... NGC 188 is a moderately old open cluster in the disk of the Milky Way. The exposure was 631 seconds through B1, 315 seconds through A1 and 316 seconds through B5. 47-TUC is a metal-rich galactic globular cluster. ... M13 1490 seconds through A1 and B5. ... NGC 752 a galactic stellar cluster was observed for 1172 seconds through A1 and B5. The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies or Abell 2151 is a rather distant (by UIT imaging standards), spiral rich cluster with lots of interacting galaxies. ...

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... Observing . ... Solar Observing . ... April 3 (SUN) - Solar Observing, Central Park , Manhattan . ... APRIL'S SKY . ... Lecture Series at the American Museum of Natural History The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the .. ... The€аAmateur Astronomers Association of New York€аwas organized in 1927 to promote the study of Astronomy, emphasizing its cultural and inspirational value. ...

... At the nebula's center is an ultra-dense neutron star that rotates 30 times a second. ... Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust . ... The red nebulae visible in the above contrast-enhanced picture are primarily emission nebulae, glowing clouds of hydrogen gas heated by nearby, bright, young stars. M83: A Barred Spiral Galaxy . ... The Quintuplet Cluster is located within 100 light-years of the Galactic center, and is home to the brightest star yet cataloged in our Galaxy: the Pistol Star. ...

Why areNuclear Star Clusters interesting? 1) Many -- if not all ­ nuclear star clusters appear to be young, or at least have a young population of stars. ... 3) If nuclear clusters indeed form in the galaxy center, their impact on the dynamics of stars and gas in the central region of the host galaxy needs to be understood, because it can potentially influence the galaxy morphology. For example, it has been suggested that nuclear clusters can destroy stellar bars and thus form galaxy bulges. ...

I will present theresults from a deep, extended, planetary nebulae survey in a 0.5 sqdeg region centered on the brightest cluster galaxy NGC 4486 (M87) in the Virgo cluster core, carried out with SuprimeCam@Subaru and FLAMES-GIRAFFE@VLT. ... A substructure detected in the projected phase-space of the line-of-sight velocity vs. major axis distance for the M87 halo planetary nebulae provides evidence for the recent accretion event of a satellite galaxy with luminosity twice that of M33. ...

Next: NICMOS/HST H-band (F160W) Images Up: NICMOS Science Previous: HST NICMOS Observations of . ... Observations of P . ... The NICMOS team has devised a comprehensive program of observations of the Galactic Center. ... Data in hand give a first look at variability and a detailed look at the search for the tip of the main sequence will be discussed where NICMOS has demonstrated adequate sensitivity and photometric precision to identify likely O8-B1 stars at the Galactic Center. ...

... According to the most popular cosmological paradigm, the greater part of the galaxy mass is accumulated in the dark matter halo. ... The polar ring galaxies (PRGs) reveal external rings or disks of gas, dust and stars rotating in a plane roughly perpendicular to the disk of the central galaxy. ... The shape of the dark halo in the model was chosen so as to achieve the best fit to the observed rotation of both galaxies themselves and their polar rings. ... The SPRC-7 galaxy. ...

... Research . ... Ljubljana Univ., ... Zagreb Univ., ... Asiago Observatory, Italy . ... ESO, Germany . ... I am an associate astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). I divide my work between the scientific research and management of the ESO's User Support Department (USD), which is in charge of providing support to observers who use ESO's Paranal Observatory facilities . ... A final standard disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this site do not reflect in any way the opinions of ESO. ...

... Observing may be done from any location. ... See this link for further details, limiting magnitude charts, and star count tables: http://www.imo.net/visual/major/observation/lm Proof Point Information : Shapley-Sawyer Classification: Reference: http://x.astrogeek.org/articles/article.php?article_id=15 Brief Description: I - High concentration toward the center; E.g ., NGC 6864, M75 II - Dense central condensation; E.g ., NGC 7089, M2 III - Strong inner core of stars ; E.g ., ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. September 19, 1997 . Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae . ... Explanation: Stars come in bunches. Of the over 200 globular star clusters that orbit the center of our Milky Way Galaxy , 47 Tucanae is the second brightest globular cluster (behind Omega Centauri ). ... About APOD > . ...