Friday, September 27, 2013
This is an image of M74, a galaxy that comprised of about 100 billion stars that lies 32 million light years away. This galaxy can be noted for how photogenic it is, forming almost a perfect spiral. The arms of the galaxy's spiral are given their distinctive hue and shape by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust clouds. The red regions of the galaxy are star forming regions.
Friday, September 20, 2013
M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster
This picture is of the Pleiades, a star cluster that can be seen in the Taurus constellation. The Pleiades are one of the brightest star clusters that can be seen in the night sky, and contain over 3000 stars. The star cluster is also one of the closest to earth, lying just 400 lightyears away from earth. This star cluster is also relatively small, stretching 13 light years across.
Friday, September 13, 2013
This is a picture of the supergiant star Gamma Cygni amongst thousands of other stars. Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the Northern Cross constellation, and is also the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus. Gamma Cygni lies about 1800 lightyears away from Earth. The clouds surrounding Gamma Cygni are various nebulae.
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