Inspired by the halloween season, this telescopic portrait captures a cosmic cloud with a scary visage. The interstellar scene lies within the dusty expanse of reflection nebula IC 2118 in the constellation Orion. IC 2118 is about 800 light-years from your neighborhood, close to bright bluish star Rigel at the foot of Orion. Often identified […]
The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. via NASA https://wp.me/p4wJUi-7up
Why is the Lobster Nebula forming some of the most massive stars known? No one is yet sure. Cataloged as NGC 6357, the Lobster Nebula houses the open star cluster Pismis 24 near its center — a home to unusually bright and massive stars. The overall blue glow near the inner star forming region results […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 29, 2020: Anglichanka Rock (Anglichanka literally means “English woman”), a protected natural area in Buryatia, Russia https://ift.tt/3mqdy6u
“An art book is a museum without walls.” – Andre Malraux
Wikipedia article of the day is European storm petrel. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1JTsANx Summary: The European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a small, square-tailed seabird with a fluttering flight. It is black except for a white rump and a white band under its wings. Most birds breed on islands off western Europe, with a separate […]
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