Astronomy
Spiral Galaxy M81 is located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Bubble Nebula also known as NGC 7635.
This is an image of the Butterfly Nebula, aka NGC 6302. It was created through the death of a bright, hot central star
This is the image of Mystic Mountain .The image shows a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. The top of a three-light-year tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks.
Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings were edge-on, resulting in a unique movie featuring the nearly symmetrical light show at both of the giant planet's poles .
- Images Released By Hubble Telescope After Repair
Hubble telescope has finally got repaired and NASA scientists have released the first images taken by the telescope after repair. The image is of planetary nebula NGC 6302. I have defined planetary nebula in my earlier posts also. The image is simply...
- Flying Through The Carina Nebula
One of my favorite parts of the IMAX movie Hubble 3D was getting to fly through objects like the Orion Nebula in 3D. Often, when looking at objects in the night sky, I tend to forget that what I see is a complex three dimensional object of which I only...
- Happy 20th Hubble!
Today is the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary in orbit. The Hubble Space Telescope has over its lifetime provided many discoveries and produced thousands of awe-inspiring images of deep space, and our local neighborhood in space. To celebrate,...
- Hubble's 100,000th Orbit
The Hubble Space Telescope has just recently completed its 100,000th orbit around Earth today, August 11, 2008. The telescope reached that milestone above the Pacific Ocean (Illustration above). It has been a long journey for this famous telescope, 18...
- A Cosmic Couple.
Here we see the spectacular cosmic pairing of the star Hen 2-427, more commonly known as WR 124 and the nebula M1-67 which surrounds it. Both objects, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope are found in the constellation of Sagittarius and lie 15,000...
Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope turns 20
Our Hubble Space Telescope is turning 20 this Saturday on 24th April.
To mark the anniversary enjoy these incredibly beautiful images taken by Hubble.
Spiral Galaxy M81 is located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Bubble Nebula also known as NGC 7635.
This is an image of the Butterfly Nebula, aka NGC 6302. It was created through the death of a bright, hot central star
This is the image of Mystic Mountain .The image shows a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. The top of a three-light-year tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks.
Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings were edge-on, resulting in a unique movie featuring the nearly symmetrical light show at both of the giant planet's poles .
Happy Birthday to Hubble !
- Images Released By Hubble Telescope After Repair
Hubble telescope has finally got repaired and NASA scientists have released the first images taken by the telescope after repair. The image is of planetary nebula NGC 6302. I have defined planetary nebula in my earlier posts also. The image is simply...
- Flying Through The Carina Nebula
One of my favorite parts of the IMAX movie Hubble 3D was getting to fly through objects like the Orion Nebula in 3D. Often, when looking at objects in the night sky, I tend to forget that what I see is a complex three dimensional object of which I only...
- Happy 20th Hubble!
Today is the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary in orbit. The Hubble Space Telescope has over its lifetime provided many discoveries and produced thousands of awe-inspiring images of deep space, and our local neighborhood in space. To celebrate,...
- Hubble's 100,000th Orbit
The Hubble Space Telescope has just recently completed its 100,000th orbit around Earth today, August 11, 2008. The telescope reached that milestone above the Pacific Ocean (Illustration above). It has been a long journey for this famous telescope, 18...
- A Cosmic Couple.
Here we see the spectacular cosmic pairing of the star Hen 2-427, more commonly known as WR 124 and the nebula M1-67 which surrounds it. Both objects, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope are found in the constellation of Sagittarius and lie 15,000...