the Trapezium cluster and these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star-forming region to the Sun

Alex Conu

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March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail - 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. Many dark, porous volcanic rocks are visible in this image. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “” Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color. Many dark, porous - textured volcanic rocks can be seen

March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail - 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. Many dark, porous volcanic rocks are visible in this image. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “” Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color. Many dark, porous - textured volcanic rocks can be seen

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Globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius - M22 (NGC 6656) is one of the closest globular clusters of the Sun, located about 10 400 years ago - light. Age 12 billion years, it is the third most brilliant globular cluster among the 150 known in the lactee pathway. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). M22 (NGC 6656) is one of the nearest globular clusters to our sun (distance 10 400 light years). Its stars stretch some 200 light years across and its collective brightness ranks it third among the 150 known Milky Way globulars. It is outshined visually only by the two bright southern globulars, Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae. M22 is considered an old globular cluster having its beginning some 12 billion years ago not long after the formation of the Milky Way

Globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius - M22 (NGC 6656) is one of the closest globular clusters of the Sun, located about 10 400 years ago - light. Age 12 billion years, it is the third most brilliant globular cluster among the 150 known in the lactee pathway. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). M22 (NGC 6656) is one of the nearest globular clusters to our sun (distance 10 400 light years). Its stars stretch some 200 light years across and its collective brightness ranks it third among the 150 known Milky Way globulars. It is outshined visually only by the two bright southern globulars, Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae. M22 is considered an old globular cluster having its beginning some 12 billion years ago not long after the formation of the Milky Way

R. Gendler

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Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years ago - the light of the Earth, Orion's Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. In its heart, a group of young stars called Orion's Trapeze. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. The central group of stars is the Trapezium cluster and these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years ago - the light of the Earth, Orion's Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. In its heart, a group of young stars called Orion's Trapeze. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. The central group of stars is the Trapezium cluster and these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

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Hypergeante Star HR 5171 - Illustration: This artist view shows the yellow hypergeant star HR 5171. It is a very rare star of which only a dozen people our galaxy. Its dimensions are more than 1300 times greater than those of the Sun, making it one of the ten largest stars discovered to date. Observations have shown that it is actually a double star, whose companion is in direct contact with the main star. This artist's impression shows the yellow hypergiant star HR 5171. This is a very rare type of star with only a dozen known in our galaxy. Its size is over 1300 times that of our Sun - one of the largest ten stars found so far. Observations with Eso's Very Large Telescope Interferometer have shown that it is actually a double star, with the companion in contact with the main star

Hypergeante Star HR 5171 - Illustration: This artist view shows the yellow hypergeant star HR 5171. It is a very rare star of which only a dozen people our galaxy. Its dimensions are more than 1300 times greater than those of the Sun, making it one of the ten largest stars discovered to date. Observations have shown that it is actually a double star, whose companion is in direct contact with the main star. This artist's impression shows the yellow hypergiant star HR 5171. This is a very rare type of star with only a dozen known in our galaxy. Its size is over 1300 times that of our Sun - one of the largest ten stars found so far. Observations with Eso's Very Large Telescope Interferometer have shown that it is actually a double star, with the companion in contact with the main star

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de fog observed in Brittany on 5 May 2006. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on May 5, 2006. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted under ang

Laurent Laveder

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Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on February 23, 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on Feb 23, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted

Arc de fog - Fogbow - Arc de brume observed in Brittany on February 23, 2008. A haze arc is formed in the way of a rainbow. The light of the Sun is reflected in the water drops of the mist, but unlike raindrops, the mist droplets are much smaller: about a millimetre for the rain versus a few centiemes for the mist. As a result, the diffraction in the mist droplets is preponderant, which results in colour refracting at random angles, between 30 and 45* around the anti-sun point (opposite the Sun). Thus, all colours blend and one sees a white arch of light, sometimes slightly bluish on the inside and red on the outside, wider than a rainbow. Fogbow seen in Brittany on Feb 23, 2008. A fogbow is forming like a rainbow. The sunlight reflects in the fog droplets, but thoses droplets are much more smaller than the raindrops: about hundredths millimeters for the fog instead of about one millimeter for the rain. Thus, the diffraction in the fog droplets is leading, then the colors are refracted

