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Constellations of Cancer a Persee - Constellations from Cancer to Perseus - At the end of the summer, before the end of the night, beautiful constellations spread from the bottom up: Cancer and its beautiful cluster of stars, the Little Dog on the right, then the Gemels, the Coach and finally Persee. September 12, 2007. In overprint, the mythological forms of these constellations, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. At the end of summer, before the end of the night, some nice constellations are visible from bottom to top: the Cancer and its nice star cluster, Canis Minor on the right, then Gemini, Auriga and Perseus. September 12 2007. Mythological Constellations forms from “Uranographia” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) have been added

Constellations of Cancer a Persee - Constellations from Cancer to Perseus - At the end of the summer, before the end of the night, beautiful constellations spread from the bottom up: Cancer and its beautiful cluster of stars, the Little Dog on the right, then the Gemels, the Coach and finally Persee. September 12, 2007. In overprint, the mythological forms of these constellations, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. At the end of summer, before the end of the night, some nice constellations are visible from bottom to top: the Cancer and its nice star cluster, Canis Minor on the right, then Gemini, Auriga and Perseus. September 12 2007. Mythological Constellations forms from “Uranographia” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) have been added

Laurent Laveder

PIX4594868

Massive Stars in the Carene - Massive stars in the Carina Nebula - The image shows a cluster of stars named Trumpler 16 which contains two very massive stars, WR 25 at Tr16 - 244. WR 25 is the brightest star on the image. It is a double star composed of a star at least 50 times more massive than the Sun. Tr16 - 244 is the third brightest star in this image (top left of WR 25). It's a triple star. The second bright star in the image, to the left of WR 25, is a small star, which does not belong to this cluster and is located much closer to us. The Carene Nebula is located about 7500 years from Earth

Massive Stars in the Carene - Massive stars in the Carina Nebula - The image shows a cluster of stars named Trumpler 16 which contains two very massive stars, WR 25 at Tr16 - 244. WR 25 is the brightest star on the image. It is a double star composed of a star at least 50 times more massive than the Sun. Tr16 - 244 is the third brightest star in this image (top left of WR 25). It's a triple star. The second bright star in the image, to the left of WR 25, is a small star, which does not belong to this cluster and is located much closer to us. The Carene Nebula is located about 7500 years from Earth

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Total solar eclipse - Turkey 29 March 2006 - Total solar eclipse - Turkey - March 29, 2006 - Total solar eclipse seen on 29 - 03 - 2006 in Turkey. This montage presents the different phases surrounding the third contact: - the top of the protuberances appear - then the chromosphere (in red) in whole - finally the photosphere (in dazzling white) appears in favour of the depressions of the limbe - then the phenomene amplifies before a real solar crescent reappears. This composite shows the different phases surrounding the third contact: - the prominences summit appear - then the chromosphere (in red) - finally the photosphere (the white part of the Sun) appear through the limb's depression - and then the phenomenon increases before the reappearance of a Sun crescent

Total solar eclipse - Turkey 29 March 2006 - Total solar eclipse - Turkey - March 29, 2006 - Total solar eclipse seen on 29 - 03 - 2006 in Turkey. This montage presents the different phases surrounding the third contact: - the top of the protuberances appear - then the chromosphere (in red) in whole - finally the photosphere (in dazzling white) appears in favour of the depressions of the limbe - then the phenomene amplifies before a real solar crescent reappears. This composite shows the different phases surrounding the third contact: - the prominences summit appear - then the chromosphere (in red) - finally the photosphere (the white part of the Sun) appear through the limb's depression - and then the phenomenon increases before the reappearance of a Sun crescent

Laurent Laveder

PIX4627904

Grantecan Telescope - Grantecan - The Grantecan Telescope (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Grantecan Telescope - Grantecan - The Grantecan Telescope (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Serge Brunier

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Venus belt - Earth's shadow - A series of cliches showing the evolution of Earth's shadow projected on the atmosphere (Venus belt). The three photos were taken, respectively, from the highest to the lowest, 10, 15 and 20 minutes after sunset. The blue - dark grey stripe (shade) is getting thicker and thicker as the Moon decks westward. 4 August 2006, Cap Coz (Finistere). These three images, taken from top to bottom 10, 15 and 20 minutes after sunset, show the different thickness of the earth's shadow projected onto the sky (the blue - gray zone). This phenomena showing the earth's shadow is called the belt of Venus. August 4 2006, Cap Coz (Finistere - France)

Venus belt - Earth's shadow - A series of cliches showing the evolution of Earth's shadow projected on the atmosphere (Venus belt). The three photos were taken, respectively, from the highest to the lowest, 10, 15 and 20 minutes after sunset. The blue - dark grey stripe (shade) is getting thicker and thicker as the Moon decks westward. 4 August 2006, Cap Coz (Finistere). These three images, taken from top to bottom 10, 15 and 20 minutes after sunset, show the different thickness of the earth's shadow projected onto the sky (the blue - gray zone). This phenomena showing the earth's shadow is called the belt of Venus. August 4 2006, Cap Coz (Finistere - France)

Laurent Laveder

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Moon: the wall of Altai, Piccolomini and Fracastor - Moon: Rupes Altai, Piccolomini and Fracastorius - The wall of Altai is an escarpment of about 1000m high and extends over 400 km. At its bottom end, the Piccolomini crater. Up right in the shadow, the big crater Fracastor. Image obtained on October 1, 2007, 2 days before the last quarter of the Moon. Rupes Altai is an escarpment running more than 400 km long and 1000 m high. Its southeastern end (bottom) is the crater Piccolomini. Top right, the very last sun ray is leaving Fracastorius in the darkness. Image taken on october 1st 2007, two days before the last quarter of the moon

Moon: the wall of Altai, Piccolomini and Fracastor - Moon: Rupes Altai, Piccolomini and Fracastorius - The wall of Altai is an escarpment of about 1000m high and extends over 400 km. At its bottom end, the Piccolomini crater. Up right in the shadow, the big crater Fracastor. Image obtained on October 1, 2007, 2 days before the last quarter of the Moon. Rupes Altai is an escarpment running more than 400 km long and 1000 m high. Its southeastern end (bottom) is the crater Piccolomini. Top right, the very last sun ray is leaving Fracastorius in the darkness. Image taken on october 1st 2007, two days before the last quarter of the moon

P. Lazzarotti

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Nebulae M20 - M8 in Sagittarius - M20 and M8 nebulas in Sagittarius - View of nebulae of the Lagoon (M8/NGC 6523), below, and Trifide (M20), above. Located in Sagittarius, these nebulae are about 5000 light years away from Earth. From a dark site, the Lagoon nebula (M8), bottom, is visible to the unaided eye as a small bright patch above the large Sagittarius star cloud in the Milky Way. Taking its name from the dark lane that runs through the center of the nebula, just to the west of open cluster NGC 6530, the Lagoon nebula is a beautiful sight in any size telescope. M20, top, is a spectacular combination of emission and reflection nebulosity, bisected by the dark nebula B85

