... 2004 October 25 . The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies . ... Each of the fuzzy blobs in the above picture is a galaxy, together making up the Perseus Cluster , one of the closest clusters of galaxies . The cluster is seen through the foreground of faint stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy . ... The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies is part of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster of galaxies, which spans over 15 degrees and contains over 1000 galaxies. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... Normally hidden by a thick, hazy atmosphere, tantalizing features on Titan's surface appear in this false-color view. ... Go outside tonight and see the total lunar eclipse. ... Here is one of the largest objects that anyone will ever see on the sky. ... A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Mars . ... Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat . ... Would the thin atmosphere and absence of light pollution on Mars make for a fantastic night sky, or would martian dust/twilight spoil the view? Why don't we have broad night-sky pictures? ... MARS . ... But the brightest lights on Mars are Curiosity s Mars Hand Lens Imager s LED lights and ChemCam laser. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ...

... Millions and billions of stars were bound by gravity into groups that we call galaxies. And gravity even confines galaxies together in packs that we call galaxy clusters . ... It shows the Spiderweb Galaxy forming at the centre of a galaxy cluster. ... Like a construction site on Earth, galaxy clusters are dusty while they are forming. ... Using one of these special telescopes astronomers have managed to look at stars being born inside the Spiderweb galaxy cluster for the first time. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Our Galaxy . ... Other Galaxies . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment Gorgeous! ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on September 24, 2010 | ... 1 Comment That amazing instrument, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), has just celebrated its twentieth anniversary since it was placed in orbit. ... No Comments Dark matter and its part in the evolution of the Universe is revealed by new data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

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... About ATMoB . ... The Observing Committee is starting an Observing Awards Program to promote observing among the membership of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. ... Participant must be a current member of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston . ... To qualify for your Observing Award Certificate, turn in your worksheet and drawings to an ATMoB Observing Committee member or observing@atmob.org . ... This Excel sheet has useful macros. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #1089 PERIOD COVERED: 0700 EST Daily Status Report as of 066/1200Z. 1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED: 1.1 Completed FOC/96 5146 (Ultraviolet Observations of Globular Clusters) The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make ultraviolet observations of the core region of globular cluster NGC-6397. ... The images were reported to be nominal, and no anomalies were noted. ... 3.5 Complete WF/PC-2 5560 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 4 Calibration: Internal Monitor. ...

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... International Year of Astronomy in Ireland . ... Christmas Moon", painting by Miruna Popescu, Armagh Observatory, featured as " Lunar photo of the Day " and " Astronomy Sketch of the Day " on 25 December 2009. ... To mark the 400th anniversary of GalileoтАЩs first use of the telescope to observe the sky, 2009 has been celebrated worldwide as the International Year of Astronomy. Moon over Armagh - link to Astronomy Sketch of the Day on 25 December 2009 . ... Monday, 11 May 2009 23:54 . ...

... Research . ... A rare hybrid morphology radio galaxy . ... In this project we will be able to investigate the environmental effect on star formation and galaxy evolution in individual galaxies falling into the cluster through radio observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Current models of galaxy evolution regulate the star formation rates within the simulated galaxies by invoking radio-mode feedback from AGN. ... Julie.Banfield@anu.edu.au . ...