PIX4567390: Sun observation - Sun observation - Sun observation during the 1991 eclipse. Sun observation during the solar eclipse in July 1991 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567401: Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - Life-size models of a Soyuz ship and the ERS satellite. Full scale model of a Soyuz spacecraft and ERS - 1 satellite / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567430: Neottie bird's nest (Listera nidus-reviews) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567444: Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - Life-size model of the Ariane V rocket and goes from infinity. Full scale model of Ariane V rocket / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567458: Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - L'astralia, le planetarium. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567475: Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - Le Terradome. La Cité de l'espace is a theme park located in Toulouse, inaugurated in June 1997 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567490: Vulcan engine. Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - Vulcain engine. Cite de l'espace - Toulouse - Motor Vulcain presented at the Cité de l'espace de Toulouse / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567524: Planetarium Seance - Inside a planetarium - Inside a planetarium / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567545: Salsifi des pres (Tragopogon pratensis) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567551: Callitriche (Callitriche verna) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567662: Open cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopee - Open cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopeia - The NGC 457 cluster called the Owl cluster contains a hundred stars and is located 9900 years - light from Earth. NGC 457 contains nearly one hundred stars and is located 9900 light years from the Sun; it is also called the Owl Cluster, or the ET Cluster / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567670: Open cluster M103 in Cassiopee - M103 open cluster in Cassiopeia - M103 (NGC 581) is a cluster of stars located about 8000 years - light from Earth. M103 (NGC 581) is an open cluster at about 8,000 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567690: Open cluster NGC 654 in Cassiopee - Open cluster NGC 654 in Cassiopei / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567707: Double cluster of Persee - Double cluster in Perseus - NGC884, on the left and h Persei NGC869 on the right are located about 7000 years - light in the constellation Persee. The double cluster in the constellation Perseus, normally known by its Greek designation transliterated. chi Persei (NGC884, on the left) and h Persei (NGC869) are about 7000 light - years away and less than 100 light - years apart. Although open clusters are quite common, this pair is exceptional due to the large number of young bright O and B stars in each, and their closeness / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567714: Turritis glabra - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567789: Open cluster M34 in Persee - Open cluster M34 in Perseus - The cluster M34 (NGC 1039) contains a hundred stars; it is located about 1400 years - light from Earth. The open cluster M34 (NGC 1039) is located 1400 light - years away in the direction of the constellation Perseus; it contains about a hundred stars in a region some dozen light - years across, and is visible to the naked eye under good conditions. Date: 200 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567811: Plate of botany by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567842: Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567849: Open cluster M38 in the Coach - Open cluster M38 in Auriga - The open cluster M38 (NGC 1912), on the right, is located about 4000 years - light from the Earth in the constellation of Coach. On the left, nebulae IC 417 and NGC 1931 (top). M38 (NGC 1912), at right, is an open cluster located about 4000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Auriga. At left is the nebula IC 417 and top left is the nebula NGC 1931 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567854: Star Cluster NGC 1872 in Dorado - Star Cluster NGC 1872 in Dorado - The NGC 1872 cluster is located in the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud. It is a cluster of globular shape, but young, composed of warm, blue stars. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble Space Telescope picture shows NGC 1872, a rich cluster of thousands of stars lying in our small neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. This little - studied cluster is located in the constellation of Dorado. The Scottish astronomer James Dunlop was probably the first to spot NGC 1872 in 1826 with a small telescope near Sydney in Australia. Star clusters are usually classed as either open or globular but NGC 1872 has characteristics of both - - it is as rich as a typical globular but is much younger, and, like many open clusters, has bluer stars. Such intermediate clusters are common in the Large Magellanic Cloud / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567879: Chataignier (Castanea vesca) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, taken from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567914: Open cluster M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemeaux - Open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini - Open cluster M35 (NGC 2168) is visible to the naked eye under good conditions. NGC 2158, lower right, is weaker and is only observed at the telescope. M35 is about 2800 years of light from Earth and is about 110 million years old. M35 (NGC 2168), center, is a spectacular large open cluster containing about 200 stars located in Gemini. Shining at magnitude 5, it is visible to the unaided eye off the foot of Gemini. It is accompanied by a jewel - like smaller companion, open cluster NGC 2158, seen at the lower right center of the photo / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567922: Open cluster M37 in the coach - Open star cluster M37 in Auriga - The open cluster M37 (NGC 2099) is located about 4600 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Coach. It contains about 200 stars. The open cluster M37 (NGC 2099) is at approximately 4,600 light - years away from Earth in the Auriga constellation. It contains about 200 stars / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567929: Field Astragalus (Oxytrophis campestris) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews, from “English Botanical Phenomenes” by William Baxter (1788-1871), 1837 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567931: Veronique little oak. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567932: Open cluster M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemeaux - Open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini - Open cluster M35 (NGC 2168) is visible to the naked eye under good conditions. NGC 2158, lower right, is weaker and is only observed at the telescope. M35 is about 2800 years of light from Earth and is about 110 million years old. M35 (NGC 2168), at left here, is a spectacular large open cluster containing about 200 stars located in Gemini. Shining at magnitude 5, it is visible to the unaided eye off the foot of Gemini. It is accompanied by a jewel - like smaller companion, open cluster NGC 2158, seen at the lower right of the photo. The smaller cluster is easily resolved in the Astro - Physic's 130 EDT refractor, but many people mistake it for a comet when they observe M35 if they have not seen it before and are not familiar with it / Bridgeman Images