Nebulae M20 - M8 in Sagittarius - M20 and M8 nebulas in Sagittarius - View of nebulae of the Lagoon (M8/NGC 6523), below, and Trifide (M20), above. Located in Sagittarius, these nebulae are about 5000 light years away from Earth. From a dark site, the Lagoon nebula (M8), bottom, is visible to the unaided eye as a small bright patch above the large Sagittarius star cloud in the Milky Way. Taking its name from the dark lane that runs through the center of the nebula, just to the west of open cluster NGC 6530, the Lagoon nebula is a beautiful sight in any size telescope. M20, top, is a spectacular combination of emission and reflection nebulosity, bisected by the dark nebula B85

Stephane Guisard

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Nebulae North America (NGC7000) and Pelican (IC 5070) in the swan - The north is at top. The North America nebula (left) is named because recall the shape of the American continent. The smaller Pelican nebula (IC 5067/70) is at right. These nebulae are certainly part of the same complex of hydrogen gas and dust that is crossed by a dark nebula (called LDN935) in the foreground. The distance to these nebulae is uncertain, although it is commonly accepted they lie at about 1600 light years from our Sun. It is also unknown which star ionises the nebulae and causes them to glow. This nebular complex is found in the Cygnus constellation, just west of the bright star Deneb. This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory

Nebulae North America (NGC7000) and Pelican (IC 5070) in the swan - The north is at top. The North America nebula (left) is named because recall the shape of the American continent. The smaller Pelican nebula (IC 5067/70) is at right. These nebulae are certainly part of the same complex of hydrogen gas and dust that is crossed by a dark nebula (called LDN935) in the foreground. The distance to these nebulae is uncertain, although it is commonly accepted they lie at about 1600 light years from our Sun. It is also unknown which star ionises the nebulae and causes them to glow. This nebular complex is found in the Cygnus constellation, just west of the bright star Deneb. This image is based on data acquired by the Oschin Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory

D. De Martin

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Scandinavia at night - 04/2015 - Scandinavia at night - 04/2015 - Southern Scandinavia seen from the International Space Station on April 3, 2015. A boreal aurora is also visible. Southern Scandinavia seen just before midnight under a full moon from the international space station (ISS) on April 3rd 2015. Prominent features include a green aurora to the north (upper middle of the image), the blackness of the Baltic Sea (lower right), clouds (top right) and snow in Norway illuminated under a full moon. City lights clearly show the recognizable coastline of the Skagerrak and Kattegat seaway leading into the Baltic Sea that separates Denmark from its neighbors to the north

Scandinavia at night - 04/2015 - Scandinavia at night - 04/2015 - Southern Scandinavia seen from the International Space Station on April 3, 2015. A boreal aurora is also visible. Southern Scandinavia seen just before midnight under a full moon from the international space station (ISS) on April 3rd 2015. Prominent features include a green aurora to the north (upper middle of the image), the blackness of the Baltic Sea (lower right), clouds (top right) and snow in Norway illuminated under a full moon. City lights clearly show the recognizable coastline of the Skagerrak and Kattegat seaway leading into the Baltic Sea that separates Denmark from its neighbors to the north

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Sinai Peninsula seen by the shuttle Atlantis - Sinai Peninsula seen from space - The Sinai Peninsula seen by the shuttle Atlantis in October 2002. The Suez Canal is visible at the bottom right of the image. Egypt's triangular Sinai Peninsula lies in the center of this view, photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, with the dark greens of the Nile delta lower right. In this southwesterly view, the Red Sea, with its characteristic parallel coastlines, stretches toward the top. At the bottom of the image, the Suez Canal appears as an irregular line joining the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (lower left). The Dead Sea in central Israel, with its light blue salt ponds at the south end, appears on the left margin. October 200

Sinai Peninsula seen by the shuttle Atlantis - Sinai Peninsula seen from space - The Sinai Peninsula seen by the shuttle Atlantis in October 2002. The Suez Canal is visible at the bottom right of the image. Egypt's triangular Sinai Peninsula lies in the center of this view, photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, with the dark greens of the Nile delta lower right. In this southwesterly view, the Red Sea, with its characteristic parallel coastlines, stretches toward the top. At the bottom of the image, the Suez Canal appears as an irregular line joining the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (lower left). The Dead Sea in central Israel, with its light blue salt ponds at the south end, appears on the left margin. October 200

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Size comparison: Earth, Moon and Galilean satellites - Jupiter's four largest satellites and Earth and the Moon compared - Jupiter's four largest satellites, called Galilean satellites, compared to Earth and Moon. At the top, from left to right, in order of their distance to the planet Jupiter, we find Io, Europe, Ganymede and Callisto. Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Jupiter's four largest satellites, also known as the “” Galilean”” satellites since they were first observed by the Italian astronomer Galileo over 400 years ago, are worlds in their own right. Top row, left to right, in order from their distances from Jupiter, are: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Io is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, resurfacing itself continually with extremely hot and massive eruptions that spew material over 200 miles into space. Europa is about the same size as Earth's Moon, however unlike the Moon which is made up mostly of dry silicate materials, Europa is believe

Size comparison: Earth, Moon and Galilean satellites - Jupiter's four largest satellites and Earth and the Moon compared - Jupiter's four largest satellites, called Galilean satellites, compared to Earth and Moon. At the top, from left to right, in order of their distance to the planet Jupiter, we find Io, Europe, Ganymede and Callisto. Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Jupiter's four largest satellites, also known as the “” Galilean”” satellites since they were first observed by the Italian astronomer Galileo over 400 years ago, are worlds in their own right. Top row, left to right, in order from their distances from Jupiter, are: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Io is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, resurfacing itself continually with extremely hot and massive eruptions that spew material over 200 miles into space. Europa is about the same size as Earth's Moon, however unlike the Moon which is made up mostly of dry silicate materials, Europa is believe

Walter B Myers

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Dust Tempete in Afghanistan - Afghanistan Dust Front - Dust Tempete in northern Afghanistan. Image obtained from Space Shuttle Atlantis in September 2000. Winds in the upper Amu Darya valley, along the northern border of Afghanistan lofted thick, light brown dust into the air (top half of the view). In this desert environment land surfaces are not protected by vegetation from the effect of blowing wind. The central Asian deserts experience the greatest number of dust storm days on the planet each year. The sharp dust front shows that the dust has not traveled far, but has been raised from the surfaces in the view. Image taken from the space shuttle Atlantis in september 2000

Dust Tempete in Afghanistan - Afghanistan Dust Front - Dust Tempete in northern Afghanistan. Image obtained from Space Shuttle Atlantis in September 2000. Winds in the upper Amu Darya valley, along the northern border of Afghanistan lofted thick, light brown dust into the air (top half of the view). In this desert environment land surfaces are not protected by vegetation from the effect of blowing wind. The central Asian deserts experience the greatest number of dust storm days on the planet each year. The sharp dust front shows that the dust has not traveled far, but has been raised from the surfaces in the view. Image taken from the space shuttle Atlantis in september 2000

