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Star Formation in the Southern Cross - Star Formation in the Southern Cross - Part of the lactee route in the constellation of the Southern Cross seen in infrared by the Herschel space telescope. The hottest dust appears in blue, the coldest ones appear in red, the new stars will be born. Composite images obtained by SPIRE and PACS instruments on September 3, 2009. Some of the coldest and darkest dust in space shines brightly in this infrared image from the Herschel Observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important participation from NASA. The image is a composite of light captured simultaneously by two of Herschel's three instruments - - the photodetector array camera and spectrometer, and its spectral and photometric imaging receiver. The image reveals a cold and turbulent region where material is just beginning to condense into new stars. It is located in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, 60 degrees from the center. Blue shows warmer material, red the coolest. The red fil

Star Formation in the Southern Cross - Star Formation in the Southern Cross - Part of the lactee route in the constellation of the Southern Cross seen in infrared by the Herschel space telescope. The hottest dust appears in blue, the coldest ones appear in red, the new stars will be born. Composite images obtained by SPIRE and PACS instruments on September 3, 2009. Some of the coldest and darkest dust in space shines brightly in this infrared image from the Herschel Observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important participation from NASA. The image is a composite of light captured simultaneously by two of Herschel's three instruments - - the photodetector array camera and spectrometer, and its spectral and photometric imaging receiver. The image reveals a cold and turbulent region where material is just beginning to condense into new stars. It is located in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, 60 degrees from the center. Blue shows warmer material, red the coolest. The red fil

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The Rosette nebula in Monoceros - The Rosette nebula in Monoceros - The Rosette nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas situated about 5500 years from the Earth. In the center of the nebula, a cluster of blue stars, NGC 2244, formed less than a million years ago. The Rosetta Nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas, extending over an area of more than 1 degree across, or about 5 times the area covered by the full moon. Its parts have been assigned different NGC numbers: 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246. Within the nebula, open star cluster NGC 2244 is situated, consisted of the young stars which recently formed from the nebula's material, and the brightest of which make the nebula shine by exciting its atoms to emit radiation. This composite mosaic (Hybrid Image) was assembled from multiple frames taken at different focal lengths with different instruments. The image data included approximately 9 hours of hydrogen alpha filtered data and was acquired using an AP155 (F7), FSQ 106 (F5), STL11000.

The Rosette nebula in Monoceros - The Rosette nebula in Monoceros - The Rosette nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas situated about 5500 years from the Earth. In the center of the nebula, a cluster of blue stars, NGC 2244, formed less than a million years ago. The Rosetta Nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas, extending over an area of more than 1 degree across, or about 5 times the area covered by the full moon. Its parts have been assigned different NGC numbers: 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246. Within the nebula, open star cluster NGC 2244 is situated, consisted of the young stars which recently formed from the nebula's material, and the brightest of which make the nebula shine by exciting its atoms to emit radiation. This composite mosaic (Hybrid Image) was assembled from multiple frames taken at different focal lengths with different instruments. The image data included approximately 9 hours of hydrogen alpha filtered data and was acquired using an AP155 (F7), FSQ 106 (F5), STL11000.

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Nebula NGC 6164-5 in the Rule - The emission nebula NGC 6164-65: This nebula is located about 4000 light years from Earth. It is a bipolar nebula around a very hot star at the end of life, the star HD 148937 - NGC 6164-65 is a bipolar nebula surrounding the peculiar O 7f star HD 148937. Although the nebula was believed initially to represent a planetary nebula, it is now understood to represent a shell-like ejected nebula, formed by the winds of its young central star. Wind blown nebulae are usually considered the outcome of Wolf-Rayet type stars (WR), evolved O-type stars that have left the main sequence, molding their surroundings by way of fierce stellar winds. In the case of the S-shaped bipolar nebula NGC 6164-65, the central star is not a WR star, but a young O-type supergiant of 40 solar masses. Relatively few examples of such objects are known to exist, making NGC 6164-65 particularly unique. The true age of the star is not known although estimates of its age vary from a pre-ma

Nebula NGC 6164-5 in the Rule - The emission nebula NGC 6164-65: This nebula is located about 4000 light years from Earth. It is a bipolar nebula around a very hot star at the end of life, the star HD 148937 - NGC 6164-65 is a bipolar nebula surrounding the peculiar O 7f star HD 148937. Although the nebula was believed initially to represent a planetary nebula, it is now understood to represent a shell-like ejected nebula, formed by the winds of its young central star. Wind blown nebulae are usually considered the outcome of Wolf-Rayet type stars (WR), evolved O-type stars that have left the main sequence, molding their surroundings by way of fierce stellar winds. In the case of the S-shaped bipolar nebula NGC 6164-65, the central star is not a WR star, but a young O-type supergiant of 40 solar masses. Relatively few examples of such objects are known to exist, making NGC 6164-65 particularly unique. The true age of the star is not known although estimates of its age vary from a pre-ma

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Orion Nebula (M42 - 43) - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years ago - the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The Orion Nebula is famous for a number of reasons. It is the nearest bright nebula to us and can be seen with the naked eye. Its brightness led to it being the first nebula ever photographed (in 1882) and its proximity (1500 light years) means that we know more about it than any other star - forming region. It is also in a very active stage of star formation and it is perfectly placed for us to explore the intimate details of the birth of stars. The inner regions are glowing mainly in the red light of excited hydrogen, which together with some green emission from oxygen give the centre of the nebula a yellowish colour. The energy for this spectacular display comes from the small cluster of stars in the brightest part of the nebula. Three, five - minute exposures were used to make this pict