Laurent Laveder

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

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

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Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - Artist's view of the extrasolar planet Fomalhaut b, a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation of the Southern Fish. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. This illustration shows the discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its sun, Fomalhaut. This structure is a Saturn - like ring that astronomers say may encircle the planet. Fomalhaut also is surrounded by a ring of material. The edge of this vast disk is shown in the background as the curving cloud - like feature that appears to intersect the 200 - million year - old star. Fomalhaut b lies three billion kilometers inside the disk's inner edge. The planet completes an orbit around Fomalhaut every 872 years

Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - Artist's view of the extrasolar planet Fomalhaut b, a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years ago - light from Earth in the constellation of the Southern Fish. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. This illustration shows the discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its sun, Fomalhaut. This structure is a Saturn - like ring that astronomers say may encircle the planet. Fomalhaut also is surrounded by a ring of material. The edge of this vast disk is shown in the background as the curving cloud - like feature that appears to intersect the 200 - million year - old star. Fomalhaut b lies three billion kilometers inside the disk's inner edge. The planet completes an orbit around Fomalhaut every 872 years

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A Day on Io - 4/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 4/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-4. At mid-day Io, the Sun is behind and the shadow of the satellite is projected on Jupiter - Io keeps the same face towards Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 4. Halfway through the day, the sun is now behind us. We can see the tiny shadow of Io on the cloudtops of Jupiter

A Day on Io - 4/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 4/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-4. At mid-day Io, the Sun is behind and the shadow of the satellite is projected on Jupiter - Io keeps the same face towards Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 4. Halfway through the day, the sun is now behind us. We can see the tiny shadow of Io on the cloudtops of Jupiter

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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La Voie lactee from one horizon to the other- Pointe du Raz - Milky way - 180* panorama - Pointe du Raz - At the end of September, at the end of the night, the horizon East presents a scattered and inclined light band: it is the zodiacal light generated by dust near the Sun located in the plane of the solar system. This glow is visible at the top of the photo. It extends to the lactee road over forty degrees high. Here, on this view of more than 180*, it is easily visible despite the glows of the city of Audierne. Brittany, 27 September 2008. At the end of September, at the end of the night, the East horizon is displaying a faint, fuzzy and tilted glow: it's the zodiacal light formed by the dust near the Sun along the plan of the Solar System. It extends to about 40* of elevation. In this 180* panorama, the zodiacal light is easily visible despite the glow of the city of Audierne, crossing the Milky Way. Brittany, 27 September 2008

La Voie lactee from one horizon to the other- Pointe du Raz - Milky way - 180* panorama - Pointe du Raz - At the end of September, at the end of the night, the horizon East presents a scattered and inclined light band: it is the zodiacal light generated by dust near the Sun located in the plane of the solar system. This glow is visible at the top of the photo. It extends to the lactee road over forty degrees high. Here, on this view of more than 180*, it is easily visible despite the glows of the city of Audierne. Brittany, 27 September 2008. At the end of September, at the end of the night, the East horizon is displaying a faint, fuzzy and tilted glow: it's the zodiacal light formed by the dust near the Sun along the plan of the Solar System. It extends to about 40* of elevation. In this 180* panorama, the zodiacal light is easily visible despite the glow of the city of Audierne, crossing the Milky Way. Brittany, 27 September 2008

Laurent Laveder

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Galaxy NGC 2403 - Spiral galaxy NGC 2403 distant about 11 - 12 million years - light in the constellation Giraffe.The supenova Sn 2004dj (visible on the left, in the middle of the picture) shines like 200 million Sun. Before exploding into a Type II supernova, the star was a star 15 times more massive than the Sun. The other bright stars visible in the image belong to our lactee path. Composite images obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Subaru Telescope. The explosion of a massive star blazes with the light of 200 million Suns in this image. The supernova (middle left in the image) is so bright in this image that it easily could be mistaken for a foreground star in our Milky Way Galaxy. And yet, this supernova, called SN 2004dj (middle left), resides far beyond our galaxy. Its home is in the outskirts of NGC 2403, a galaxy located 11 million light - years from Earth. Although the supernova is far from Earth, it is the closest stellar explosion discovered in more than