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

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

Jerry Lodriguss

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Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Bream (top) near the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. Reticulum is another small and insignificant southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. It commemorates a reticle, the cross hairs in an eyepiece used for measuring star positions, from the Latin for 'net' (hence reticulation, network). It is best found by looking for the Large Magellanic Cloud in the adjoining constellation of Dorado. Dorado, the Goldfish or Swordfish (Xiphias), is a constellation introduced by Johann Bayer, best known for his 1603 star atlas Uranometria, which was the first to cover the entire sky. It is notable mainly for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way

Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Bream (top) near the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. Reticulum is another small and insignificant southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. It commemorates a reticle, the cross hairs in an eyepiece used for measuring star positions, from the Latin for 'net' (hence reticulation, network). It is best found by looking for the Large Magellanic Cloud in the adjoining constellation of Dorado. Dorado, the Goldfish or Swordfish (Xiphias), is a constellation introduced by Johann Bayer, best known for his 1603 star atlas Uranometria, which was the first to cover the entire sky. It is notable mainly for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way

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Planetary Alignment of 2002 - The Planetary Alignment of April 23, 2002 includes the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury and, in the foreground, Earth. (c) Copyright 2002 JERRY LODRIGUSS Phone: 856-770-8246 Email: JML

Planetary Alignment of 2002 - The Planetary Alignment of April 23, 2002 includes the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury and, in the foreground, Earth. (c) Copyright 2002 JERRY LODRIGUSS Phone: 856-770-8246 Email: JML

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Star cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - Open cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is an age cluster located at 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 does not appear to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 (NGC 2437) is at a distance of about 5,400 light - years away from Earth with an estimated age of about 300 million years. It contains about 500 stars of which 150 are bright. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 (top) doesn't seem to belong to the cluster

Star cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - Open cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is an age cluster located at 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 does not appear to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 (NGC 2437) is at a distance of about 5,400 light - years away from Earth with an estimated age of about 300 million years. It contains about 500 stars of which 150 are bright. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 (top) doesn't seem to belong to the cluster

Jim Misti

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Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Paranal observatory - Paranal observatory, Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Near the horizon, the Moon with Venus planets (the brightest at the bottom right of the Moon), Mercury (on the right of the Moon) and Mars (on the top right of the Moon); above, the zodiacal 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 1, 2008 at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Moon - Venus - Mercury - Mars conjunction near the horizon. Above is zodiacal light. Zodiacal light comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. Paranal Observatory, Chile. Sep 1st 2008

Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Paranal observatory - Paranal observatory, Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Near the horizon, the Moon with Venus planets (the brightest at the bottom right of the Moon), Mercury (on the right of the Moon) and Mars (on the top right of the Moon); above, the zodiacal 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 1, 2008 at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Moon - Venus - Mercury - Mars conjunction near the horizon. Above is zodiacal light. Zodiacal light comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. Paranal Observatory, Chile. Sep 1st 2008

Stephane Guisard

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Telescope geant Grantecan - Grantecan - La Palma observatory - The Telescope Grantecan (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Telescope geant Grantecan - Grantecan - La Palma observatory - The Telescope Grantecan (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Serge Brunier

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Grantecan dome - La Palma Observatory - Grantecan dome - La Palma observatory - The Grantecan Telescope (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Grantecan dome - La Palma Observatory - Grantecan dome - La Palma observatory - The Grantecan Telescope (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008

Serge Brunier

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Constellations of the Unicorn and the Little Dog - Constellations of Monoceros and Canis Minor - Constellation of the Unicorn, at its right Orion, at the top left the Little Dog with the star Procyon, at the bottom of Sirius. The stars Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse form the asterism of the winter triangle. Monoceros constellation, at right: Orion, top left Canis Minor with Procyon, bottom Sirius in Canis Major. Monoceros (the Unicorn) represents mythical creature set among the stars. This one has the forelegs and (horned) head of a horse, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a lion. Such creatures are sometimes seen in Assyrian (~ 2500 - 600 BCE) carvings, and have been interpreted as originating in traveller's tales of the Indian or African rhinoceros. The modern constellation sits astride both the Milky Way and the celestial equator. It is also enclosed on three sides by the bright stars of the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse). Of course this refers to the nort

Constellations of the Unicorn and the Little Dog - Constellations of Monoceros and Canis Minor - Constellation of the Unicorn, at its right Orion, at the top left the Little Dog with the star Procyon, at the bottom of Sirius. The stars Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse form the asterism of the winter triangle. Monoceros constellation, at right: Orion, top left Canis Minor with Procyon, bottom Sirius in Canis Major. Monoceros (the Unicorn) represents mythical creature set among the stars. This one has the forelegs and (horned) head of a horse, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a lion. Such creatures are sometimes seen in Assyrian (~ 2500 - 600 BCE) carvings, and have been interpreted as originating in traveller's tales of the Indian or African rhinoceros. The modern constellation sits astride both the Milky Way and the celestial equator. It is also enclosed on three sides by the bright stars of the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse). Of course this refers to the nort

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Saturn and satellites seen by the Hubble space telescope - Saturn rings edge - on with satellites - Saturn observed by the Hubble space telescope on February 24, 2009 when the Earth is in the same plane as the rings, seen by the slice. This phenomene occurs every 15 years. This sequence of images taken for just over three hours shows the movement from left to right of four satellites in front of the planet. From left to right on the top image we see the satellites Enceladus, Dione (the brightest ice satellite), Mimas and the largest satellite, Titan, orange. This sequence of images captures the parade of several of Saturn's moons transiting the face of the gas giant planet from left to right during more than three hours. This is a rare event because the rings are tilted edge on to Earth every 15 years. The top frame captures the giant moon Titan and its shadow near Saturn's northern polar hood. Tiny Mimas and its shadow have just entered the left limb of Saturn, slightly above the ring

Saturn and satellites seen by the Hubble space telescope - Saturn rings edge - on with satellites - Saturn observed by the Hubble space telescope on February 24, 2009 when the Earth is in the same plane as the rings, seen by the slice. This phenomene occurs every 15 years. This sequence of images taken for just over three hours shows the movement from left to right of four satellites in front of the planet. From left to right on the top image we see the satellites Enceladus, Dione (the brightest ice satellite), Mimas and the largest satellite, Titan, orange. This sequence of images captures the parade of several of Saturn's moons transiting the face of the gas giant planet from left to right during more than three hours. This is a rare event because the rings are tilted edge on to Earth every 15 years. The top frame captures the giant moon Titan and its shadow near Saturn's northern polar hood. Tiny Mimas and its shadow have just entered the left limb of Saturn, slightly above the ring

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Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Bream (top) near the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. Reticulum is another small and insignificant southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. It commemorates a reticle, the cross hairs in an eyepiece used for measuring star positions, from the Latin for 'net' (hence reticulation, network). It is best found by looking for the Large Magellanic Cloud in the adjoining constellation of Dorado. Dorado, the Goldfish or Swordfish (Xiphias), is a constellation introduced by Johann Bayer, best known for his 1603 star atlas Uranometria, which was the first to cover the entire sky. It is notable mainly for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way

Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Dorado - Constellations of Reticulum and Bream (top) near the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. Reticulum is another small and insignificant southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. It commemorates a reticle, the cross hairs in an eyepiece used for measuring star positions, from the Latin for 'net' (hence reticulation, network). It is best found by looking for the Large Magellanic Cloud in the adjoining constellation of Dorado. Dorado, the Goldfish or Swordfish (Xiphias), is a constellation introduced by Johann Bayer, best known for his 1603 star atlas Uranometria, which was the first to cover the entire sky. It is notable mainly for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way