Orion Nebula (M42 - 43) - The Orion Nebula - Located 1500 years ago - the Orion Nebula is the closest region to the formation of stars of the Sun. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The Orion Nebula is famous for a number of reasons. It is the nearest bright nebula to us and can be seen with the naked eye. Its brightness led to it being the first nebula ever photographed (in 1882) and its proximity (1500 light years) means that we know more about it than any other star - forming region. It is also in a very active stage of star formation and it is perfectly placed for us to explore the intimate details of the birth of stars. The inner regions are glowing mainly in the red light of excited hydrogen, which together with some green emission from oxygen give the centre of the nebula a yellowish colour. The energy for this spectacular display comes from the small cluster of stars in the brightest part of the nebula. Three, five - minute exposures were used to make this pict

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Open Cluster of Pleiades - The Pleiades star cluster - The Pleiades cluster (M45) is a cluster of about 500 young stars nees 150 million years ago. Visible in the constellation Taurus, this cluster is 440 years from the Earth. Brown dwarfs have been observed in this cluster. The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is one of the brightest and famous star clusters visible in the northern hemisphere. It consists of about 500 bright, hot, young stars that were all born at the same time between 75 and 150 million years ago within a large cloud of dust and gas. The cluster contains many stars, of which only a handful are commonly visible to the naked eye. The blue haze that accompanies them is due to very fine dust which still remains and preferentially reflects the blue light from the stars. This star cluster lie some 440 light years away from the Earth, in the constellation of Taurus

Open Cluster of Pleiades - The Pleiades star cluster - The Pleiades cluster (M45) is a cluster of about 500 young stars nees 150 million years ago. Visible in the constellation Taurus, this cluster is 440 years from the Earth. Brown dwarfs have been observed in this cluster. The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is one of the brightest and famous star clusters visible in the northern hemisphere. It consists of about 500 bright, hot, young stars that were all born at the same time between 75 and 150 million years ago within a large cloud of dust and gas. The cluster contains many stars, of which only a handful are commonly visible to the naked eye. The blue haze that accompanies them is due to very fine dust which still remains and preferentially reflects the blue light from the stars. This star cluster lie some 440 light years away from the Earth, in the constellation of Taurus

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Circumpolar - Star trails around north celestial pole - Photographic pose around the polar star. Long exposure image; because the earth rotates on it's own axis, during the exposure the stars seem to revolve around a point in the sky very near to Polaris

Circumpolar - Star trails around north celestial pole - Photographic pose around the polar star. Long exposure image; because the earth rotates on it's own axis, during the exposure the stars seem to revolve around a point in the sky very near to Polaris

B&S.Fletcher

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Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in the constellation of Bream - The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado - Tarantula Nebula in the large Magellan cloud seen with the FORS2 instrument on the KUEYEN telescope (VLT) February 1, 2000. The Tarantula Nebula (or 30 bream) is the largest star-forming region of the Magellan Grand Cloud. It is located 170,000 light years ago in the constellation Dorado (southern hemisphere). At the center of this nebula, the open cluster of R136 stars, clusters of hot and massive stars. The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as obtained with FORS2 at KUEYEN (VLT) on the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. It is a composite of three exposures

Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in the constellation of Bream - The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado - Tarantula Nebula in the large Magellan cloud seen with the FORS2 instrument on the KUEYEN telescope (VLT) February 1, 2000. The Tarantula Nebula (or 30 bream) is the largest star-forming region of the Magellan Grand Cloud. It is located 170,000 light years ago in the constellation Dorado (southern hemisphere). At the center of this nebula, the open cluster of R136 stars, clusters of hot and massive stars. The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as obtained with FORS2 at KUEYEN (VLT) on the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. It is a composite of three exposures

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Around the Tarantula Nebula - Around the Tarantula nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Known as the Tarantula Nebula for its spidery appearance, the 30 Doradus complex is a monstrous stellar factory. It is the largest emission nebula in the sky, and can be seen far down in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light - years, in the southern constellation Dorado. It is part of one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula contains some of the most massive stars known

Around the Tarantula Nebula - Around the Tarantula nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Known as the Tarantula Nebula for its spidery appearance, the 30 Doradus complex is a monstrous stellar factory. It is the largest emission nebula in the sky, and can be seen far down in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light - years, in the southern constellation Dorado. It is part of one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula contains some of the most massive stars known

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Etoile filante -Perseide - Perseid meteor - Rain d'étoiles filantes vue le 12/08/2008. Perseid meteor seem to radiate out of the same point in the constellation of Perseus in this composite exposure taken on August 12, 2008 during the Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseids are tiny bits of dust left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle on one of its day's through the Solar system. Although the comet is now far away, the dust left behind stays in orbit around the Sun, and sometimes the Earth passes through this dust trail, causing a meteor shower. The colors in the meteor's path come from different emissions as the meteor, speeding at 132,000 miles per hour, burns up and interacts with molecules in the upper atmosphere

Etoile filante -Perseide - Perseid meteor - Rain d'étoiles filantes vue le 12/08/2008. Perseid meteor seem to radiate out of the same point in the constellation of Perseus in this composite exposure taken on August 12, 2008 during the Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseids are tiny bits of dust left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle on one of its day's through the Solar system. Although the comet is now far away, the dust left behind stays in orbit around the Sun, and sometimes the Earth passes through this dust trail, causing a meteor shower. The colors in the meteor's path come from different emissions as the meteor, speeding at 132,000 miles per hour, burns up and interacts with molecules in the upper atmosphere

Jerry Lodriguss

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Shooting Star-Illustration - Leonid meteor storm Artwork - Artist's view of a rain by Leonides

Shooting Star-Illustration - Leonid meteor storm Artwork - Artist's view of a rain by Leonides

S. Numazawa

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Star Trails - Star Trails - Lighted Trees and Star Lines. Iran Trees and star trails

Star Trails - Star Trails - Lighted Trees and Star Lines. Iran Trees and star trails

