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Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster

By iftttauthorways4eu on Fri Jun 23 2023

The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/LIk4ndY

Giant Galaxies in Pavo

By iftttauthorways4eu on Fri Jun 23 2023

Over 500,000 light years across, NGC 6872 (top right) is a truly enormous barred spiral galaxy, at least 5 times the size of our own very large Milky Way. The appearance of this giant galaxy’s distorted and stretched out spiral arms suggests the magnificent wings of a giant bird. Of course its popular moniker is […]

Stars and Dust across Corona Australis

By iftttauthorways4eu on Thu Jun 22 2023

Cosmic dust clouds cross a rich field of stars in this telescopic vista near the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. Part of a sprawling molecular cloud complex this star forming region is a mere 500 light-years away. That’s about one third the distance of the more famous stellar nursery known as the […]

By iftttauthorways4eu on Wed Jun 21 2023

Does the Sun follow the same path every day? No. The Sun’s path changes during the year, tracing a longer route during the summer than the winter. Pictured here, the Sun’s arc was captured from noon to sunset on three days, from highest in the sky to lowest: summer solstice, equinox, and winter solstice. The […]

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