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Astronauts in Columbus module - 02/2008 - Astronauts in Columbus - 02/2008 - The crews of Expedition 16 and the STS-122 mission reunited in the European Colombus module of the International Space Station. From left to right, down: astronauts Steve Frick and Peggy Whitson. From left to right, in the middle, astronaut Daniel Tani, Frenchman Leopold Eyharts, and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. From left to right, top, Stanley Love, Hans Schlegel, Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim and Alan Poindexter. February 16, 2008. Feb. 16, 2008 - STS - 122 and Expedition 16 crewmembers pose for a group photo following a joint news conference in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station. From the left (bottom) are NASA astronaut Steve Frick, STS - 122 commander; and Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander. From the left (middle row) are NASA astronaut Daniel Tani, STS - 122 mission specialist; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Ey

Astronauts in Columbus module - 02/2008 - Astronauts in Columbus - 02/2008 - The crews of Expedition 16 and the STS-122 mission reunited in the European Colombus module of the International Space Station. From left to right, down: astronauts Steve Frick and Peggy Whitson. From left to right, in the middle, astronaut Daniel Tani, Frenchman Leopold Eyharts, and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. From left to right, top, Stanley Love, Hans Schlegel, Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim and Alan Poindexter. February 16, 2008. Feb. 16, 2008 - STS - 122 and Expedition 16 crewmembers pose for a group photo following a joint news conference in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station. From the left (bottom) are NASA astronaut Steve Frick, STS - 122 commander; and Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander. From the left (middle row) are NASA astronaut Daniel Tani, STS - 122 mission specialist; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Ey

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Open cluster NGC 4755 - Jewel Box - The Jewel Box star cluster - The NGC 4755 cluster is located in the constellation of the Southern Cross at a distance of 6400 years - light from Earth. The bright orange star on the top right is Kappa Crucis, a supergiant red star. This cluster contains about fifty stars formed about 16 million years ago. This close-up of the center of the cluster was obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. This image is a “” close - up 'view from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4755, or the Jewel Box cluster. Several very bright, pale blue supergiant stars, a solitary ruby - red supergiant and a variety of other brilliantly coloured stars are visible in the image, as well as many much fainter ones, often with intriguing colours. The huge variety in brightness exists because the brighter stars are 15 to 20 times the mass of the Sun, while the dimmest stars are less than half the mass of the Sun. This is the first image of an open galactic cluster with im

Open cluster NGC 4755 - Jewel Box - The Jewel Box star cluster - The NGC 4755 cluster is located in the constellation of the Southern Cross at a distance of 6400 years - light from Earth. The bright orange star on the top right is Kappa Crucis, a supergiant red star. This cluster contains about fifty stars formed about 16 million years ago. This close-up of the center of the cluster was obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. This image is a “” close - up 'view from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4755, or the Jewel Box cluster. Several very bright, pale blue supergiant stars, a solitary ruby - red supergiant and a variety of other brilliantly coloured stars are visible in the image, as well as many much fainter ones, often with intriguing colours. The huge variety in brightness exists because the brighter stars are 15 to 20 times the mass of the Sun, while the dimmest stars are less than half the mass of the Sun. This is the first image of an open galactic cluster with im

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Constellations of the Unicorn and the Little Dog - Constellations of Monoceros and Canis Minor - Constellation of the Unicorn, at its right Orion, at the top left the Little Dog with the star Procyon, at the bottom of Sirius. The stars Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse form the asterism of the winter triangle. Monoceros constellation, at right: Orion, top left Canis Minor with Procyon, bottom Sirius in Canis Major. Monoceros (the Unicorn) represents mythical creature set among the stars. This one has the forelegs and (horned) head of a horse, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a lion. Such creatures are sometimes seen in Assyrian (~ 2500 - 600 BCE) carvings, and have been interpreted as originating in traveller's tales of the Indian or African rhinoceros. The modern constellation sits astride both the Milky Way and the celestial equator. It is also enclosed on three sides by the bright stars of the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse). Of course this refers to the nort

Constellations of the Unicorn and the Little Dog - Constellations of Monoceros and Canis Minor - Constellation of the Unicorn, at its right Orion, at the top left the Little Dog with the star Procyon, at the bottom of Sirius. The stars Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse form the asterism of the winter triangle. Monoceros constellation, at right: Orion, top left Canis Minor with Procyon, bottom Sirius in Canis Major. Monoceros (the Unicorn) represents mythical creature set among the stars. This one has the forelegs and (horned) head of a horse, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a lion. Such creatures are sometimes seen in Assyrian (~ 2500 - 600 BCE) carvings, and have been interpreted as originating in traveller's tales of the Indian or African rhinoceros. The modern constellation sits astride both the Milky Way and the celestial equator. It is also enclosed on three sides by the bright stars of the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse). Of course this refers to the nort

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March: Promethei Planum - Mars: Promethei Planum - Promethei Planum is a region located near the southern pole of Mars. This region is seasonally covered with a thick layer of ice up to 3500 metres thick. On this perspective image obtained by the Mars Express probe on September 22, 2005, an impact crater about 100 km wide and 800 metres deep is visible at the bottom of the image. It is partially covered with ice. On top, structures formed by lava flows; at the top of the picture, ice, which is an extension of the southern polar cap. Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with layer of ice more than 3500 m thick layer of ice in the martian south polar region, was the subject of the High Resolution Stereo Camera's focus on 22 September 2005 as Mars Express was in orbit above the Red Planet. Promethei Planum lies at approximately 76* south and 105* east. An approximately 100 km - large and 800 m - deep impact crater is visible in the bottom of the image. The crater's interior is par

March: Promethei Planum - Mars: Promethei Planum - Promethei Planum is a region located near the southern pole of Mars. This region is seasonally covered with a thick layer of ice up to 3500 metres thick. On this perspective image obtained by the Mars Express probe on September 22, 2005, an impact crater about 100 km wide and 800 metres deep is visible at the bottom of the image. It is partially covered with ice. On top, structures formed by lava flows; at the top of the picture, ice, which is an extension of the southern polar cap. Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with layer of ice more than 3500 m thick layer of ice in the martian south polar region, was the subject of the High Resolution Stereo Camera's focus on 22 September 2005 as Mars Express was in orbit above the Red Planet. Promethei Planum lies at approximately 76* south and 105* east. An approximately 100 km - large and 800 m - deep impact crater is visible in the bottom of the image. The crater's interior is par

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Spiral galaxy M100 in Berenice's Hair - Spiral galaxy M100 in Coma Berenices - The spiral galaxy M100 (NGC 4321) is located about 60 million years ago - light from Earth. It belongs to the Virgin's galaxy cluster. Several dwarf elliptic galaxies are visible in this image, one just above M100 probably interacting. This face - on spiral M100, is one of the finest spirals in the Virgo galaxy cluster. As might be expected in a galaxy - rich environment, the lack of perfect symmetry in its brightest spiral arms suggests that M100 has been disturbed by gravitational interaction with its neighbours. At the top of the image is a less spectacular galaxy, a so - called 'nucleated dwarf' elliptical galaxy, probably interacting with M100