Galaxy NGC 2403 - Spiral galaxy NGC 2403 distant about 11 - 12 million years - light in the constellation Giraffe.The supenova Sn 2004dj (visible on the left, in the middle of the picture) shines like 200 million Sun. Before exploding into a Type II supernova, the star was a star 15 times more massive than the Sun. The other bright stars visible in the image belong to our lactee path. Composite images obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Subaru Telescope. The explosion of a massive star blazes with the light of 200 million Suns in this image. The supernova (middle left in the image) is so bright in this image that it easily could be mistaken for a foreground star in our Milky Way Galaxy. And yet, this supernova, called SN 2004dj (middle left), resides far beyond our galaxy. Its home is in the outskirts of NGC 2403, a galaxy located 11 million light - years from Earth. Although the supernova is far from Earth, it is the closest stellar explosion discovered in more than

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Supernova Sn 2004dj in galaxy NGC 2403 - Supernova Sn 2004dj in galaxy NGC 2403 - The supenova Sn 2004dj (visible on the left, in the middle of the picture) shines like 200 million Sun. This star is located in the galaxy NGC 2403, a galaxy 11 million years apart - light. Before exploding into a Type II supernova, the star was a star 15 times more massive than the Sun. The other bright stars visible in the image belong to our lactee path. Composite images obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Subaru Telescope. The explosion of a massive star blazes with the light of 200 million Suns in this image. The supernova is so bright in this image that it easily could be mistaken for a foreground star in our Milky Way Galaxy. And yet, this supernova, called SN 2004dj (middle left), resides far beyond our galaxy. Its home is in the outskirts of NGC 2403, a galaxy located 11 million light - years from Earth. Although the supernova is far from Earth, it is the closest stellar explos

Supernova Sn 2004dj in galaxy NGC 2403 - Supernova Sn 2004dj in galaxy NGC 2403 - The supenova Sn 2004dj (visible on the left, in the middle of the picture) shines like 200 million Sun. This star is located in the galaxy NGC 2403, a galaxy 11 million years apart - light. Before exploding into a Type II supernova, the star was a star 15 times more massive than the Sun. The other bright stars visible in the image belong to our lactee path. Composite images obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Subaru Telescope. The explosion of a massive star blazes with the light of 200 million Suns in this image. The supernova is so bright in this image that it easily could be mistaken for a foreground star in our Milky Way Galaxy. And yet, this supernova, called SN 2004dj (middle left), resides far beyond our galaxy. Its home is in the outskirts of NGC 2403, a galaxy located 11 million light - years from Earth. Although the supernova is far from Earth, it is the closest stellar explos

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A Day on Io - 6/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 6/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-6. At the end of the day, the Sun is just below the horizon to the left. He's about to get up and disappear again behind Jupiter. Io takes about 42 hours to go around Jupiter - Io keeps the same face toward Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 6. Near the end of the day and the sun is just below the left horizon. It will be rising soon only to disappear again behind Jupiter

A Day on Io - 6/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 6/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-6. At the end of the day, the Sun is just below the horizon to the left. He's about to get up and disappear again behind Jupiter. Io takes about 42 hours to go around Jupiter - Io keeps the same face toward Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 6. Near the end of the day and the sun is just below the left horizon. It will be rising soon only to disappear again behind Jupiter

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - The Eagle nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant

Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - The Eagle nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant

R. Gendler

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Orion Nebula M42 in Orion - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years - light, Orion Nebula is the closest star-forming region of the Sun. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. Binoculars or a modest telescope will show that these three 'stars' are loose groups of several individuals some of which can be seen in this photograph. The central group of stars, the Trapezium cluster is hidden in the glow of the Orion Nebula in this photograph, but these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

Orion Nebula M42 in Orion - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years - light, Orion Nebula is the closest star-forming region of the Sun. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. Binoculars or a modest telescope will show that these three 'stars' are loose groups of several individuals some of which can be seen in this photograph. The central group of stars, the Trapezium cluster is hidden in the glow of the Orion Nebula in this photograph, but these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

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Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b -: Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on December 16, 2009. It is located about 40 light years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light-years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a Super-earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After Corot-7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low de

Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b -: Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on December 16, 2009. It is located about 40 light years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light-years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a Super-earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After Corot-7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low de

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years ago - light, Orion's Nebula is the closest region of star formation in the Sun. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. Binoculars or a modest telescope will show that these three 'stars' are loose groups of several individuals some of which can be seen in this photograph. The central group of stars, the Trapezium cluster is hidden in the glow of the Orion Nebula in this photograph, but these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

Orion's Nebula - The Great Nebula in Orion - Located 1500 years ago - light, Orion's Nebula is the closest region of star formation in the Sun. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. To the eye, the nebula appears as a misty patch around the central star of the line of three which form Orion's sword. Binoculars or a modest telescope will show that these three 'stars' are loose groups of several individuals some of which can be seen in this photograph. The central group of stars, the Trapezium cluster is hidden in the glow of the Orion Nebula in this photograph, but these stars are responsible for producing the nebula. It is the high concentration of dust and gas in this part of the sky which has resulted in the formation of the stars, so the Orion nebula is no random association of bright stars and dusty gas. At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star - forming region to the Sun

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Artist's view of the asteroid 2060 Chiron: (2060) Chiron, also designed as 95P/Chiron, is a centaur type cometary asteroid, an ice body of 166 kilometres of diameter orbiting around the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. 2060 Chiron, also known as 95P/Chiron, is a minor planet in the outer Solar System, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Discovered in 1977 it was the first-identified member of a new class of objects now known as centaurs - bodies orbiting between the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. Besides the four giant planets, Chiron and 10199 Chariklo, also a centaur, are the only other bodies in the Solar System known to have rings. Although it was initially called an asteroid and classified only as a minor planet with the designation “” 2060 Chiron””, it was later found to exhibit behavior typical of a comet. Today it is classified as both a minor planet and a comet, and is accordingly also known by the cometary designation “” 95P/Chiron””

Artist's view of the asteroid 2060 Chiron: (2060) Chiron, also designed as 95P/Chiron, is a centaur type cometary asteroid, an ice body of 166 kilometres of diameter orbiting around the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. 2060 Chiron, also known as 95P/Chiron, is a minor planet in the outer Solar System, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Discovered in 1977 it was the first-identified member of a new class of objects now known as centaurs - bodies orbiting between the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. Besides the four giant planets, Chiron and 10199 Chariklo, also a centaur, are the only other bodies in the Solar System known to have rings. Although it was initially called an asteroid and classified only as a minor planet with the designation “” 2060 Chiron””, it was later found to exhibit behavior typical of a comet. Today it is classified as both a minor planet and a comet, and is accordingly also known by the cometary designation “” 95P/Chiron””

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Ice on the Moon - Illustration - Lunar ice - Illustration - Artist's view of ice on the surface of a crater that remains perpetually in the shade of the Sun, near the poles. Water from an encounter with an icy comet has collected in the perpetual shade of a deep crater where the temperature is a constant - 380o F. In 1998, the unmanned Lunar Prospector probe discovered evidence for water ice on the surface of the moon. Some scientists believe that as much as 10 to 300 million tons of ice may reside at the moon's North and South poles. The source of the ice is thought to be from one or more comets that struck the moon's surface four billion years ago. (It is thought that Earth's water may have come from comets as well.) Unfortunately, the moon's small size and lack of an atmosphere caused it to lose almost all of its accumulated water to space. Any water that does remain on the moon would likely be on the poles, hidden in craters and depressions shaded from the Sun

Ice on the Moon - Illustration - Lunar ice - Illustration - Artist's view of ice on the surface of a crater that remains perpetually in the shade of the Sun, near the poles. Water from an encounter with an icy comet has collected in the perpetual shade of a deep crater where the temperature is a constant - 380o F. In 1998, the unmanned Lunar Prospector probe discovered evidence for water ice on the surface of the moon. Some scientists believe that as much as 10 to 300 million tons of ice may reside at the moon's North and South poles. The source of the ice is thought to be from one or more comets that struck the moon's surface four billion years ago. (It is thought that Earth's water may have come from comets as well.) Unfortunately, the moon's small size and lack of an atmosphere caused it to lose almost all of its accumulated water to space. Any water that does remain on the moon would likely be on the poles, hidden in craters and depressions shaded from the Sun