Oshin Zakarian

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Scenario of the formation of a star - Scenario of the formation of a star. From left to right: 1. Interstellar gas and dust cloud, zooming on a blood cell. 2. Contraction and warming of the blood cell. 3. The blood cell flattened around the young star. 4. young star. Left is a cloud of gaz and interstellar dust. Inside is a dark globule which will contract to create a rotating disk flattening, at the center of this disk, the stars ingnites

Scenario of the formation of a star - Scenario of the formation of a star. From left to right: 1. Interstellar gas and dust cloud, zooming on a blood cell. 2. Contraction and warming of the blood cell. 3. The blood cell flattened around the young star. 4. young star. Left is a cloud of gaz and interstellar dust. Inside is a dark globule which will contract to create a rotating disk flattening, at the center of this disk, the stars ingnites

P. Carril

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Comete Machholz et l'amas des Pleiades - Comet Machholz passes near the Pleiades on January 8, 2005 - January 8, 2005

Comete Machholz et l'amas des Pleiades - Comet Machholz passes near the Pleiades on January 8, 2005 - January 8, 2005

Jerry Lodriguss

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Etoile filante -Perseide - Perseid meteor - Perseide seen on 12/08/2008. A bright Perseid meteor flares as it burns up in the upper atmosphere at the beginning of morning twilight on August 12, 2008 during the Perseid Meteor Shower

Etoile filante -Perseide - Perseid meteor - Perseide seen on 12/08/2008. A bright Perseid meteor flares as it burns up in the upper atmosphere at the beginning of morning twilight on August 12, 2008 during the Perseid Meteor Shower

Jerry Lodriguss

PIX4598847

Constellation Cancer - Cancer constellation - Down the picture, the Creche cluster, M44

Constellation Cancer - Cancer constellation - Down the picture, the Creche cluster, M44

Christopher Picking

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Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years

Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years

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Nebula NGC 1555 and star T - Tauri - Nebula NGC 1555 with T - Tauri - Nebula NGC 1555 (Hind variable nebula) in the constellation Tauri. Within this nebula a yellow cloud surrounds a T - Tauri star, a very young star in formation. The orange star in this view is T Tauri, prototype of the class of T Tauri variable stars. Nearby it is a dusty yellow cosmic cloud historically known as Hind's Variable Nebula (NGC 1555/1554). Over 400 light - years away, at the edge of a molecular cloud, both star and nebula are seen to vary significantly in brightness but not necessarily at the same time, adding to the mystery of the intriguing region. T Tauri stars are now generally recognized as young (less than a few million years old), sun - like stars still in the early stages of formation

Nebula NGC 1555 and star T - Tauri - Nebula NGC 1555 with T - Tauri - Nebula NGC 1555 (Hind variable nebula) in the constellation Tauri. Within this nebula a yellow cloud surrounds a T - Tauri star, a very young star in formation. The orange star in this view is T Tauri, prototype of the class of T Tauri variable stars. Nearby it is a dusty yellow cosmic cloud historically known as Hind's Variable Nebula (NGC 1555/1554). Over 400 light - years away, at the edge of a molecular cloud, both star and nebula are seen to vary significantly in brightness but not necessarily at the same time, adding to the mystery of the intriguing region. T Tauri stars are now generally recognized as young (less than a few million years old), sun - like stars still in the early stages of formation

Adam Block

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Shooting star rain - Leonid Meteor Storm - Leonides, near Betelgeuse in Orion. 18 November 2001. 3 meteors near Betelgeuse in Orion. Nov 18, 2001

Shooting star rain - Leonid Meteor Storm - Leonides, near Betelgeuse in Orion. 18 November 2001. 3 meteors near Betelgeuse in Orion. Nov 18, 2001

Jerry Lodriguss

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Tarantula Nebula in the Great Magellan Cloud - Tarantula nebula (NGC 2070) in Dorado - NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy, in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by combining light through different filters (SII 5x 2min, Ha 20x 2min, [OIII] 11x 2min, H - beta 10x 2min, L (IR) 2x 2min, IR 4x 2min, R 8x 2min, G 5x 2min). The largest emission nebula in the sky, the Tarantula Nebula (also known as NGC 2070 or 30 Doradus) is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in the southern hemisphere at about 170,000 light year from Earth. Image obtained with different filters (SII 5x 2min, Ha 20x 2min, [OIII] 11x 2min, H - beta 10x 2min, L (IR) 2x 2min, IR 4x 2min, R 8x 2min, G 5x 2min)

Tarantula Nebula in the Great Magellan Cloud - Tarantula nebula (NGC 2070) in Dorado - NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy, in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by combining light through different filters (SII 5x 2min, Ha 20x 2min, [OIII] 11x 2min, H - beta 10x 2min, L (IR) 2x 2min, IR 4x 2min, R 8x 2min, G 5x 2min). The largest emission nebula in the sky, the Tarantula Nebula (also known as NGC 2070 or 30 Doradus) is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in the southern hemisphere at about 170,000 light year from Earth. Image obtained with different filters (SII 5x 2min, Ha 20x 2min, [OIII] 11x 2min, H - beta 10x 2min, L (IR) 2x 2min, IR 4x 2min, R 8x 2min, G 5x 2min)

Sebastian Voltmer

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Interacting Galaxies Arp 240 - Interacting galaxies Arp 240 - The galaxy Arp 240 is located about 300 million light years away from Earth in the constellation of the Virgin. Composed of spiral galaxies NGC 5257 and NGC 5258, this interacting system presents important star formations. The two galaxies contain a supermassive black hole in the centre. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 20 December 2001. NGC 5257/8 (Arp 240) is an astonishing galaxy pair, composed of spiral galaxies of similar mass and size, NGC 5257 and NGC 5258. The galaxies are visibly interacting with each other via a bridge of dim stars connecting the two galaxies, almost like two dancers holding hands while performing a pirouette. Both galaxies harbor supermassive black holes in their centers and are actively forming new stars in their disks. Arp 240 is located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 300 million light - years away, and is the 240th galaxy in ARP's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. With the e