Spiral galaxy M100 in Berenice's Hair - Spiral galaxy M100 in Coma Berenices - The spiral galaxy M100 (NGC 4321) is located about 60 million years ago - light from Earth. It belongs to the Virgin's galaxy cluster. Several dwarf elliptic galaxies are visible in this image, one just above M100 probably interacting. This face - on spiral M100, is one of the finest spirals in the Virgo galaxy cluster. As might be expected in a galaxy - rich environment, the lack of perfect symmetry in its brightest spiral arms suggests that M100 has been disturbed by gravitational interaction with its neighbours. At the top of the image is a less spectacular galaxy, a so - called 'nucleated dwarf' elliptical galaxy, probably interacting with M100

Jim Misti

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Comete Lulin et Saturn - Comet Lulin (C2007/N3) and Saturn - View of Comete Lulin (C/2007 N3), February 23, 2009. The top right is the planet Saturn. The bright star underneath is Sigma Leonis. Comet Lulin (C2007/N3) at approximately 6th magnitude, passes just 2 degrees away from Saturn (upper right), shining brilliantly at magnitude 0.6. The spikes on Saturn are diffraction effects from the aperture blades in the camera lens. Lulin's bright anti - tail points to the upper left, and it's faint blue ion tail points to the lower right. North is to the right in this image. Sigma Leonis, a 4th magnitude star, is the other bright star in the frame, below and to the left of Saturn

Comete Lulin et Saturn - Comet Lulin (C2007/N3) and Saturn - View of Comete Lulin (C/2007 N3), February 23, 2009. The top right is the planet Saturn. The bright star underneath is Sigma Leonis. Comet Lulin (C2007/N3) at approximately 6th magnitude, passes just 2 degrees away from Saturn (upper right), shining brilliantly at magnitude 0.6. The spikes on Saturn are diffraction effects from the aperture blades in the camera lens. Lulin's bright anti - tail points to the upper left, and it's faint blue ion tail points to the lower right. North is to the right in this image. Sigma Leonis, a 4th magnitude star, is the other bright star in the frame, below and to the left of Saturn

Jerry Lodriguss

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New European Astronauts - New European Astronauts - The selection of new European astronauts poses in an International Space Station (ISS) training module at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. From top to bottom Timothy Peake (United Kingdom), Andreas Mogensen (Denmark), Alexander Gerst (Germany), Luca Parmitano (Italy), Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy) and Thomas Pesquet (France). The six new recruits to the European Astronaut Corps at EAC. The new astronauts are: Timothy Peake, from Chichester, UK. Andreas Mogensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark. Alexander Gerst, from Kuenzelsau, Germany. Luca Parmitano, from Paterno, Italy. Samantha Cristoforetti, from Milan, Italy. Thomas Pesquet, from Rouen, France

New European Astronauts - New European Astronauts - The selection of new European astronauts poses in an International Space Station (ISS) training module at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. From top to bottom Timothy Peake (United Kingdom), Andreas Mogensen (Denmark), Alexander Gerst (Germany), Luca Parmitano (Italy), Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy) and Thomas Pesquet (France). The six new recruits to the European Astronaut Corps at EAC. The new astronauts are: Timothy Peake, from Chichester, UK. Andreas Mogensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark. Alexander Gerst, from Kuenzelsau, Germany. Luca Parmitano, from Paterno, Italy. Samantha Cristoforetti, from Milan, Italy. Thomas Pesquet, from Rouen, France

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Station Mir - Panel damage.10/1997 - Mir station with damaged solar panel. 10/1997 - The Mir space station seen from the shuttle Atlantis. A solar panel damage to the Spektr module (2nd to left from the top) is visible. 01/10/1997. Russia's Mir Space Station backdropped against a cloud - covered Earth photographed during a fly - around by the Space Shuttle Atlantis following the conclusion of joint docking activities between the Mir - 24 and STS - 86 crews. One of the solar array panels on the Spektr Module shows damage incurred during the impact of a Russian unmanned Progress re - supply ship with collided with the space station on June 25, 1997. Oct 01 1997

Station Mir - Panel damage.10/1997 - Mir station with damaged solar panel. 10/1997 - The Mir space station seen from the shuttle Atlantis. A solar panel damage to the Spektr module (2nd to left from the top) is visible. 01/10/1997. Russia's Mir Space Station backdropped against a cloud - covered Earth photographed during a fly - around by the Space Shuttle Atlantis following the conclusion of joint docking activities between the Mir - 24 and STS - 86 crews. One of the solar array panels on the Spektr Module shows damage incurred during the impact of a Russian unmanned Progress re - supply ship with collided with the space station on June 25, 1997. Oct 01 1997

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Galaxies Group: Stephan Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the northern Gemini telescope. This group of five galaxies is located about 300 million light years away from Earth. However the galaxy NGC 7320 (top in the center) would be 8 times closer to us. It contains numerous hydrogen clouds in which stars form. Stephan's Quintet is located 300 million light years away. The galaxies shapes are warped by gravitational interactions occurring over millions of years. The ongoing dance deformed their structures while spawning a prolific fireworks display of star formation fueled by clouds of hydrogen gas that were shocked into clumps to form stellar nurseries. Image made with Gemini North telescope

Galaxies Group: Stephan Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the northern Gemini telescope. This group of five galaxies is located about 300 million light years away from Earth. However the galaxy NGC 7320 (top in the center) would be 8 times closer to us. It contains numerous hydrogen clouds in which stars form. Stephan's Quintet is located 300 million light years away. The galaxies shapes are warped by gravitational interactions occurring over millions of years. The ongoing dance deformed their structures while spawning a prolific fireworks display of star formation fueled by clouds of hydrogen gas that were shocked into clumps to form stellar nurseries. Image made with Gemini North telescope

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Astronomical clock of the cathedral of Strasbourg - Detail - Astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral - Detail - Located in the cathedral of Strasbourg, the astronomical clock was built by a team of Swiss watchmakers in 1547. It was restored and modified between 1838 and 1843 by Jean-Baptiste Schwilgue, a Strasbourg watchmaker. However, a first clock, known as the “Three Kings”, existed from 1354. Here, the planetary and the phases of the moon. At the top of the clock, a ball indicates the phases of the Moon (here, the first quarter). Below, the planetary indicates the position of the planets around the Sun. It is surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac. In the foreground, the clock dial. The cathedral's south transept houses an 18 - mettre astronomical clock, one of the largest in the world, built in the 16th century. It was restored and modified in the 19th century

Astronomical clock of the cathedral of Strasbourg - Detail - Astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral - Detail - Located in the cathedral of Strasbourg, the astronomical clock was built by a team of Swiss watchmakers in 1547. It was restored and modified between 1838 and 1843 by Jean-Baptiste Schwilgue, a Strasbourg watchmaker. However, a first clock, known as the “Three Kings”, existed from 1354. Here, the planetary and the phases of the moon. At the top of the clock, a ball indicates the phases of the Moon (here, the first quarter). Below, the planetary indicates the position of the planets around the Sun. It is surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac. In the foreground, the clock dial. The cathedral's south transept houses an 18 - mettre astronomical clock, one of the largest in the world, built in the 16th century. It was restored and modified in the 19th century