Walter B Myers

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Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b - Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on 16 December 2009. It is located about 40 years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light - years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a super - Earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After COROT - 7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low dens

Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b - Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on 16 December 2009. It is located about 40 years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light - years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a super - Earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After COROT - 7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low dens

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Artist's view of the solar system - Artist's view of the solar system. Planets are represented in order of proximity to the sun. On the right, the terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon) Mars; on the left, the gas giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. A comet, the asteroid belt and Pluto's orbit are also represented. Our solar system features eight planets, seen in this artist's diagram. Although there is some debate within the science community as to whether Pluto should be classified as a Planet or a dwarf planet, the International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto. This representation is intentionally fanciful, as the planets are depicted far closer together than they really are. Similarly, the bodies' relative sizes are inaccurate. This is done for the purpose of being able to depict the solar system and still represent the bodies with some detail. (Otherwise the Sun would be a mere speck, and the plan

Artist's view of the solar system - Artist's view of the solar system. Planets are represented in order of proximity to the sun. On the right, the terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon) Mars; on the left, the gas giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. A comet, the asteroid belt and Pluto's orbit are also represented. Our solar system features eight planets, seen in this artist's diagram. Although there is some debate within the science community as to whether Pluto should be classified as a Planet or a dwarf planet, the International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto. This representation is intentionally fanciful, as the planets are depicted far closer together than they really are. Similarly, the bodies' relative sizes are inaccurate. This is done for the purpose of being able to depict the solar system and still represent the bodies with some detail. (Otherwise the Sun would be a mere speck, and the plan

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Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b -: Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on December 16, 2009. It is located about 40 light years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light-years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a Super-earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After Corot-7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low de

Exoplanete Gliese 1214 b -: Gliese 1214 b (or GJ 1214 b) is a super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 1214 in the constellation Ophiuchus, whose discovery was announced on December 16, 2009. It is located about 40 light years from the Sun. It is the third discovered exoplanet whose size is smaller than that of a gas giant and the first on which water could be present in large quantities given its size and estimated mass. It could be the first ocean planet discovered. Gliese 1214 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 1214. The parent star is 13 parsecs (approximately 40 light-years) from the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The planet was discovered in December 2009. It is classified as a Super-earth because it is larger than Earth but has a mass and radius significantly less than those of the gas giants in the Solar System. After Corot-7b, it is the second such planet to be known and is the first of a new class of planets with small size and relatively low de

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Nebula NGC 7635 in Cassiopee - The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in Cassiopeia - This nebula is located about 7100 years - light from Earth. A star 40 times more massive than our Sun, called Wolf - Rayet, is responsible for the formation of this bubble; it is the star BD+60* 2522. The Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia is one of the most dramatic emission nebulae visible in the northern hemisphere. Lying at a distance of about 7,000 light - years away and spanning six light - years in diameter, NGC 7635 is quite bright with a magnitude of 7.0. The star in the middle of the bubble, BD+602522, is responsible for this stunning site, for this very hot star emits so much UV radiation that it is able to also heat and excite the surrounding dust and gas, thus emitting its own radiation. It is a Wolf - Rayet star, a very luminous star and also very short - lived. This Wolf - Rayet star is 40 times as massive than our sun

Nebula NGC 7635 in Cassiopee - The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in Cassiopeia - This nebula is located about 7100 years - light from Earth. A star 40 times more massive than our Sun, called Wolf - Rayet, is responsible for the formation of this bubble; it is the star BD+60* 2522. The Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia is one of the most dramatic emission nebulae visible in the northern hemisphere. Lying at a distance of about 7,000 light - years away and spanning six light - years in diameter, NGC 7635 is quite bright with a magnitude of 7.0. The star in the middle of the bubble, BD+602522, is responsible for this stunning site, for this very hot star emits so much UV radiation that it is able to also heat and excite the surrounding dust and gas, thus emitting its own radiation. It is a Wolf - Rayet star, a very luminous star and also very short - lived. This Wolf - Rayet star is 40 times as massive than our sun