PIX4567942: Open cluster M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemeaux - Open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini - Open cluster M35 (NGC 2168) is visible to the naked eye under good conditions. NGC 2158, lower right, is weaker and is only observed at the telescope. M35 is about 2800 years of light from Earth and is about 110 million years old. Open Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 seen in the constellation Gemini. M35 is containing about 200 stars located approximately 2,800 light - years from Earth and estimated to be about 110 million years old. NGC 2158 is visible at bottom right of the image. It is located 4 or 5 times more distant than M35 and is estimated to be about 1 to 1.5 billion years old / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567947: The great celandine or great light. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Celandine, Chelidonium majus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567977: Canary seed. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Canary grass, Phalaris canariensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4567982: Field binders. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Corn bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4568011: Borage officinale (Borago officinalis). Coloured copper engravings from a drawing by William Delamotte from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4568016: Open cluster M41 in the Great Dog - Open cluster M41 in Canis Major - M41 (NGC 2287), is a cluster of a hundred stars located about 2300 years - light from Earth. This open cluster contains about one hundred stars; it is located at about 2300 light year away. This skyview is corresponding to binoculars and small telescopes / Bridgeman Images

FLO4568031: Yellow centauree or chlorine perfoliated. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Miss Isabella M. Clark from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Perfoliate yellow wort, Chlora perfoliata, Blackstonia perfoliata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by Miss Isabella M. Clark from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4568051: Star clusters M46 and M47 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 in stern - Open clusters M46 and M47 - M46 (NGC 2437) and M47 (NGC 2422), are two open clusters located in the constellation Stern. M46, which contains the planetary nebula NGC 2438, is on the left, M47, on the right. M46 and M47 are two interesting open clusters that lie a little more than 1 degree apart in the sky in the constellation of Pupis. M46, containing planetary nebula NGC 2438, is seen at left in this photo, and M47 is at right. M47 is a bright cluster that can be seen with the unaided eye under dark skies. It is comprised of about 30 stars, and is 30 arc minutes in diameter and has an overall brightness of 4.4 magnitude / Bridgeman Images

PIX4568059: Star cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - Open cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is an age cluster located at 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 does not appear to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 (NGC 2437) is at a distance of about 5,400 light - years away from Earth with an estimated age of about 300 million years. It contains about 500 stars of which 150 are bright. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 (top) doesn't seem to belong to the cluster / Bridgeman Images

PIX4568098: Open cluster M44 in cancer - Open star cluster M44 in Cancer - M44 is a cluster of stars located 577 years - light from Earth, in the constellation Cancer. M44, the Praesepe or Beehive, is an open cluster located about halfway between Gemini and Leo. It is an easy naked eye object more than twice the size across the full moon. Galileo first observed it in a telescope as a collection of about 40 stars, and today's modern large telescopes reveal about 350 stars. M44 is about 577 light years away, and is about 400 million years old, the same age as the Hyades cluster / Bridgeman Images