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Image based on radar images obtained by the Magellan probe - The left edge of the image is at 52.5 degrees east longitude, the right edge at 67.5 degrees east longitude. The top and bottom of the image are at 90 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees south latitude, respectively. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a rectangular latitude-longitude grid to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter altimetric data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft -: Venus Surface Map - Cylindrical map of the surface of Venus

Image based on radar images obtained by the Magellan probe - The left edge of the image is at 52.5 degrees east longitude, the right edge at 67.5 degrees east longitude. The top and bottom of the image are at 90 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees south latitude, respectively. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a rectangular latitude-longitude grid to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter altimetric data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft -: Venus Surface Map - Cylindrical map of the surface of Venus

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Spiral galaxy M100 in Berenice's Hair - Spiral galaxy M100 in Coma Berenices - The spiral galaxy M100 (NGC 4321) is located about 60 million years ago - light from Earth. It belongs to the Virgin's galaxy cluster. Several dwarf elliptic galaxies are visible in this image, one just above M100 probably interacting. This face - on spiral M100, is one of the finest spirals in the Virgo galaxy cluster. As might be expected in a galaxy - rich environment, the lack of perfect symmetry in its brightest spiral arms suggests that M100 has been disturbed by gravitational interaction with its neighbours. At the top of the image is a less spectacular galaxy, a so - called 'nucleated dwarf' elliptical galaxy, probably interacting with M100

Spiral galaxy M100 in Berenice's Hair - Spiral galaxy M100 in Coma Berenices - The spiral galaxy M100 (NGC 4321) is located about 60 million years ago - light from Earth. It belongs to the Virgin's galaxy cluster. Several dwarf elliptic galaxies are visible in this image, one just above M100 probably interacting. This face - on spiral M100, is one of the finest spirals in the Virgo galaxy cluster. As might be expected in a galaxy - rich environment, the lack of perfect symmetry in its brightest spiral arms suggests that M100 has been disturbed by gravitational interaction with its neighbours. At the top of the image is a less spectacular galaxy, a so - called 'nucleated dwarf' elliptical galaxy, probably interacting with M100

Adam Block

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The bepicolombo probe - bepicolombo spacecraft. - bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for 2013, reaching Mercure in 2019. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere. The Bepicolombo mission will study planet Mercury. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (DFO), that will map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), that will investigate its magnetosphere. It should be launch in 2013 and reach Mercury in 2019. This artist's view shows the two Bepicolombo orbiters (MPO and MMO) mounted on top of their transfer module (cruise configuration)

The bepicolombo probe - bepicolombo spacecraft. - bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for 2013, reaching Mercure in 2019. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere. The Bepicolombo mission will study planet Mercury. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (DFO), that will map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), that will investigate its magnetosphere. It should be launch in 2013 and reach Mercury in 2019. This artist's view shows the two Bepicolombo orbiters (MPO and MMO) mounted on top of their transfer module (cruise configuration)

P. Carril

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Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Moon: Mare Orientale and Grimaldi - Moon: Mare Orientale and Grimaldi - Taking advantage of a very strong libration, this image reveals Mare Orientale, at the top of the image, a lunar sea of 900 km in diameter. Also visible are Montes Cordillera, the bright Byrgius crater (bottom left) and the dark crater Grimaldi (bottom right of the picture). Panorama of three images obtained on August 12, 2009, one day before the last quarter of the Moon. A remarkable libration helped to catch the elusive mare Orientale at its best. Also visible are Montes Cordillera, the bright crater Byrgius A on the bottom - left corner and the dark Grimaldi basin on the bottom - right corner; in the middle, the neverending Sirsalis rille. Panorama of three images taken on august 12, 2009, one day before last quarter of the moon

Moon: Mare Orientale and Grimaldi - Moon: Mare Orientale and Grimaldi - Taking advantage of a very strong libration, this image reveals Mare Orientale, at the top of the image, a lunar sea of 900 km in diameter. Also visible are Montes Cordillera, the bright Byrgius crater (bottom left) and the dark crater Grimaldi (bottom right of the picture). Panorama of three images obtained on August 12, 2009, one day before the last quarter of the Moon. A remarkable libration helped to catch the elusive mare Orientale at its best. Also visible are Montes Cordillera, the bright crater Byrgius A on the bottom - left corner and the dark Grimaldi basin on the bottom - right corner; in the middle, the neverending Sirsalis rille. Panorama of three images taken on august 12, 2009, one day before last quarter of the moon

P. Lazzarotti

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Lactee route au raz de l'horizon - Paranal horizon in the milky way plane - Fisheye view of the southern sky. The lactee path blends with the horizon line. In the sky, the three brightest galaxies visible on Earth: the two galaxies of the Magellan Cloud, and opposite it to the top right of the image, the galaxy of Andromede. A laser shot from one of the domes of the VLT is visible as well as the gegenschein, the blade glow consisting of dust reflecting the light of the sun, observable only in a dense sky of any parasite light. A fish-eye view of southern sky in Chile. Milky way is visible along the 360 degrees of the horizon line. Also visible are Gegenschein at zenith, Paranal observatory with Laser Guide Star, and the three brightest galaxies visible on earth (the large Magellanic clouds and Andromeda galaxy)

Lactee route au raz de l'horizon - Paranal horizon in the milky way plane - Fisheye view of the southern sky. The lactee path blends with the horizon line. In the sky, the three brightest galaxies visible on Earth: the two galaxies of the Magellan Cloud, and opposite it to the top right of the image, the galaxy of Andromede. A laser shot from one of the domes of the VLT is visible as well as the gegenschein, the blade glow consisting of dust reflecting the light of the sun, observable only in a dense sky of any parasite light. A fish-eye view of southern sky in Chile. Milky way is visible along the 360 degrees of the horizon line. Also visible are Gegenschein at zenith, Paranal observatory with Laser Guide Star, and the three brightest galaxies visible on earth (the large Magellanic clouds and Andromeda galaxy)

Stephane Guisard

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Column Medicis (Paris 1er) - Medicis Column - Paris - High of 31 metres, built in 1575, this column is the only vestige of the palace of Catherine de Medicis, deconstructed in 1748. The astrologers of the sovereign ensured their forecasts from the top of the platform, access to which is via a screw staircase located inside the column. A sundial, made by astronomer Guy Pingre, was installed on this column from 1764 to 1889. Located in the garden of Les Halles near the Bourse du Commerce (Stockmarket) of Paris, the Medicis column, built in 1575 is what remains of the Queen s hotel. This column is 31 meters (100 feet) high, with interior stairs counting 147 steps; its real function was never established. It is believed that due to the Queen s interest for astrology, it used to be an observatory for Cosimo Ruggieri, Catherine de Medicis astrologist