Adam Block

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La Voie lactee from one horizon to the other- Pointe du Raz - Milky way - 180* panorama - Pointe du Raz - At the end of September, at the end of the night, the horizon East presents a scattered and inclined light band: it is the zodiacal light generated by dust near the Sun located in the plane of the solar system. This glow is visible at the top of the photo. It extends to the lactee road over forty degrees high. Here, on this view of more than 180*, it is easily visible despite the glows of the city of Audierne. In overprint, the mythological forms of these constellations, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Brittany, 27 September 2008. At the end of September, at the end of the night, the East horizon is displaying a faint, fuzzy and tilted glow: it's the zodiacal light formed by the dust near the Sun along the plan of the Solar System. It extends to about 40* of elevation. In this 180* panorama, the zodiacal light is easily visible despite the glow of the city of Audierne,

La Voie lactee from one horizon to the other- Pointe du Raz - Milky way - 180* panorama - Pointe du Raz - At the end of September, at the end of the night, the horizon East presents a scattered and inclined light band: it is the zodiacal light generated by dust near the Sun located in the plane of the solar system. This glow is visible at the top of the photo. It extends to the lactee road over forty degrees high. Here, on this view of more than 180*, it is easily visible despite the glows of the city of Audierne. In overprint, the mythological forms of these constellations, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Brittany, 27 September 2008. At the end of September, at the end of the night, the East horizon is displaying a faint, fuzzy and tilted glow: it's the zodiacal light formed by the dust near the Sun along the plan of the Solar System. It extends to about 40* of elevation. In this 180* panorama, the zodiacal light is easily visible despite the glow of the city of Audierne,

Laurent Laveder

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Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in Snake - The Eagle nebula in Serpens - Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in Snake. The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are

Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in Snake - The Eagle nebula in Serpens - Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in Snake. The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are

Adam Block

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A Day on Io - 5/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 5/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-5. Ten and a half hours later, the sun set on the horizon of Io. Jupiter is in his last quarter phase. In the distance, a volcano erupts and the gases emitted into the thin atmosphere of Io illuminate in the magnetic field surrounding Jupiter and Io - Io keeps the same face towards Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 5. Ten and a half hours later and the sun has now set below Io's horizon. Jupiter is in its last quarter phase. A distant vo

A Day on Io - 5/6 - Illustration - A Day on Io - 5/6 - Artwork: Io always points the same face towards Jupiter during his orbit and like the Moon from Earth, Jupiter presents different phases to him. This series of images shows the landscape changing in a day from a point in the northern hemisphere of Io-5. Ten and a half hours later, the sun set on the horizon of Io. Jupiter is in his last quarter phase. In the distance, a volcano erupts and the gases emitted into the thin atmosphere of Io illuminate in the magnetic field surrounding Jupiter and Io - Io keeps the same face towards Jupiter as it orbits the planet. For this reason, Jupiter appears to hang motionless in Io's sky. Just as the Earth's Moon does, Jupiter goes through phases as Io orbits it. Here's a gallery showing the view from a location in the northern hemisphere during the course of a single day - 5. Ten and a half hours later and the sun has now set below Io's horizon. Jupiter is in its last quarter phase. A distant vo

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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

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

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Super massive star Eta Carinae - Super massive star Eta Carinae - Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Its mass would be about 120 times that of the Sun with a diameter 1000 times larger than our star. The image obtained by the Hubble space telescope reveals two expanding gas lobes; it is the nebula called the Homuncule, vestige of a huge explosion that the star experienced 150 years ago. The star blows its exterior atmosphere and will eventually explode in a supernova. Eta Carinae is located approximately 8000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. A huge, billowing pair of gas and dust clouds is captured in this stunning Hubble telescope picture of the super - massive star Eta Carinae. Even though Eta Carinae is more than 8,000 light - years away, features 10 billion miles across (about the diameter of our solar system) can be distinguished. Eta Carinae suffered giant outburst about 150 years ago, when it became one of the brightest sta