Interacting Galaxies Arp 240 - Interacting galaxies Arp 240 - The galaxy Arp 240 is located about 300 million light years away from Earth in the constellation of the Virgin. Composed of spiral galaxies NGC 5257 and NGC 5258, this interacting system presents important star formations. The two galaxies contain a supermassive black hole in the centre. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 20 December 2001. NGC 5257/8 (Arp 240) is an astonishing galaxy pair, composed of spiral galaxies of similar mass and size, NGC 5257 and NGC 5258. The galaxies are visibly interacting with each other via a bridge of dim stars connecting the two galaxies, almost like two dancers holding hands while performing a pirouette. Both galaxies harbor supermassive black holes in their centers and are actively forming new stars in their disks. Arp 240 is located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 300 million light - years away, and is the 240th galaxy in ARP's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. With the e

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Comparison of the sizes of the Sun, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Antares - Size comparison: Sun, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Antares - The Sun (small dot on the right), and the blue supergiant star Rigel, are here compared to the supergiant red stars Betelgeuse (left), and Antares (in the background). The Sun (little dot at right) and Rigel are dwarfed by the red supergiants Betelgeuse (at left) and Antares (in background). Antares (alpha Scorpii) is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius

Comparison of the sizes of the Sun, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Antares - Size comparison: Sun, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Antares - The Sun (small dot on the right), and the blue supergiant star Rigel, are here compared to the supergiant red stars Betelgeuse (left), and Antares (in the background). The Sun (little dot at right) and Rigel are dwarfed by the red supergiants Betelgeuse (at left) and Antares (in background). Antares (alpha Scorpii) is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius

M. Carroll

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Nebula NGC 6188 in the Altar - The NGC 6188 nebula and NGC 6193 in Ara - Nebula NGC 6188 is located about 4000 years from Earth. It is home to a cluster of young stars NGC 6193, formed three million years ago. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Here we see two bright stars whose radiant energy is beating down on to the surface of a dark cloud, very similar to the Horsehead in Orion. The cloud itself is opaque and because of that, very cold inside. These conditions are ideal for the formation of organic molecules on the surfaces of the chilled dust particles. The opacity of the cloud protects the fragile molecules within from the energetic radiation of nearby stars, but as its surface is gradually warmed and eroded, the delicate organic molecules are destroyed and the hydrogen released glows as a distinctive red emission nebula

Nebula NGC 6188 in the Altar - The NGC 6188 nebula and NGC 6193 in Ara - Nebula NGC 6188 is located about 4000 years from Earth. It is home to a cluster of young stars NGC 6193, formed three million years ago. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. Here we see two bright stars whose radiant energy is beating down on to the surface of a dark cloud, very similar to the Horsehead in Orion. The cloud itself is opaque and because of that, very cold inside. These conditions are ideal for the formation of organic molecules on the surfaces of the chilled dust particles. The opacity of the cloud protects the fragile molecules within from the energetic radiation of nearby stars, but as its surface is gradually warmed and eroded, the delicate organic molecules are destroyed and the hydrogen released glows as a distinctive red emission nebula

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Globular cluster NGC 6723 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster NGC 6723 in Sagittarius - This cluster of stars is located about 30,000 years ago - light from Earth

Globular cluster NGC 6723 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster NGC 6723 in Sagittarius - This cluster of stars is located about 30,000 years ago - light from Earth

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Open cluster M7 in Scorpio - Open cluster M7 in Scorpius - This cluster contains a hundred stars and is located about 780 years from Earth. His stars are 220 million years old. This cluster is roughly 780 light years from Earth. Its stars are about 220 million year - old

Open cluster M7 in Scorpio - Open cluster M7 in Scorpius - This cluster contains a hundred stars and is located about 780 years from Earth. His stars are 220 million years old. This cluster is roughly 780 light years from Earth. Its stars are about 220 million year - old

R. Gendler

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Open cluster NGC 6830 in the Little Fox - Open cluster NGC 6830 in Vulpecula - The NGC 6830 cluster is a cluster composed of 20 to 30 very scattered stars; its distance is estimated at 5,500 years - light. This cluster of 20 to 30 stars is located 5 500 light years away

Open cluster NGC 6830 in the Little Fox - Open cluster NGC 6830 in Vulpecula - The NGC 6830 cluster is a cluster composed of 20 to 30 very scattered stars; its distance is estimated at 5,500 years - light. This cluster of 20 to 30 stars is located 5 500 light years away

Jim Misti

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Globular cluster M3 in Hunting Dogs - Globular cluster M3 in Canes Venatici - This cluster contains about 500,000 stars and is located 100,000 years - light from Earth. This globular cluster is about 100,000 light - years from us and contains approximately 555,000 stars

Globular cluster M3 in Hunting Dogs - Globular cluster M3 in Canes Venatici - This cluster contains about 500,000 stars and is located 100,000 years - light from Earth. This globular cluster is about 100,000 light - years from us and contains approximately 555,000 stars

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Globular cluster M107 in Ophiuchus - Globular cluster M107 in Ophiuchu

Globular cluster M107 in Ophiuchus - Globular cluster M107 in Ophiuchu

Jim Misti

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Constellation of Little Ursa - Constellation of Ursa Mino

Constellation of Little Ursa - Constellation of Ursa Mino

Vincent Toporenko

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Intensive star formation in an active galaxy - Starburst galaxy. Artwor

