... Our Galaxy s Central Molecular Zone . 10.11.2008 . ... The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. ... In this colorful mosaic, filaments of gas and dust span some 9 degrees across central Cygnus, a nebula rich constellation along the northern Milky Way. ... This dramatic image of Jupiter is touted as the sharpest picture of the entire gas giant ever taken from the ground. ...

... 2008 October 9 . Massive Stars in NGC 6357 . ... Explanation: Massive stars lie within NGC 6357 , an expansive emission nebula complex some 8,000 light-years away in the tail of the constellation Scorpius . In fact, positioned just below center in this close-up view of NGC 6357, star cluster Pismis 24 includes some of the most massive stars known in the galaxy , stars with over 100 times the mass of the Sun. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... October 18, 1999 . NGC 3603: An Active Star Cluster . ... Explanation: NGC 3603 is home to a massive star cluster, thick dust pillars, and a star about to explode . The central open cluster contains about 2000 bright stars, each of which is much brighter and more massive than our Sun . ... These stars are less massive than our Sun, demonstrating that great numbers of low-mass stars also form in active starburst regions . ... About APOD > . ...

Eyepieces Forum Message . ... Pictures . ... Posted by Greg Eckes on October 31, 2003 05:10:43 UTC . ... Pictures - jkoptic - October 31, 2003 - 16:33 UTC . Pictures - gjeckes - November 1, 2003 - 01:02 UTC . ... Pictures - jkoptic - November 2, 2003 - 05:23 UTC . ... Secondary offset - gjeckes - November 2, 2003 - 21:41 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

Most of these images were obtained by Mike Bessell, Michelle Buxton, Hwankyung Sung, Ralph Sutherland and Bob Watson at SSO using a 2Kx2K Site CCD behind a Nikon or Hasselblad lens or directly on the 1m telescope. A few images are from the Hubble Space Telescope. Some of the M42 images were obtained with the KPNO 1m and ESO NTT telescope. One image is a mosaic of IRAS images. ... Details of the CCD imaging program at MSSSO. ... antenna.jpg (53KB) . ... ngc6744.jpg (59KB) . ...

... ATNF Colloquium . The Void Galaxy Survey - exploring the loneliest galaxies in the Universe . ... As the evolutionary timescale in voids is long and extreme processes related to high galaxy density (ram pressure and tidal stripping for example) presumably absent, voids are ideal pristine environments to study galaxy structure and evolution. ... I will address morphology, star formation properties, and gas content and make a comparison with similar size galaxies in other environments. ...

... Star Atlas . ... solar system . ... stars . ... Observe the Solar System . ... What factors determine if a massive star (say, 100 solar masses) forms instead of a Sun-like star? ... Stars of all masses form from dense clumps within exceptionally cold molecular clouds. ... Massive stars tend to form at the centers of high-mass reservoirs of gas. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... A gamma-ray burst hints that LIGO's double black holes started as one massive star . ...

... Sunday , October 6, 2013 Standard quasar-like AGN Standard AGN have: · · · · · Luminous accretion disk (with X-ray corona) Bright line emission (ionised by disk) Dusty obscuring torus (emits in IR/sub-mm) Orientation-dependent observed properties Sometimes, extended radio jets Sunday , October 6, 2013 Another class of AGN Other AGN , exemplified by weak radio ... Sunday, October 6, 2013 Summary · · · · · · Not all AGN follow the "standard" accretion disk picture. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Concept Spacecraft . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... October . ... By admin September 30, 2011 Posted in: Human Exploration . Gemini Spacecraft: The red and gold spheres in the Equipment Module are propellant tanks and the red cylinder in the nose is the parachute pack. ... Image credit: NASA) . ... Amazingly in 2011, an outfit called Space Operations Inc proposed launching updated Geminis (rebadged as Eclipse spacecraft) for commercial clients! ...

October 11, 2004 (Monday) Eric Torrence, University of Oregon . October 18, 2004 (Monday) Michael Merkin, Moscow State University . October 25, 2004 (Monday) Dave Soper, University of Oregon . November 1, 2004 (Monday) Xavier Calmet, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . November 22, 2004 (Monday) Roman Buniy, University of Oregon CANCELLED . Fall 2003 . Winter 2004 . Spring 2004 . Summer 2004 . Fall 2002 . ... Spring 2003 . Summer 2003 . Fall 2001 . ...

... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2015-2016 . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Beyond New York City . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. ... Amateur Astronomer Association is pleased to announce we will be offering select, limited reserved seating for current AAA members for the Friday, January 8, 2015 AAA Lecture entitled Robert Nemiroff ?2015 Astronomy Picture of the Day?. ...

HST resumed operations on the side B electronics on the CU/SDF (Command Unit/Science Data Formatter) on 23 October 2008. WFPC2 calibration measurements and on-sky observations restarted on October 25th, and the ACS/SBC will be brought on line later this week. ... A Snapshot Survey of The Most Massive Clusters of Galaxies . Abstract . ... Binaries in the Kuiper Belt: Probes of Solar System Formation and Evolution . ... Distances to Eclipsing M Dwarf Binaries . ... Past weeks: . ...

... STScI-PRC95-45a CRUCIBLE OF CREATION: PANORAMIC HUBBLE MOSAIC ZOOMS IN ON MAELSTROM OF STAR BIRTH This spectacular color panorama of the center the Orion nebula is one of the largest pictures ever assembled from individual images taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. ... Though this 2.5 light-years wide view is still a small portion of the entire nebula, it includes almost all of the light from the bright glowing clouds of gas and a star cluster associated with the nebula. ...

... Measurement of the MASS detectors parameters with mass program January 24, 2015 [112707] . MASS/DIMM electronics. ... Turbina-core(D): Dimm User Guide. ... N.Shatsky, V.Kornilov, The revision of the MASS/DIMM star catalogue. ... О.Возякова, В.Корнилов, Н.Шатский, Новое программное обеспечение прибора MASS/DIMM. ... V.Kornilov, N.Shatsky, S.Potanin, O.Voziakova, B.Safonov Preliminary results of astroclimate parameters measurements at the Sternberg 2.5m telescope installation site. ...

... fran†зais . Deutsch . ... Bringing news from across the Universe to children all around the world . ... But did you know that half these points of light is not one star, but two or more circling around each other! ... Usually, sibling stars are quite far apart taking months, years or even centuries to circle around each other. ... Before long these stars will face a catastrophic end in one of two possible ways: as violent supernovae explosions or as an even more energetic gamma ray burst . ...

... For a timeline of the exploration of the magnetic environment of the Earth, Sun and Planets, see here . ... Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) builds the first astronomical telescope and observes for the first time craters on the Moon, satellites around Jupiter, and the way Venus goes through phases like the Moon (crescent, etc.) ... 17 December--First successful flight by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. ... 16 March--Goddard launches his first liquid-fuel rocket. ...

... Launch of International Crew VC-4 by Soyuz TMA-1 manned spacecraft; . ... Implementation of experiments ( Acoustoka-M , Diurez , Biotest , Biodegradation , Uragan , Diatomeya ) under the Russian program and experiments ( "VITAMIN D" , "RHOSIGNAL" , "RAMIROS" , "MESSAGE" , "GCF-B" , "PROMISS" , "CARDIOCOG" , "NEUROCOG" , "SYMPATHO" , "VIRUS" , "SLEEP" , "DCCO" , "ZEPGRID" , "NANOSLAB" , "COSMIC" , "LSO-B" , "EDUCATION" ) under ODISSEA commercial program onboard the International Space Station; . ...

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