Antares

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:25:58 -0500

viddyspace: M45 - Pleiades

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:38:00 -0500

viddyspace:

M45 - Pleiades

Orion, Pleiades… <3

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:39:35 -0500

Orion, Pleiades… <3

astr0naaut: (via APOD: 2012 October 27 - A Halo for NGC 6164)

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:02:55 -0500

astr0naaut:

(via APOD: 2012 October 27 - A Halo for NGC 6164)

n-a-s-a: NGC 1365: Majestic Spiral with Supernova Image Credit...

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:16:07 -0500

n-a-s-a:

NGC 1365: Majestic Spiral with Supernova

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh

iliveinaspiralgalaxy: Jupiter and Ganymede by Peter the...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:04:10 -0500

iliveinaspiralgalaxy:

Jupiter and Ganymede by Peter the Fraudfinder on Flickr.

n-a-s-a: Star-forming region NGC 346 Credit: ESO

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:28:49 -0500

n-a-s-a:

Star-forming region NGC 346

Credit: ESO

get-spaced: Nice close up of the Horsehead Nebula.

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:32:20 -0500

get-spaced:

Nice close up of the Horsehead Nebula.

n-a-s-a: Melotte 15 in the Heart Image Credit & Copyright:...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:48:50 -0500

n-a-s-a:

Melotte 15 in the Heart

Image Credit & Copyright: Stefano Cancelli, Paul Mortfield

n-a-s-a: Arp 188 and the Tadpole’s Tail Image Credit: Hubble...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:42:20 -0500

n-a-s-a:

Arp 188 and the Tadpole’s Tail

Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA

n-a-s-a: Saturn’s Moon Dione in Slight Color Image Credit:...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:42:28 -0500

n-a-s-a:

Saturn’s Moon Dione in Slight Color

Image Credit: NASA, JPL, SSI, ESA;

Post Processing: Marc Canale

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Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:15:18 -0500

n-a-s-a: M17 – Emission Nebula in Sagittarius

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:41:30 -0400

n-a-s-a:

M17 – Emission Nebula in Sagittarius

n-a-s-a: A Halo for NGC 6164 Image Credit & Copyright: Don...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:21:06 -0400

n-a-s-a:

A Halo for NGC 6164

Image Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman

eupraxsophy: greeneyedempath: Detail in Jupiter’s cloud bands...

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:31:02 -0400

eupraxsophy:

greeneyedempath:

Detail in Jupiter’s cloud bands as seen by Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979.

A perfect example of reality imitating art. This looks almost indistinguishable from a painting.

n-a-s-a: Reflection Nebula vdB1 Image Credit & Copyright:...

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:04:10 -0400

n-a-s-a:

Reflection Nebula vdB1

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona

n-a-s-a: M95 with Supernova Image Credit & Copyright: Adam...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:04:28 -0400

n-a-s-a:

M95 with Supernova

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona

n-a-s-a: NGC 188 – Open Cluster in Cepheus

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:35:19 -0400

n-a-s-a:

NGC 188 – Open Cluster in Cepheus

spacettf: IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula Image Credit &...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:08:39 -0400

spacettf:

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi (Glittering Lights)

Explanation: South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, radiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow, dominated by the red emission of hydrogen. At an estimated distance of 6,000 light-years, the region shown is about 250 light-years across, spanning an area equivalent to four full moons on the sky. The nebula is also cataloged as Gum 56 for Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum, but seafood-loving astronomers might know this cosmic cloud as The Prawn Nebula.

NASA APOD 7 Sept 2012

foundatsea: Starry Night Over the Shore by Moniza* on Flickr.

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:04:34 -0400

foundatsea:

Starry Night Over the Shore by Moniza* on Flickr.