PIX4620855: Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellan Cloud - Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud - Photo of the nebula NGC 346 in the galaxy of the Small Magellan Cloud obtained by the Hubble space telescope. At the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars in which some stars are only 5 million years old. Nebula NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby irregular galaxy, seen by the Hubble space telescope in July 2004. In the center of this nebula, a cluster of very young stars, some of them are less than 5 million years old / Bridgeman Images
PIX4620969: The emission nebula SH2 - 88 - SH2 - 88 nebula - Petite nebula, located in the constellation Petite Fox. This not so well known emission nebula is located in the summer milkyway in the constellation Vulpecula. The two smaller nebulea near the bright blue star are sh2 - 88 A and B / Bridgeman Images
PIX4620989: The Hanger and Nebula SH2 - 83 - Coathanger and nebula SH2 - 83 in Vulpecula - The Hanger cluster or Brocchi cluster (left) is not a true cluster of stars but an asterism located in the constellation of Little Fox. Towards the center of the image, a small nebula emitted, Sh2 - 83. Little Fox Constellation. Brocchi's Cluster (also known as the Coathanger or Collinder 399) is an asterism located in the constellation Vulpecula. It was first described by the Persian astronomer Al Sufi in his Book of Fixed Stars in 964 and was independently rediscovered by Giovanni Hodierna in the seventeenth century. In the 1920s, D. F. Brocchi, an amateur astronomer and chart maker for the American Association of Variable Star Observers, created a map of this object for use in calibrating photometers. The asterism is made up of ten stars ranging from fifth to seventh magnitude which form the conspicuous Coathanger, a straight line of six stars with a “” hook””” of four stars on the south side. An additional thirty or so fainter stars are sometimes considered to be associated as well. Under a dark sky, Brocchi's Cluster can be seen with the naked eye as an unresolved patch of light; binoculars or a telescope at very low power are usually needed in order to view the “” coathanger””” asterism. It is best found by slowly sweeping across the Milky Way along an imaginary line from the bright star Altair towards the even brighter star Vega. About one third of the way toward Vega, the Coathanger should be spotted easily against a darker region of the Milky Way. The status of this group as a star cluster has changed in recent years. The main stars were cataloged as an open cluster by Per Collinder in 1931, and the group was considered to be a cluster for most of the twentieth century. Looking at a variety of criteria, however, a study in 1970 concluded that only six of the brightest stars formed an actual cluster. Several independent studies since 1998 have now determined that t / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621160: Star Formation in Cassiopee - Star Formation in Cassiopeia - This star-forming region, called W5, is located approximately 6500 light years ago in the constellation Cassiopee. Several generations of stars appear on this cliche; the older ones are the blue stars in the centre of the two cavities; the younger stars are grouped at the edges of these cavities and at the ends of the gas pillars or they appear like pink dots; the white areas are home to the very young stars in formation. In this infrared image, heated dust appears in red, dense gas clouds appear in green. Composite image obtained by the Spitzer space telescope in 2006 and 2007. Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star - forming region, called W5, the oldest stars can be seen as blue dots in the centers of the two hollow cavities (other blue dots are background and foreground stars not associated with the region). Younger stars line the rims of the cavities, and some can be seen as pink dots at the tips of the elephant - trunk - like pillars. The white knotty areas are where the youngest stars are forming. Red shows heated dust that pervades the region's cavities, while green highlights dense clouds. W5 spans an area of sky equivalent to four full moons and is about 6,500 light - years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. The Spitzer picture was taken over a period of 24 hours. Like other massive star - forming regions, such as Orion and Carina, W5 contains large cavities that were carved out by radiation and winds from the region's most massive stars. According to the theory of triggered star - formation, the carving out of these cavities pushes gas together, causing it to ignite into successive generations of new stars. This image contains some of the best evidence yet for the triggered