by owlice » Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:40 pm
International Space Station and Yosemite Falls
Copyright: Kristall Leonard
[attachment=4]spae station and yosemite falls 6-13-2011.jpg[/attachment]
Supernova 1054 AD
Copyright: Paul Klauninger (montage); Kenneth Ingham (inset; used with permission)
[attachment=3]Paul Klauninger_Supernova 1054 AD.jpg[/attachment]
In the year 1054 AD, astronomers in many parts of the world recorded an extraordinary event … the appearance of a brilliant new star in the sky. The starlight was so intense that it could easily be seen in the daytime for over three weeks, with rays seemingly stemming in all directions, and it persisted in the night sky for over two years. Estimates of its brightness range from several times that of Venus to nearly that of the Full Moon. Unknown to these early sky watchers, they had witnessed a supernova … the colossal explosion of a massive star at the end of its life. The star lay over 6,000 light-years from Earth, and the still-expanding cloud of debris can be seen with a telescope today, known as the Crab Nebula. In the pre-dawn hours of July 05 in that year, a slender crescent Moon hung in the sky very close to this spectacle. A Native American Anasazi artist is believed to have captured the striking view by painting the scene on a rock face in the Chaco Canyon of New Mexico, shown here at the lower right.
NLC Display from Edmonton
http://vimeo.com/25918041
Copyright: Greg Scratchley
[attachment=2]July1-2011-EdmontonAB-NLC.jpg[/attachment]
Eastern Veil (NGC 6992/95) and Pickering's (Fleming's) Triangular Wisp
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Copyright: Immo Gerber
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Bolide!
Copyright: Bob Van Guick
[attachment=0]bolide_mod.jpg[/attachment]
NGC7635 - M52 Field and Sh2-162, Sh2-157, Sh2-151, NGC7538, NGC7510, LBN544, KjPn8
http://www.astrogades.es/index.php?nodo ... ure&id=521
Copyright: Jesús Vargas (Astrogades) & Maritxu Poyal (Maritxu)
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[size=120][b]International Space Station and Yosemite Falls[/b][/size]
Copyright: Kristall Leonard
[size=85][attachment=4]spae station and yosemite falls 6-13-2011.jpg[/attachment][/size]
[size=120][b]Supernova 1054 AD[/b][/size]
Copyright: Paul Klauninger (montage); Kenneth Ingham (inset; used with permission)
[float=left][size=85][attachment=3]Paul Klauninger_Supernova 1054 AD.jpg[/attachment][/size][/float]In the year 1054 AD, astronomers in many parts of the world recorded an extraordinary event … the appearance of a brilliant new star in the sky. The starlight was so intense that it could easily be seen in the daytime for over three weeks, with rays seemingly stemming in all directions, and it persisted in the night sky for over two years. Estimates of its brightness range from several times that of Venus to nearly that of the Full Moon. Unknown to these early sky watchers, they had witnessed a supernova … the colossal explosion of a massive star at the end of its life. The star lay over 6,000 light-years from Earth, and the still-expanding cloud of debris can be seen with a telescope today, known as the Crab Nebula. In the pre-dawn hours of July 05 in that year, a slender crescent Moon hung in the sky very close to this spectacle. A Native American Anasazi artist is believed to have captured the striking view by painting the scene on a rock face in the Chaco Canyon of New Mexico, shown here at the lower right.
[size=120][b]NLC Display from Edmonton[/b][/size]
http://vimeo.com/25918041
Copyright: Greg Scratchley
[size=85][attachment=2]July1-2011-EdmontonAB-NLC.jpg[/attachment][/size]
[size=120][b]Eastern Veil (NGC 6992/95) and Pickering's (Fleming's) Triangular Wisp [/b][/size]
[url=http://www.darkforceastro.de/Darkforceastro.de/Planetary-Nebula_files/Media/Mean-HAOIII-22mal1200s-3nm-FSQ106%40F3,64-color/Mean-HAOIII-22mal1200s-3nm-FSQ106%40F3,64-color.jpg?disposition=download]Larger image[/url]
Copyright: Immo Gerber
[size=85][attachment=1]veil_immo.jpg[/attachment][/size]
[size=120][b]Bolide![/b][/size]
Copyright: Bob Van Guick
[size=85][attachment=0]bolide_mod.jpg[/attachment][/size]
[size=120][b]NGC7635 - M52 Field and Sh2-162, Sh2-157, Sh2-151, NGC7538, NGC7510, LBN544, KjPn8[/b][/size]
http://www.astrogades.es/index.php?nodo=3titulo=galeria&level=picture&id=521
Copyright: Jesús Vargas (Astrogades) & Maritxu Poyal (Maritxu)
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