Super massive star Eta Carinae - Super massive star Eta Carinae - Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Its mass would be about 120 times that of the Sun with a diameter 1000 times larger than our star. The image obtained by the Hubble space telescope reveals two expanding gas lobes; it is the nebula called the Homuncule, vestige of a huge explosion that the star experienced 150 years ago. The star blows its exterior atmosphere and will eventually explode in a supernova. Eta Carinae is located approximately 8000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. A huge, billowing pair of gas and dust clouds is captured in this stunning Hubble telescope picture of the super - massive star Eta Carinae. Even though Eta Carinae is more than 8,000 light - years away, features 10 billion miles across (about the diameter of our solar system) can be distinguished. Eta Carinae suffered giant outburst about 150 years ago, when it became one of the brightest sta

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Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and a

Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and a

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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

Jerry Lodriguss

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Super massive star Eta Carinae - Super massive star Eta Carinae - Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Its mass would be about 120 times that of the Sun with a diameter 1000 times larger than our star. The image obtained by the Hubble space telescope reveals two expanding gas lobes; it is the nebula called the Homuncule, vestige of a huge explosion that the star experienced 150 years ago. The star blows its exterior atmosphere and will eventually explode in a supernova. Eta Carinae is located approximately 8000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. A huge, billowing pair of gas and dust clouds is captured in this stunning Hubble telescope picture of the super - massive star Eta Carinae. Even though Eta Carinae is more than 8,000 light - years away, features 10 billion miles across (about the diameter of our solar system) can be distinguished. Eta Carinae suffered giant outburst about 150 years ago, when it became one of the brightest sta

Super massive star Eta Carinae - Super massive star Eta Carinae - Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Its mass would be about 120 times that of the Sun with a diameter 1000 times larger than our star. The image obtained by the Hubble space telescope reveals two expanding gas lobes; it is the nebula called the Homuncule, vestige of a huge explosion that the star experienced 150 years ago. The star blows its exterior atmosphere and will eventually explode in a supernova. Eta Carinae is located approximately 8000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. A huge, billowing pair of gas and dust clouds is captured in this stunning Hubble telescope picture of the super - massive star Eta Carinae. Even though Eta Carinae is more than 8,000 light - years away, features 10 billion miles across (about the diameter of our solar system) can be distinguished. Eta Carinae suffered giant outburst about 150 years ago, when it became one of the brightest sta

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Open cluster NGC 6242 in Scorpio - Open star cluster NGC 6242 in Scorpius - This cluster is about 3500 years old - light from the Sun and is about 50 million years old. A bright yellow star is in the foreground. This cluster is one of many in the sparkling southern constellation of Scorpius. It is marked by a bright yellow star (spectral type K5) which happens to be in the foreground at a distance of about 1000 light years. The cluster itself is about 3,500 light years from the sun. The cluster is slightly dimmed by foreground dust. This so - called interstellar extinction is common with object close to the Galactic plane. Despite this, it is possible to estimate the age of the cluster by measuring the color and relative brightness of its stars. The age turns out to be about 50 million years, which is quite mature for an open cluster of this type. By now, most of the brightest stars will have turned into supernovae and vanished, leaving this quite modest group to compete with the many

Open cluster NGC 6242 in Scorpio - Open star cluster NGC 6242 in Scorpius - This cluster is about 3500 years old - light from the Sun and is about 50 million years old. A bright yellow star is in the foreground. This cluster is one of many in the sparkling southern constellation of Scorpius. It is marked by a bright yellow star (spectral type K5) which happens to be in the foreground at a distance of about 1000 light years. The cluster itself is about 3,500 light years from the sun. The cluster is slightly dimmed by foreground dust. This so - called interstellar extinction is common with object close to the Galactic plane. Despite this, it is possible to estimate the age of the cluster by measuring the color and relative brightness of its stars. The age turns out to be about 50 million years, which is quite mature for an open cluster of this type. By now, most of the brightest stars will have turned into supernovae and vanished, leaving this quite modest group to compete with the many