Intensive star formation in an active galaxy - Starburst galaxy. Artwor

S. Numazawa

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Barree spiral galaxy M109 in the Great Bear - Barred spiral galaxy M109 in Ursa Major - The barree spiral galaxy M109 (NGC 3992) is located about 45 million years away - light from Earth. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. The barred spiral galaxy M109 (NGC 3992) is located at about 45 million light year from the Earth

Barree spiral galaxy M109 in the Great Bear - Barred spiral galaxy M109 in Ursa Major - The barree spiral galaxy M109 (NGC 3992) is located about 45 million years away - light from Earth. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. The barred spiral galaxy M109 (NGC 3992) is located at about 45 million light year from the Earth

R. Jay GaBany

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Nebula NGC 7023 in Cephee - NGC 7023 (The Iris Nebula) in Cepheus - The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflexion nebula illuminated by the massive star HD 200775. The bright star HD 200775 shining through the nebula NGC 7023 is a 10 solar mass star centrally imbedded in a region surrounded by ambient molecular cloud material. Suns are born from vast clouds of dust and gas that gather in the dark places between the stars. Gravity causes these interstellar vapors to collapse inward until the pressure causes high enough temperatures at its center to fuse hydrogen, the university's basic building block, into helium - an event that also releases gamma - ray photons. These photons can take a million years to travel outward through the overlying matter until they reach the surface and escape into space as visible light. The push of the photon's rush to make an exit also stops the cloud's collapse and thus what began as thin gas and dust becomes a brilliant star illuminating the heavens and possi

Nebula NGC 7023 in Cephee - NGC 7023 (The Iris Nebula) in Cepheus - The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflexion nebula illuminated by the massive star HD 200775. The bright star HD 200775 shining through the nebula NGC 7023 is a 10 solar mass star centrally imbedded in a region surrounded by ambient molecular cloud material. Suns are born from vast clouds of dust and gas that gather in the dark places between the stars. Gravity causes these interstellar vapors to collapse inward until the pressure causes high enough temperatures at its center to fuse hydrogen, the university's basic building block, into helium - an event that also releases gamma - ray photons. These photons can take a million years to travel outward through the overlying matter until they reach the surface and escape into space as visible light. The push of the photon's rush to make an exit also stops the cloud's collapse and thus what began as thin gas and dust becomes a brilliant star illuminating the heavens and possi

Adam Block

PIX4620555

Star Formation in Cassiopee - Star Formation in Cassiopeia - This star-forming region, called W5, is located approximately 6500 light years ago in the constellation Cassiopee. Several generations of stars appear on this cliche; the older ones are the blue stars in the centre of the two cavities; the younger stars are grouped at the edges of these cavities and at the ends of the gas pillars or they appear like pink dots; the white areas are home to the very young stars in formation. In this infrared image, heated dust appears in red, dense gas clouds appear in green. Composite image obtained by the Spitzer space telescope in 2006 and 2007. Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star - forming region, called W5, the oldest stars can be seen as blue dots in the centers of the two hollow cavities (other blue dots are background and foreground stars not associated with the region). Younger stars line the rims of the cavi

Star Formation in Cassiopee - Star Formation in Cassiopeia - This star-forming region, called W5, is located approximately 6500 light years ago in the constellation Cassiopee. Several generations of stars appear on this cliche; the older ones are the blue stars in the centre of the two cavities; the younger stars are grouped at the edges of these cavities and at the ends of the gas pillars or they appear like pink dots; the white areas are home to the very young stars in formation. In this infrared image, heated dust appears in red, dense gas clouds appear in green. Composite image obtained by the Spitzer space telescope in 2006 and 2007. Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star - forming region, called W5, the oldest stars can be seen as blue dots in the centers of the two hollow cavities (other blue dots are background and foreground stars not associated with the region). Younger stars line the rims of the cavi

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Interacting galaxies ESO 593 - 8 in Sagittarius - Interacting galaxies ESO 593 - 8 in Sagittarius - The galaxy ESO 593 - 8 is located about 650 million years away from Earth. It's a pair of interacting galaxies that will probably merge into a single galaxy. Regions of intense star formations appear in blue. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 19 March 2002. ESO 593 - 8 is an impressive pair of interacting galaxies with a feather - like galaxy crossing a companion galaxy. The two components will probably merge to form a single galaxy in the future. The pair is adorned with a number of bright blue star clusters. ESO 593 - 8 is located in the constellation of Sagittarius, the Archer, some 650 million light - years away from Earth. Image taken by the Hubble space telescope on march 19, 2002

Interacting galaxies ESO 593 - 8 in Sagittarius - Interacting galaxies ESO 593 - 8 in Sagittarius - The galaxy ESO 593 - 8 is located about 650 million years away from Earth. It's a pair of interacting galaxies that will probably merge into a single galaxy. Regions of intense star formations appear in blue. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 19 March 2002. ESO 593 - 8 is an impressive pair of interacting galaxies with a feather - like galaxy crossing a companion galaxy. The two components will probably merge to form a single galaxy in the future. The pair is adorned with a number of bright blue star clusters. ESO 593 - 8 is located in the constellation of Sagittarius, the Archer, some 650 million light - years away from Earth. Image taken by the Hubble space telescope on march 19, 2002

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Nebuleuse Barnard 86 & open cluster NGC 6520 - Dark nebula Barnard 86 and open cluster NGC 6520 - NGC 6520, in the center of the image, is a cluster of young stars, aged a few million years. To its right is the dark nebula, Barnard 86, a cloud of molecular gas and dust, very cold, in which stars form. In the background, the billions of years old stars of Sagittarius. NGC 6520 is a young star cluster formed only millions of years ago. Besides, the dark nebula Barnard 86, a molecular cloud, very cold, from which the stars of NGC 6520 surely formed. All around them, oldest stars, which are billions of years old, form the star clouds of Sagittarius in the southern Milky Way and are in orbit around the inner part of the Galaxy. They are cool and yellow