Column Medicis (Paris 1er) - Medicis Column - Paris - High of 31 metres, built in 1575, this column is the only vestige of the palace of Catherine de Medicis, deconstructed in 1748. The astrologers of the sovereign ensured their forecasts from the top of the platform, access to which is via a screw staircase located inside the column. A sundial, made by astronomer Guy Pingre, was installed on this column from 1764 to 1889. Located in the garden of Les Halles near the Bourse du Commerce (Stockmarket) of Paris, the Medicis column, built in 1575 is what remains of the Queen s hotel. This column is 31 meters (100 feet) high, with interior stairs counting 147 steps; its real function was never established. It is believed that due to the Queen s interest for astrology, it used to be an observatory for Cosimo Ruggieri, Catherine de Medicis astrologist

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Sebastien Beaucourt

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The bepicolombo probe - bepicolombo spacecraft. - bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for 2013, reaching Mercure in 2019. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere. The Bepicolombo mission will study planet Mercury. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (DFO), that will map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), that will investigate its magnetosphere. It should be launch in 2013 and reach Mercury in 2019. This artist's view shows the two Bepicolombo orbiters (MPO and MMO) mounted on top of their transfer module (cruise configuration)

The bepicolombo probe - bepicolombo spacecraft. - bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for 2013, reaching Mercure in 2019. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere. The Bepicolombo mission will study planet Mercury. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (DFO), that will map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), that will investigate its magnetosphere. It should be launch in 2013 and reach Mercury in 2019. This artist's view shows the two Bepicolombo orbiters (MPO and MMO) mounted on top of their transfer module (cruise configuration)

P. Carril

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Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Milky Way and Echinopsis Atacamensis - These cacti are Echinopsis Atacamensis between 6 and 8 metres high. In the background, the lactee track. San Pedro de Atacama Region, Chile. Single installation of 2 minutes. June 2008. The 3 cacti on the image are Echinopsis Atacamensis. They are between 6m and 8m in height for a diameter of around 70 cm and live at an altitude between 2600 and 3800m in the San Pedro de Atacama region, north of Chile. It is a protected specie that was used for too long as construction 'wood' and (still!) for handycraft. This image also shows, in the background, the Southern Hemisphere Milky Way, with the Southern Cross and Coal bag in the far top right corner, and the rich region of our Galactic Center, Scorpius and Sagittarius constellations just in the middle. It is a 2 minute one-shot image taken with a digital camera

Milky Way and Echinopsis Atacamensis - These cacti are Echinopsis Atacamensis between 6 and 8 metres high. In the background, the lactee track. San Pedro de Atacama Region, Chile. Single installation of 2 minutes. June 2008. The 3 cacti on the image are Echinopsis Atacamensis. They are between 6m and 8m in height for a diameter of around 70 cm and live at an altitude between 2600 and 3800m in the San Pedro de Atacama region, north of Chile. It is a protected specie that was used for too long as construction 'wood' and (still!) for handycraft. This image also shows, in the background, the Southern Hemisphere Milky Way, with the Southern Cross and Coal bag in the far top right corner, and the rich region of our Galactic Center, Scorpius and Sagittarius constellations just in the middle. It is a 2 minute one-shot image taken with a digital camera

Stephane Guisard

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Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Brontotheres - Brontotherium - Artist's view of Brontotheres (Brontotherium) in a North American landscape 35 million years ago. An Oligocene Brontotherium leaves his forest habitat in search of a vegetarian meal. 35 million years ago North America was home to brontotheres, a family of large herbivores that looked somewhat like giant rhinoceroses, but probably were more closely related to horses. Brontotherium ('thunder beast') was one such genus of these prehistoric mammals. Characterized by a massive forked or sling-shot shaped horn, Brontotherium stood about eight feet tall at the shoulder and weighed about two tons. Brontotherium's name comes from Sioux Native Americans who discovered their skeletons following their exposure by severe rain storms. The Sioux believed Brontotherium caused thunderstorms by running across the top of the clouds

Brontotheres - Brontotherium - Artist's view of Brontotheres (Brontotherium) in a North American landscape 35 million years ago. An Oligocene Brontotherium leaves his forest habitat in search of a vegetarian meal. 35 million years ago North America was home to brontotheres, a family of large herbivores that looked somewhat like giant rhinoceroses, but probably were more closely related to horses. Brontotherium ('thunder beast') was one such genus of these prehistoric mammals. Characterized by a massive forked or sling-shot shaped horn, Brontotherium stood about eight feet tall at the shoulder and weighed about two tons. Brontotherium's name comes from Sioux Native Americans who discovered their skeletons following their exposure by severe rain storms. The Sioux believed Brontotherium caused thunderstorms by running across the top of the clouds

Walter B Myers

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) was launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) was launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and Philae - Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus with Philae: Detail of the surface of the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen on September 2, 2016 by the Rosetta probe. The Philae lander appears pose on the comet - Rosetta's lander Philae has been identified in OSIRIS narrow-angle camera images taken on 2 September 2016 from a distance of 2.7 km. The image scale is about 5 cm/pixel - Philae's 1 m-wide body and two of its three legs can be seen extended from the body. The images also provide proof of Philae's orientation - A Rosetta Navigation Camera image taken on 16 April 2015 is shown at top right for context, with the approximate location of Philae on the small lobe of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko marked

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and Philae - Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus with Philae: Detail of the surface of the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen on September 2, 2016 by the Rosetta probe. The Philae lander appears pose on the comet - Rosetta's lander Philae has been identified in OSIRIS narrow-angle camera images taken on 2 September 2016 from a distance of 2.7 km. The image scale is about 5 cm/pixel - Philae's 1 m-wide body and two of its three legs can be seen extended from the body. The images also provide proof of Philae's orientation - A Rosetta Navigation Camera image taken on 16 April 2015 is shown at top right for context, with the approximate location of Philae on the small lobe of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko marked

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Galaxy clusters 1ES 0657 - 55 in the Carene - Gravitational lens in galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 - False color image of the distant galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 in the southern constellation of Carene obtained by the VLT. A gravitational mirage is visible in the form of a green arc at the top right of the image; it is the image of an even farther away galaxy curved and amplified by the gravity of this cluster. An Arc at z = 3.23 in galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55. The galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 is located in the southern constellation Carina (The Keel), south of the Milky Way band. Its redshift has been measured as z = 0.29. It is a source of strong and very hot X - ray emission and has an asymmetric galaxy distribution, indicating a large mass and recent formation

Galaxy clusters 1ES 0657 - 55 in the Carene - Gravitational lens in galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 - False color image of the distant galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 in the southern constellation of Carene obtained by the VLT. A gravitational mirage is visible in the form of a green arc at the top right of the image; it is the image of an even farther away galaxy curved and amplified by the gravity of this cluster. An Arc at z = 3.23 in galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55. The galaxy cluster 1ES 0657 - 55 is located in the southern constellation Carina (The Keel), south of the Milky Way band. Its redshift has been measured as z = 0.29. It is a source of strong and very hot X - ray emission and has an asymmetric galaxy distribution, indicating a large mass and recent formation