star - formation theory. Scientists analyzing the photo have been able to sho / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621421: Antares star and the nebula Rho Ophiuchi - Antares and Rho Ophiuchi cloud - This coloree nebula represents the visible part of a very large molecule cloud, the cloud of Ophiuchus. This star-forming region is about 520 years old - light. The brightest star at the bottom left is the star Antares, from the Scorpio. The triple star Rho Ophiuchus is located in the middle of the blue cloud at the top of the picture. On the right, surrounded by a nebula, the star Sigma Scorpii. The globular clusters M4 (at the bottom of the image) and NGC 6144 (near Antares) are also visible on this image obtained with the UK Schmidt telescope of 1.2m. This photograph shows a portion of a great swath of obscuring gas and dust in the constellations Ophiuchus and Scorpius, and illustrates what is probably the most colourful region in the entire sky. The almost garish colours are due to the brilliance and contrasting colours of the stars, by whose reflected light we see the dust clouds. Dominating the picture is the first - magnitude red supergiant star Antares, or Apha Scorpii. Because of its deep red colour the light reflected from the dust has a rich reddish hue, unusual among such reflection nebulae which are generally associated with bright bluish stars and normally have the appearance of the nebula surrounding Rho Ophiuchus (top). Clearly to be seen on this picture is the discolouring effect of the dust clouds on the stars and nebulae seen through them: the dust selectively absorbs the blue light leaving the obscured objects with a reddish - brown tinge. Also visible in this extraordinary photograph is the yellowish globular star cluster M4, at 5700 light years (9 times the distance of the foreground dust and stars) the nearest globular cluster to the Sun. Partly surrounding Sigma Scorpii at the right of the picture is a red emission nebula, completing the most comprehensive collection of nebular types ever seen in one photograph. There's also two globular clusters, one / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621497: Star Antares and the nebula Rho Ophiuchi - Antares and Rho Ophiuchi - This coloree nebula represents the visible part of a very large molecule cloud, the cloud of Ophiuchus. This star-forming region is about 520 years old - light. The brightest star below is the star Antares, from the Scorpio. On the right, the M4 star cluster. View of the region surrounding the bright triple star Rho Ophiuchus (top, in the blue cloud). This star - forming region is located at about 520 light years in Scorpius constellation. The area is highlighted by the bright star Antares (bottom), a red supergiant 40,000 times more luminous than our su / Bridgeman Images
TEC4615556: Convent of Recollets, 150-154 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin, Paris 10th. Built in 1604, it was abandoned for many years. Rehabilitates, since 2004, an international reception centre for artists, researchers, intellectuals and academics. There are eighty one furniture dwellings and workshops dwellings available to them. The Centre also houses the Maison de l'Architecture of France and a cultural animation association. Photography 2005. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4615568: March: Surface seen by Spirit. - Detail of the panorama obtained by Spirit between 3 and 5 March 2004 when the rover was halfway between its landing site and the Bonnevile crater. In the distance the Columbia Hills. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4614799: Eclipse de Lune - 28/09/2015 - Lunar eclipse September 28 2015: The main phases of the eclipse of the Moon of 28 September 2015 seen above Gollenstein, the largest menhir in Central Europe - Multi exposures of total lunar eclipse on september 28 2015, seen above Gollenstein, the tallest menhir of central Europe / Bridgeman Images
PIX4615740: March - Spirit - Panorama McMurdo - Detail - 10 - 2006 - March: McMurdo panorama - Spirit - Detail - 10 - 2006 - Detail of the panorama “” Mac Murdo”” obtained by the Spirit rover from April to October 2006. Spirit stayed in the same place directing its solar panels towards the Sun to recharge its batteries. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area on July 4, 2004. “McMurdo” panorama detail. From April through October 2006, Spirit has stayed on a small hill known as “Low Ridge.”” There, the rover's solar panels are tilted towards the sun to maintain enough solar power for Spirit to keep making scientific observations throughout the winter on southern Mars. This view of the surroundings from Spirit's “Winter Haven”” is presented in approximately true color / Bridgeman Images