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Stellar Nursery NGC 6357: Image of the Month
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsA new image from the European southern ObservatoryòÀÙs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ˆà(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young […] -
The Grand Tack
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 2 CommentsIt is widely accepted that our Solar System was created about 4.6 billion years ago based on dating of meteorites. Scientists believe the Solar System formed when a cloud of […] -
A Spectacular View of the Lagoon Nebula
Posted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsPeer deep into the constellation Sagittarius and you will find a spectacular young star cluster and its associated stellar nursery. These are M8 and the Lagoon Nebula. More than […] -
Stargazing in December
Posted on December 5, 2014 | 4 CommentsThe December skies mark my favourite time of the year for stargazing. Despite the cold weather, the skies promise the best opportunities to see what lies beyond the EarthòÀÙs atmosphere. […] -
Stargazing in July
Posted on July 22, 2014 | 1 CommentLooming large in the after dark southern sky in July is the large and overlapping but often overlooked constellations of Ophiuchus and Serpens. Lacking outstandingly bright stars these òÀÜtwo for […]