PIX4571757: Star Vega in Lyra - Star Vega in Lyra - Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is the main star of the constellation Lyra, located only 25.4 light years from the Sun. It is the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere after Sirius. Due to the precession of the equinoxes, Vega will take the place of the polar star indicating the north in the year 14,000. Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star of Lyra constellation, located at 25.4 light years from the Sun. It is the second most luminous star in northern hemisphere. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, Vega will point north celestial pole in year 14,000 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4608891: Spiral Galaxy M31 in Andromede - Spiral galaxy M31 in Andromeda - The galaxy of Andromede is located about 2 million years ago - light from Earth. Two satellite galaxies accompany him: M32 (NGC 221) at the top, and M110 (NGC 205) at the bottom. Like the lactee path, the Andromede galaxy belongs to the local group, making up about thirty galaxies. M31, the Great Galaxy in Andromeda, is a gigantic collection of more than 300 billion stars and is located about 2 million light years from Earth. Companion dwarf elliptical galaxies M32 and M110 are also visible. M31 and its companions are part of our local group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds, and M33. The Andromeda Galaxy is headed towards our Milky Way Galaxy and is expected to collide with it and possibly merge into a gigantic elliptical galaxy in about 3 billion years. Die Andromeda - Galaxie liegt in einer Entfernung von rund 2,5 Millionen Lichtjahren. Der Durchmesser der sichtbaren Scheibe betraegt 150.000 Lj. Zum Vergleich: unsere Milchstrasse hat einen Durchmesser von ca. 100.000 Lj. Nach neuesten Erkenntnissen enthaelt M31 etwa eine Billion Sterne, waehrend die Milchstrasse 100 bis 200 Milliarden Sterne enthaelt. The Andromeda - Galaxy ist umgeben von den beiden elliptischen Galaxien M32 und M110 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4603620: ATV - End of mission - Artist view - ATV burn up - Artist view - Artist view of the European automatic cargo ATV entering the Earth's atmosphere. Designed to supply the international space station with various equipment, the ATV, with several tons of fuel on board, will be used to bring the station back into its orbit. At the end of the mission, he will automatically return to Earth or burn in his atmosphere. In combination with ESA's new Ariane 5, the 20.5 t, 8.5 m - long Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will enable Europe to transport cargo to the International Space Station. It can remain docked for up to 6 months, during which time it will be loaded with Station waste before being undocked and flown into Earth's atmosphere to burn up / Bridgeman Images
TEC4598334: The Palais des Etudes of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Architects Felix Duban (1797-1872) and Francois Debret (1777-1850), reconstructions 1816. The building occupies what remains of the convent of the Petites Augustins (17th century) and the hotel de Chimay (1635), to which buildings were assistant in the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4650277: Johannes Kepler - Contemporary illustration. Kepler Johannes (Weil 1571 - Regensburg 1630) German Astronomer. Johannes Kepler (Dec 27 1571 - Nov 15 1630) was a german mathematician, astronomer and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. Modern illustration / Bridgeman Images
PCT4297547: Double portrait of Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877, entrepreneur and businessman) and his wife Marguerite (1816-1887),. Monsieur et Madame Boucicaut, merchants and philanthropists, are the creators of the department stores of Bon Marche - postcard beginning 20th century - / Bridgeman Images
YOU4418884: View of the Francois 1st wing and on monumental staircase of the Chateau de Blois, Wing of the chateau built between 1515 and 1520 by order of Francois 1st (1494-1547) whose architectural decoration illustrates the Italian influence and the first French Renaissance, the Chateau de Blois, is part of the chateaux of the Loire. Photography, KIM Youngtae, Blois, Loir et Cher, Centre. / Bridgeman Images