Nebuleuse Barnard 86 & open cluster NGC 6520 - Dark nebula Barnard 86 and open cluster NGC 6520 - NGC 6520, in the center of the image, is a cluster of young stars, aged a few million years. To its right is the dark nebula, Barnard 86, a cloud of molecular gas and dust, very cold, in which stars form. In the background, the billions of years old stars of Sagittarius. NGC 6520 is a young star cluster formed only millions of years ago. Besides, the dark nebula Barnard 86, a molecular cloud, very cold, from which the stars of NGC 6520 surely formed. All around them, oldest stars, which are billions of years old, form the star clouds of Sagittarius in the southern Milky Way and are in orbit around the inner part of the Galaxy. They are cool and yellow

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Stars and Perseide - Star trails and bright meteor - A brilliant shooting star (Perseide) crosses the constellation of Orion above the historic castle of Saryazd in the prvince of Yazd in Iran. A bright meteor at the night of Perseid meteor shower passes through constellation of Orion over the historic castle of Saryazd in central Iran

Stars and Perseide - Star trails and bright meteor - A brilliant shooting star (Perseide) crosses the constellation of Orion above the historic castle of Saryazd in the prvince of Yazd in Iran. A bright meteor at the night of Perseid meteor shower passes through constellation of Orion over the historic castle of Saryazd in central Iran

Oshin Zakarian

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

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

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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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Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellan Cloud - Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud - Photo of the nebula NGC 346 in the galaxy of the Small Magellan Cloud obtained by the Hubble space telescope. At the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars in which some stars are only 5 million years old. Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby irregular galaxy, seen by the Hubble space telescope in July 2004. In the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars, some of them are less than 5 million years old

Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellan Cloud - Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud - Photo of the nebula NGC 346 in the galaxy of the Small Magellan Cloud obtained by the Hubble space telescope. At the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars in which some stars are only 5 million years old. Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby irregular galaxy, seen by the Hubble space telescope in July 2004. In the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars, some of them are less than 5 million years old

R. Gendler

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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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Star Flames - Artist View - Starburst region Artwork - Multiple Star Births

Star Flames - Artist View - Starburst region Artwork - Multiple Star Births

S. Numazawa

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Open cluster M52 in Cassiopee - Open cluster M52 in Cassiopeia - M52 (NGC 7654) is an open cluster that contains about 200 stars

Open cluster M52 in Cassiopee - Open cluster M52 in Cassiopeia - M52 (NGC 7654) is an open cluster that contains about 200 stars

R. Gendler

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Open cluster NGC 7762 in Cephee - Open cluster NGC 7762 in Cepheu

Open cluster NGC 7762 in Cephee - Open cluster NGC 7762 in Cepheu

R. Gendler

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Globular cluster M79 in Lievre - Globular cluster M79 in Lepus - The globular cluster M79 (NGC 1904) is located about 40,000 light years away from Earth. The globular cluster M79 (NGC 1904) is located about 40 000 light year away in Lepus

Globular cluster M79 in Lievre - Globular cluster M79 in Lepus - The globular cluster M79 (NGC 1904) is located about 40,000 light years away from Earth. The globular cluster M79 (NGC 1904) is located about 40 000 light year away in Lepus

Jim Misti

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Star Line - Star trail

Star Line - Star trail

G. Cannat

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Comete Machholz and the Pleiades Cluster - Comet Machholz passes near the Pleiades on January 7, 2005 - January 7, 2005

Comete Machholz and the Pleiades Cluster - Comet Machholz passes near the Pleiades on January 7, 2005 - January 7, 2005

Sebastian Voltmer

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Star cluster in the nebula NGC 3603 - Star cluster in NGC 3603 nebula - Cluster of young stars in the nebula NGC 3603, located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 29 December 2005. NGC 3603 is a prominent star - forming region located in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way, about 20,000 light - years away from our Solar System. This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a young star cluster surrounded by a vast region of dust and gas. Most of the bright stars in the image are hot blue stars whose ultraviolet radiation and violent winds have blown out an enormous cavity in the gas and dust enveloping the cluster

Star cluster in the nebula NGC 3603 - Star cluster in NGC 3603 nebula - Cluster of young stars in the nebula NGC 3603, located about 20,000 years ago - light from Earth in the southern constellation of Carene. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on 29 December 2005. NGC 3603 is a prominent star - forming region located in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way, about 20,000 light - years away from our Solar System. This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a young star cluster surrounded by a vast region of dust and gas. Most of the bright stars in the image are hot blue stars whose ultraviolet radiation and violent winds have blown out an enormous cavity in the gas and dust enveloping the cluster

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Telescope Gemini south - Gemini South Telescope - Circumpolar on the dome of the 8.2 m Gemini south telescope at the summit of Cerro Pachon in Chile. Circumpolar over Gemini South Telescope at the top of Cerro Pachon in Chile

Telescope Gemini south - Gemini South Telescope - Circumpolar on the dome of the 8.2 m Gemini south telescope at the summit of Cerro Pachon in Chile. Circumpolar over Gemini South Telescope at the top of Cerro Pachon in Chile

Stefan Seip

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The Pleiades cluster with zodiacal light - The Pleiades cluster with zodiacal light - The zodiacal light that extends here from the bottom right of the image to the Pleiades and the Taurus, comes from the reflection of the light of the Sun on the countless interplanetary dust; it draws the plane of the Solar System. The faint cone of light extending from the horizon along the ecliptic is known as zodiacal light. It comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. One can see it here from the bottom right of the image to beyond the Pleiades cluster in the center of the image

