... Lingering Lunar Eclipse . ... As the Moon passed almost directly through the center of Earth's shadow on July 16th, sky gazers in the Pacific hemisphere were graced by a lingering lunar eclipse. ... To the best the human eye can see, stars are so far away they appear the same as would infinitesimal points of light. ... At only 23 million light years distant and fully 65 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

... 2000 July 19 . Globular Cluster M19 . ... Explanation: M19 appears to be a typical globular cluster of stars - except for its shape. ... In fact, M19 is the most aspherical globular cluster of the approximately 160 known orbiting the center of our Milky Way Galaxy . M19 lies about 27,000 light-years away, measures about 60 light-years across, and is home to over 100,000 stars. The cluster can be found with binoculars towards the constellation of Ophiuchus . ... About APOD | ...

Educator's Guide to Eclipses . ... In a solar eclipse you observe the Sun (using only safe methods, of course). ... In a lunar eclipse you observe the Moon. ... Because of the geometry described below, you can only view a solar eclipse when the Sun is up, and the Moon is nowhere to be seen. ... Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up. ... In a solar eclipse the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun. ... In a lunar eclipse the Moon moves into Earth's shadow. ...

... On the morning of Thursday, 26 February, amid the Gal pagos Islands, the Sun will fade from view. Not the culmination of ancient prophecy, but none less mystical, Earth's small Moon will be executing a slow slide past the enormous Sun. ... And anyone living in southern North America, Central America, northern South America, or on islands and cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea will, weather permitting, have the opportunity to experience the wonder of a solar eclipse. ...

... Harald Ebeling, University of Hawaii . ... Abstract . ... Identifying the host galaxies for optically dark gamma-ray bursts . ... The Architecture of Exoplanetary Systems . ... The proposers use Chandra to obtain precise positions of the GRB, and deep follow-up HST observations to search for the host galaxy. ... The calibration of thsi relation rests on observations of binary systems, primarily eclipsing binaries at masses above 1 M Sun , and primarily astrometric binaries at sub-solar masses. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . Sun . ... March . ... The extent of the solar eclipse of 3 November€а 2013 at 13:22 UTC as seen from Accra, Ghana. We will see a similar sight.€а (Image credit: Kwabena under Creative Commons Licence) . ... Your viewing location is not important as long as it offers an unobstructed view of the south eastern sky.. ... You can use ?eclipse glasses? to view the Sun, these are made from aluminized Mylar filter material. ...

... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Travel and Contacts . Travel to ESO Headquarters . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Galaxy Clusters . ... Star Clusters . ... Stars@ESO . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... This video gives a close-up view of a new image from the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESOтАЩs La Silla Observatory showing the spectacular globular star cluster Messier 4. ... Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular . ...

... IC5146 The Cocoon Nebula and it's Dusty Tail . The Cocoon Nebula is made up of the open cluster IC5146 The cluster is made up of mostly 12th magnitude stars and surrounded by nebulosity of mostly Hydrogen gas. Not photographed often, is the long dark nebule B168 that appears to trail this from nebula like a comet's tail. This long area of dust and dark matter obscures the star light emitting from stars further away . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Gift Center . ... Why do aurorae appear strongest within rings centered on Earth's poles instead of filled-in circles? ... RELATED TOPICS: AURORAE . The visible aurorae result from electrons that move along magnetic field lines from space into the upper atmosphere. ... Just make sure you're registered with the website. Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

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