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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Astronauts in Weightless 06/2008 - Astronauts in ISS - 06/2008 - Astronauts Ron Garan (foreground), Mike Fossum (left), Akihiko Hoshide (head down), Mark Kelly (bottom centre) and Ken Ham (right) float in the Japanese module JEM installs on the international space station during STS-124 mission in June 2008. Astronauts Ron Garan (foreground), Mike Fossum (left background), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (top background), all STS - 124 mission specialists; astronaut Mark Kelly (bottom background) and Ken Ham, commander and pilot, respectively, work in the newly installed Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. 6 June 200

Astronauts in Weightless 06/2008 - Astronauts in ISS - 06/2008 - Astronauts Ron Garan (foreground), Mike Fossum (left), Akihiko Hoshide (head down), Mark Kelly (bottom centre) and Ken Ham (right) float in the Japanese module JEM installs on the international space station during STS-124 mission in June 2008. Astronauts Ron Garan (foreground), Mike Fossum (left background), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (top background), all STS - 124 mission specialists; astronaut Mark Kelly (bottom background) and Ken Ham, commander and pilot, respectively, work in the newly installed Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. 6 June 200

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

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

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MSG-2 satellite (Meteosat 9) - View of the European satellite MSG-2 (Meteosat Second Generation) or Meteosat 9 in a clean room at the Guyanese Space Centre on 13 December 2005. Launch on 21 December 2005, it is a geostationary satellite dedicated to meteorology. MSG-2, the second model of the Meteosat Second Generation satellite series, is mated on top of its Ariane 5 launcher in the Final Assembly Building (BAF) of the Ariane Maunch Complex n* 3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port in Kourou, French Guiana, on December 13, 2005. The 2 - ton MSG - 2 was successfully lofted onto a geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5GS (V169), on December 21, together with India's Insat 4A satellite communication

MSG-2 satellite (Meteosat 9) - View of the European satellite MSG-2 (Meteosat Second Generation) or Meteosat 9 in a clean room at the Guyanese Space Centre on 13 December 2005. Launch on 21 December 2005, it is a geostationary satellite dedicated to meteorology. MSG-2, the second model of the Meteosat Second Generation satellite series, is mated on top of its Ariane 5 launcher in the Final Assembly Building (BAF) of the Ariane Maunch Complex n* 3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's space port in Kourou, French Guiana, on December 13, 2005. The 2 - ton MSG - 2 was successfully lofted onto a geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5GS (V169), on December 21, together with India's Insat 4A satellite communication

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Interacting galaxies NGC 4038 - 4039 in the Raven - The Antennae galaxy in Corvus - The galaxy NGC 4038 - 39 (antenna galaxy) is located about 45 million years ago - light. These two galaxies are interacting. The collision started at least 100 million years ago causes intense star formation. These images made by the Hubble space telescope on 20 January 1996 show in detail the nuclei of these two twin galaxies (right) as well as clusters of blue stars, consisting of young and massive stars (left). The scale bar at the top of each image represents 1500 years - light. These four close - up views are taken from a head - on collision between two spiral galaxies, called the Antennae galaxies, seen at image center. The scale bar at the top of each image is 1,500 light - years across. Left: the collision triggers the birth of new stars in brilliant blue star clusters, the brightest of which contains roughly a million stars. The star clusters are blue because they are very young, the youngest b

Interacting galaxies NGC 4038 - 4039 in the Raven - The Antennae galaxy in Corvus - The galaxy NGC 4038 - 39 (antenna galaxy) is located about 45 million years ago - light. These two galaxies are interacting. The collision started at least 100 million years ago causes intense star formation. These images made by the Hubble space telescope on 20 January 1996 show in detail the nuclei of these two twin galaxies (right) as well as clusters of blue stars, consisting of young and massive stars (left). The scale bar at the top of each image represents 1500 years - light. These four close - up views are taken from a head - on collision between two spiral galaxies, called the Antennae galaxies, seen at image center. The scale bar at the top of each image is 1,500 light - years across. Left: the collision triggers the birth of new stars in brilliant blue star clusters, the brightest of which contains roughly a million stars. The star clusters are blue because they are very young, the youngest b

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Core of the Hartley 2 comet seen by the Epoxi probe - Comet Hartley 2 nucleus seen by Deep impact spacecraft - Composite of images of the nucleus of the Hartley 2 comet obtained on November 4, 2010 during its approach by the Epoxi probe (Deep Impact). The core is 2 km long. This image montage shows comet Hartley 2 as NASA'S EPOXI mission approached and flew under the comet. The images progress in time clockwise, starting at the top left. The image was taken by Epoxi's Medium - Resolution Instrument on Nov. 4, 2010. The sun is to the right. The comet's nucleus, or main body, is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and 0.4 kilometers (0.25 miles) at the “” neck,””” or most narrow portion. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus

Core of the Hartley 2 comet seen by the Epoxi probe - Comet Hartley 2 nucleus seen by Deep impact spacecraft - Composite of images of the nucleus of the Hartley 2 comet obtained on November 4, 2010 during its approach by the Epoxi probe (Deep Impact). The core is 2 km long. This image montage shows comet Hartley 2 as NASA'S EPOXI mission approached and flew under the comet. The images progress in time clockwise, starting at the top left. The image was taken by Epoxi's Medium - Resolution Instrument on Nov. 4, 2010. The sun is to the right. The comet's nucleus, or main body, is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and 0.4 kilometers (0.25 miles) at the “” neck,””” or most narrow portion. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus

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Massive stars in the Carene - Massive stars in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the nebula of the Carene, located about 7500 years ago - light from Earth, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. The image shows down the image a cluster of stars named Trumpler 16 which contains two very massive stars, WR 25 at Tr16 - 244. The image shows a pair of colossal stars, WR 25 and Tr16 - 244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16, at the bottom of the image. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light - years from Earth in the constellation of Carina, the Keel. At the top of the image, a peculiar nebula with the shape of a “” defiant”” finger points towards WR25 and Tr16 - 244

Massive stars in the Carene - Massive stars in the Carina Nebula - Detail of the nebula of the Carene, located about 7500 years ago - light from Earth, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. The image shows down the image a cluster of stars named Trumpler 16 which contains two very massive stars, WR 25 at Tr16 - 244. The image shows a pair of colossal stars, WR 25 and Tr16 - 244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16, at the bottom of the image. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light - years from Earth in the constellation of Carina, the Keel. At the top of the image, a peculiar nebula with the shape of a “” defiant”” finger points towards WR25 and Tr16 - 244

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

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

Jerry Lodriguss

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Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer Cathedral - Astronomical clock of Saint - Omer, built in 1558 by Pierre Engueran, watchmaker of Saint - Omer, commissioned by the chapter of the Collegiale. The clock is installed in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer. In addition to indicating the legal time, the clock also indicates the Babylonian hours, the date (month and calendar of the month), the height of the Sun and its position in front of the zodiac, the lunar day and the phases of the Moon. The clock is also an astrolabe (the white area), allowing you to know the position (azimuth and height) of certain bright stars visible in the sky of St. Omer. At the top of the clock, an 18th century automaton (the Jacquemart) rings the hours. Astronomical clock built in the 16th century. Nord - Pas - de - Calais, France

Sebastien Beaucourt

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