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... The first VLT 8.2-m telescope (UT1) is now undergoing a "Commissioning Phase" during which all systems are thoroughly tested and further tuned. ... ESO Press Photo 21/98 . ... IC 4406 is a planetary nebula with an unusual, almost "rectangular" shape. ... Technical information : Combination of two 5-min B (blue) exposures (seeing 0.95 arcsec), two 5-min V (green-yellow) exposures (0.90 arcsec), and one 5-min and two 2-min R (red) exposures (0.70 to 0.90 arcsec) with the VLT Test Camera. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Magazine . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... The Golden Earring, planetary nebula NGC 2867, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 3109 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... A stellar summer planetary nebula . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

... 13.02.2006 . ... The red color of the N44 emission nebula comes from pervasive hydrogen atoms re-acquiring electron s that were knocked away by energetic light from massive stars. ... N44, pictured above , spans about 1,000 light years and lies about 170,000 light years distant. ... 2005 2006 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: N44C - emission nebula - LMC . Publications with words: N44C - emission nebula - LMC . ... Emission Nebula IC 1396 . ...

... 2006 February 13 . The N44 Emission Nebula . ... Located in our galactic neighbor the Large Magellanic Cloud , N44 houses numerous massive bright stars, lengthy lanes of dark dust , and vast clouds of hydrogen gas that glows red. The red color of the N44 emission nebula comes from pervasive hydrogen atoms re-acquiring electron s that were knocked away by energetic light from massive stars. ... N44, pictured above , spans about 1,000 light years and lies about 170,000 light years distant. ...

Our team has obtained HST WFPC2 images of this prototypical example of a planetary nebula in a globular cluster. K 648 was cataloged as a star by Kustner, but identified spectroscopically as a planetary nebula by Pease, both in the 1920's. General WFPC2 view of M15 and K 648 (located near top left edge) . ... The nucleus is shown to have an unusually high mass of 0.60 Msun, and we argue that it must have undergone mass augmentation in a binary that has undergone mass transfer or a merger. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Stars . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on March 14, 2012 | 23 Comments How big is the largest known star? ... Continue Reading.. ... 1 Comment A new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.€а Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the [ ] . ... Posted on November 24, 2011 | ... Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in [ ] . ...

... Astronomy news . ... Double Engine Fuels Star's Remarkable Nebula . ESO has just released a stunning new image of a field of stars towards the constellation of Carina (the Keel). ... Interactions in this double system, surrounded by a dusty disc, may be the engine fuelling the star s remarkable nebula. The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. ...

... The Hubble Space Telescope is jointly run as a partnership between the European Space Agency and NASA. ... For more information on the European contribution to the Hubble Space Telescope go to: http://hubble.esa.int and for more on the VLT go to: http://www.eso.org . ... A Taste of Real Astronomy ? The ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercises . ... The "ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series" has just been published, on the web and in print. ... The language for the ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series is English. ...

. Nebulae . Trifid Nebula: 5,200 light years away, located in constellation Sagataurus . Visual DSS . Visual Colored . AAO . X-ray . Planetary Nebula NGC7027: 3,000 light years away located in constellation Cyngus . X-ray . Optical colored . Infrared . Student Home . Picture Home .

Images taken by 2002-2003 RSAA Summer Scholars on the SSO 40 inch telescope on Wed 15 Jan 2003 and Thur 16 Jan 2003 . With each image is the objects identifying number, what the object is (usually obvious) and what constellation it is located in. ... Most of the images are greyscale and were taken without the use of filters. The exception is NGC 3132 Planetary Nebula in Vela which was taken with B, V and R filters and these images combined to make a colour image. ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

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