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Mars and Zodiacal Light - The Zodiacal Light with Mars - In the middle up, the bright spot is the planet Mars, in the constellation Gemeaux. Below, the zodiac light. The zodiacal light comes from the reflection of the Sun's light on the countless interplanetary dust; it draws the plan of the Solar System. September 20, 2009. The Zodiacal light is visible here as a large diffuse triangular - shaped cone of light rising along the ecliptic, which is tilted a bit to the right. Its base stretches from Leo on the left to the head of Hydra on the right. It goes up through Cancer and into Gemini where it crosses the Milky Way. The planet Mars was also located in Gemini when this photo was taken. The Zodiacal light is composed of fine particles of dust in orbit around the Sun. It is visible because of sunlight scattered by the particles. These particles have sizes between a couple of micrometers and a few millimeters. From the mid - northern latitudes, the Zodiacal light is most easily visible

Mars and Zodiacal Light - The Zodiacal Light with Mars - In the middle up, the bright spot is the planet Mars, in the constellation Gemeaux. Below, the zodiac light. The zodiacal light comes from the reflection of the Sun's light on the countless interplanetary dust; it draws the plan of the Solar System. September 20, 2009. The Zodiacal light is visible here as a large diffuse triangular - shaped cone of light rising along the ecliptic, which is tilted a bit to the right. Its base stretches from Leo on the left to the head of Hydra on the right. It goes up through Cancer and into Gemini where it crosses the Milky Way. The planet Mars was also located in Gemini when this photo was taken. The Zodiacal light is composed of fine particles of dust in orbit around the Sun. It is visible because of sunlight scattered by the particles. These particles have sizes between a couple of micrometers and a few millimeters. From the mid - northern latitudes, the Zodiacal light is most easily visible

Jerry Lodriguss

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Nebula NGC 7635 in Cassiopee - The Bubble Nebula: This nebula is located about 8000 light years from Earth. A star 40 times more massive than our Sun, called Wolf-Rayet, is responsible for the formation of this bubble; it is the star BD+60* 2522. Image obtained by the space telescope Hubble - The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is an emission nebula located 8 000 light-years away - This complete view of the Bubble Nebula allows us to fully appreciate the almost perfectly symmetrical shell which gives the nebula its name. This shell is the result of a powerful flow of gas - known as a stellar wind - from the bright star visible just to the left of centre in this image. The star, SAO 20575, is between ten and twenty times the mass of the Sun and the pressure created by its stellar wind forces the surrounding interstellar material outwards into this bubble-like form - The giant molecular cloud that surrounds the star - glowing in the star's intense ultraviolet radiation - tries to

Nebula NGC 7635 in Cassiopee - The Bubble Nebula: This nebula is located about 8000 light years from Earth. A star 40 times more massive than our Sun, called Wolf-Rayet, is responsible for the formation of this bubble; it is the star BD+60* 2522. Image obtained by the space telescope Hubble - The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is an emission nebula located 8 000 light-years away - This complete view of the Bubble Nebula allows us to fully appreciate the almost perfectly symmetrical shell which gives the nebula its name. This shell is the result of a powerful flow of gas - known as a stellar wind - from the bright star visible just to the left of centre in this image. The star, SAO 20575, is between ten and twenty times the mass of the Sun and the pressure created by its stellar wind forces the surrounding interstellar material outwards into this bubble-like form - The giant molecular cloud that surrounds the star - glowing in the star's intense ultraviolet radiation - tries to

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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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Artist's impression of sunset on the super - Earth world Gliese 667 Cc - This artist's view represents a sunset seen from Super Earth Gliese 667Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B also appear right in the sky. Gliese 667 Cc is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 667 C, located about 23 years from Earth in the constellation of the scorpion. This super Earth was detected using the HARPS program at the La Silla Observatory in Chile in October 2009. This artist's impression shows a sunset seen from the super - Earth Gliese 667 Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B appear in the sky also to the right. On 19 October 2009, the team who built the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, better known as HARPS, the spectrograph for ESO's 3.6 - metre te

Artist's impression of sunset on the super - Earth world Gliese 667 Cc - This artist's view represents a sunset seen from Super Earth Gliese 667Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B also appear right in the sky. Gliese 667 Cc is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gliese 667 C, located about 23 years from Earth in the constellation of the scorpion. This super Earth was detected using the HARPS program at the La Silla Observatory in Chile in October 2009. This artist's impression shows a sunset seen from the super - Earth Gliese 667 Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B appear in the sky also to the right. On 19 October 2009, the team who built the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, better known as HARPS, the spectrograph for ESO's 3.6 - metre te

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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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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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