The Pleiades cluster with zodiacal light - The Pleiades cluster with zodiacal light - The zodiacal light that extends here from the bottom right of the image to the Pleiades and the Taurus, comes from the reflection of the light of the Sun on the countless interplanetary dust; it draws the plane of the Solar System. The faint cone of light extending from the horizon along the ecliptic is known as zodiacal light. It comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. One can see it here from the bottom right of the image to beyond the Pleiades cluster in the center of the image

Laurent Laveder

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Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor storm Nov 19 200

Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor storm Nov 19 200

S. Numazawa

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Shooting Star Rain - Leonid Meteor Storm - Leonides, November 18, 2001. Radiant in the constellation Leo. Nov 18 2001

Shooting Star Rain - Leonid Meteor Storm - Leonides, November 18, 2001. Radiant in the constellation Leo. Nov 18 2001

Jerry Lodriguss

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Circumpolar - China - Star trails around north celestial pole - Photographic pose around the polar star. Prairie Kalajun, Xinjiang, China, 27 July 2008. Startrail taken from Kalajun Prairie, Xinjiang, China on Jul 27, 2008

Circumpolar - China - Star trails around north celestial pole - Photographic pose around the polar star. Prairie Kalajun, Xinjiang, China, 27 July 2008. Startrail taken from Kalajun Prairie, Xinjiang, China on Jul 27, 2008

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Young stars in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4163 - Young stars in dwarf galaxy NGC 4163 - NGC 4163 is an irregular dwarf galaxy located about 10 million years ago - light of the Earth in the constellation Hunting Dogs

Young stars in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4163 - Young stars in dwarf galaxy NGC 4163 - NGC 4163 is an irregular dwarf galaxy located about 10 million years ago - light of the Earth in the constellation Hunting Dogs

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S star Monocerotis and nebula - Fox Fur nebula in Monoceros - The region to the right of the bright star S Monocerotis is called Fox Fur nebula. This region where gas mixes with interstellar dust is located above the Cone nebula, about 2600 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several images. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. The dust is mixed with gas and this affects the appearance of the emission nebulae, giving some of the faintest a curious 'fox fur' texture in this photograph. S Mon is part of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264 located about 2600 light years away, just north of the Cone nebula

S star Monocerotis and nebula - Fox Fur nebula in Monoceros - The region to the right of the bright star S Monocerotis is called Fox Fur nebula. This region where gas mixes with interstellar dust is located above the Cone nebula, about 2600 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several images. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. The dust is mixed with gas and this affects the appearance of the emission nebulae, giving some of the faintest a curious 'fox fur' texture in this photograph. S Mon is part of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264 located about 2600 light years away, just north of the Cone nebula

R. Jay GaBany

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Nebula NGC 2170 in Unicorn - Nebula NGC 2170 in Monoceros - Nebula by reflexion located in the constellation Unicorn. This rich collection of predominantly reflection and sparse emission nebulosity exists in the western part of a vast star forming region known as the Mon R 2 association. The “” R”” designation stands for reflection and indicates an association of stars illuminating reflection nebulae. Most of the members of Mon R 2 are type B stars located along an east - west line stretching across 2 degrees of the winter sky, situated about 8 degrees east of the Orion Nebula. The Mon R 2 association resides at a distance of 830 pc and formed about 6 to 10 million years ago along the edge of the Mon R2 molecular cloud

Nebula NGC 2170 in Unicorn - Nebula NGC 2170 in Monoceros - Nebula by reflexion located in the constellation Unicorn. This rich collection of predominantly reflection and sparse emission nebulosity exists in the western part of a vast star forming region known as the Mon R 2 association. The “” R”” designation stands for reflection and indicates an association of stars illuminating reflection nebulae. Most of the members of Mon R 2 are type B stars located along an east - west line stretching across 2 degrees of the winter sky, situated about 8 degrees east of the Orion Nebula. The Mon R 2 association resides at a distance of 830 pc and formed about 6 to 10 million years ago along the edge of the Mon R2 molecular cloud

R. Gendler

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The evolution of the Sun - Illustration - The evolution of the Sun - Illustration - Artist's view of the evolution of a yellow star, such as the Sun

The evolution of the Sun - Illustration - The evolution of the Sun - Illustration - Artist's view of the evolution of a yellow star, such as the Sun

P. Carril

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Nebula NGC 7129 in Cephee: Nebula by reflexion located 3300 light years from Earth. This nebula houses very young stars, aged less than a million years old. - NGC 7129 is a young compact star forming region which displays an unusual patchwork of colorful nebulosity and bright stars contrasted against the dust clouds of the Milky Way. NGC 7129 contains several bright reflection nebulae including the large blue reflection cloud NGC 7133 and the unusual small yellow reflection cloud LBN497. Also conspicuous in the field are several bright Herbig-Haro objects, the signatures of young stellar objects soon to emerge in the main sequence. The dominant blue reflection nebula, NGC 7133 is illuminated by two young B-type stars BD+65* 1637 and BD+65* 1638. Both stars are less than one million years old and represent the core of NGC 7129, a small cluster of low mass stars which populate the 36 light year wide cavity

Nebula NGC 7129 in Cephee: Nebula by reflexion located 3300 light years from Earth. This nebula houses very young stars, aged less than a million years old. - NGC 7129 is a young compact star forming region which displays an unusual patchwork of colorful nebulosity and bright stars contrasted against the dust clouds of the Milky Way. NGC 7129 contains several bright reflection nebulae including the large blue reflection cloud NGC 7133 and the unusual small yellow reflection cloud LBN497. Also conspicuous in the field are several bright Herbig-Haro objects, the signatures of young stellar objects soon to emerge in the main sequence. The dominant blue reflection nebula, NGC 7133 is illuminated by two young B-type stars BD+65* 1637 and BD+65* 1638. Both stars are less than one million years old and represent the core of NGC 7129, a small cluster of low mass stars which populate the 36 light year wide cavity

