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Portrait of NGC 1055

By ways4.eu on Thu Dec 24 2020

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years, a little larger than our own Milky Way galaxy. The colorful, spiky stars decorating this cosmic portrait of NGC […]

Wikipedia article of the day for December 24, 2020

By ways4.eu on Thu Dec 24 2020

Wikipedia article of the day is Cefnllys Castle. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3hdYuHP Summary: Cefnllys Castle was a medieval spur castle sited on a ridge – possibly an earlier Iron Age hillfort – above the River Ithon in Radnorshire, Wales. The first masonry castle at the site was constructed around 1242 to control several routes through the Welsh […]

Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction

By ways4.eu on Wed Dec 23 2020

It was time for their close-up. Last week Jupiter and Saturn passed a tenth of a degree from each other in what is known a Great Conjunction. Although the two planets pass each other on the sky every 20 years, this was the closest pass in nearly four centuries. Taken early in day of the […]

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