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Around the Tarantula Nebula - Around the Tarantula nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. Known as the Tarantula Nebula for its spidery appearance, the 30 Doradus complex is a monstrous stellar factory. It is the largest emission nebula in the sky, and can be seen far down in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light - years, in the southern constellation Dorado. It is part of one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula contains some of the most massive stars known

Around the Tarantula Nebula - Around the Tarantula nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud - The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a vast star-forming region located north of the Great Magellan Cloud galaxy in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. Known as the Tarantula Nebula for its spidery appearance, the 30 Doradus complex is a monstrous stellar factory. It is the largest emission nebula in the sky, and can be seen far down in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light - years, in the southern constellation Dorado. It is part of one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula contains some of the most massive stars known

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Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - The Eta Carinae Nebula and Trumpler 14 - The Carene nebula is located about 7000 years from the Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the star Eta Carinae (lower left, the brightest star in the picture). Top right is a cluster of young stars, Trumpler 14. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. In the small region pictured here are three of the brightest stars known in our Galaxy, each a million times more luminous than the Sun. To the left of the picture is an even more extreme star, Eta Carinae itself, shrouded in a small bright irregular nebula of its own making. In the upper right of the photograph is Trumpler 14, a cluster of very young stars which appears to be associated with a number of bright - edged 'elephant trunk' dust lanes, typical of star - forming regions. All these objects and most of the bright stars scattered across the face of the nebula are together in space at a distance of about 7000 light years. Despite this dis

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - The Eta Carinae Nebula and Trumpler 14 - The Carene nebula is located about 7000 years from the Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the star Eta Carinae (lower left, the brightest star in the picture). Top right is a cluster of young stars, Trumpler 14. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. In the small region pictured here are three of the brightest stars known in our Galaxy, each a million times more luminous than the Sun. To the left of the picture is an even more extreme star, Eta Carinae itself, shrouded in a small bright irregular nebula of its own making. In the upper right of the photograph is Trumpler 14, a cluster of very young stars which appears to be associated with a number of bright - edged 'elephant trunk' dust lanes, typical of star - forming regions. All these objects and most of the bright stars scattered across the face of the nebula are together in space at a distance of about 7000 light years. Despite this dis

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Circumpolar in Ecuador - Star Trail from the Equator (Ecuador) - Star line taken from Ecuador, Ecuador. 10 hours of cumulative poses show us more than 90% of all the visible sky (the remaining 10% are drowned in solar light). A shooting star indicates the South Pole to the horizon to the left of the image. The north pole is on the right horizon. This image is an unprecedented star trail image taken from the Equator (this imaginary line that splits the Earth into the two hemispheres) in Ecuador (the country). If you stand on the Equator line you can see the Southern Pole at the horizon to the South (left of the image) and the Northern pole at the horizon on the opposite direction. The Earth rotation will make all the sky and stars look like they rotate around these two points, making them appear as concentric circles (which look like ellipses on this distorsioning fish eye image). Note that on this image, that cumulates 10 hours of exposure starting 1 hour after sunset and finishing 1 h

Circumpolar in Ecuador - Star Trail from the Equator (Ecuador) - Star line taken from Ecuador, Ecuador. 10 hours of cumulative poses show us more than 90% of all the visible sky (the remaining 10% are drowned in solar light). A shooting star indicates the South Pole to the horizon to the left of the image. The north pole is on the right horizon. This image is an unprecedented star trail image taken from the Equator (this imaginary line that splits the Earth into the two hemispheres) in Ecuador (the country). If you stand on the Equator line you can see the Southern Pole at the horizon to the South (left of the image) and the Northern pole at the horizon on the opposite direction. The Earth rotation will make all the sky and stars look like they rotate around these two points, making them appear as concentric circles (which look like ellipses on this distorsioning fish eye image). Note that on this image, that cumulates 10 hours of exposure starting 1 hour after sunset and finishing 1 h

Stephane Guisard

PIX4581325

Nebula NGC 7129 in Cephee - Grand Champ - Nebula NGC 7129 in Cepheus - Wide field - Nebula reflexion located 3300 years - light of the Earth. This nebula houses very young stars, aged less than a million years old. NGC 7129 is a young compact star forming region which displays an unusual patchwork of colorful nebulosity and bright stars contrasted against the dust clouds of the Milky Way. NGC 7129 contains several bright reflection nebulae including the large blue reflection cloud NGC 7133 and the unusual small yellow reflection cloud LBN 497. The dominant blue reflection nebula, NGC 7133 is illuminated by two young B - type stars BD+65* 1637 and BD+65* 1638. Both stars are less than one million years old and represent the core of NGC 7129, a small cluster of low mass stars which populate the 36 light year wide cavity

Nebula NGC 7129 in Cephee - Grand Champ - Nebula NGC 7129 in Cepheus - Wide field - Nebula reflexion located 3300 years - light of the Earth. This nebula houses very young stars, aged less than a million years old. NGC 7129 is a young compact star forming region which displays an unusual patchwork of colorful nebulosity and bright stars contrasted against the dust clouds of the Milky Way. NGC 7129 contains several bright reflection nebulae including the large blue reflection cloud NGC 7133 and the unusual small yellow reflection cloud LBN 497. The dominant blue reflection nebula, NGC 7133 is illuminated by two young B - type stars BD+65* 1637 and BD+65* 1638. Both stars are less than one million years old and represent the core of NGC 7129, a small cluster of low mass stars which populate the 36 light year wide cavity

Tom Davis

PIX4620597

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