PIX4675211: The Moon above the Earth's atmosphere - Gibbous moon above the atmosphere - The moon observed from the International Space Station (ISS). A gibbous moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an Expedition 22 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS) / Bridgeman Images
MDA4673140: Rehabilitation of social housing units, HBM group, 54-56 quai du Point du Jour, rue de Seine et Emile Duclaux, avenue Pierre Grenier a Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Construction 1932, architects Joseph Bassompierre (1871-1950), Paul de Rutte (1871-1943) and Paul Sirvin (1891-1977). Rehabilitation from 1992 to 1996 by Patrick Magendie. This complex consisted of approximately 1,000 houses on a plot of 27,500 square metres. The accommodation consists of a majority of three rooms and four rooms. The common rooms are open to the alcove kitchen, following which is installed the laundry room with sink, wash basin and shower! / Bridgeman Images
MDA4673155: Rehabilitation of social housing units, HBM group, 54-56 quai du Point du Jour, rue de Seine et Emile Duclaux, avenue Pierre Grenier a Boulogne Billancourt (Hauts de Seine). Construction 1932, architects Joseph Bassompierre (1871-1950), Paul de Rutte (1871-1943) and Paul Sirvin (1891-1977). Rehabilitation from 1992 to 1996 by Patrick Magendie. This complex consisted of approximately 1,000 houses on a plot of 27,500 square metres. The accommodation consists of a majority of three rooms and four rooms. The common rooms are open to the alcove kitchen, following which is installed the laundry room with sink, wash basin and shower! / Bridgeman Images
PIX4622497: Nebula IC 2220 in the Carene - A mass - loss star in IC 2220 - This nebula is illuminated by a giant red star, the star HD 65670. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The bright, supergiant star at the centre of this nebula is known only by its catalog designation, HD 65750. The nebulosity around the star is the result of light reflected by dust surrounding it. The dust is thought to consist mainly of particles of silica condensed from material which the star is losing from its distended surface at a fairly steady rate. The rate of mass loss is much higher than in normal stars and is sufficient to produce the reflection nebula IC 2220. The stellar nature of the central object is revealed by the four diffraction spikes extending from it. These are artifacts due to structures within the telescope. The light from the star has also produced the annular halation ring (a photographic artefact) that ornaments the nebula. These features, real or otherwise, have provoked the name 'Toby Jug' for this nebula, after the ornamental English drinking vessel or beer mug / Bridgeman Images
PIX4623343: Planetary nebula M57 (NGC 6720) in Lyra - The Ring nebula M57 in Lyra - The planetary nebula of Lyra (M57) is located about 2000 years - light from Earth. A planetary nebula is a gas shell from a small late-life star whose heart collapsed to become a white dwarf and expelled the outer layers of its matter. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. This close - up, visible - light view by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope reveals new details of the Ring Nebula. The object is tilted towards Earth so that astronomers see the ring face - on. The Hubble observations reveal that the nebula's shape is more complicated than astronomers thought. The blue gas in the nebula's center is actually a football - shaped structure that pierces the red doughnut - shaped material. Hubble also uncovers the detailed structure of the dark, irregular knots of dense gas embedded along the inner rim of the ring. The knots look like spokes in a bicycle. The Hubble images have allowed the research team to match up the knots with the spikes of light around the bright, main ring, which are a shadow effect. The Ring Nebula is a well - known planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a Sun - like star. The tiny white dot in the center of the nebula is the star's hot core, called a white dwarf. The nebula is about 2,000 light - years away in the constellation Lyra. The structure measures roughly one light - year across. The Hubble observations were taken Sept. 19, 2011, by the Wide Field Camera 3. In the image, the deep blue color in the center represents helium; the cyan color of the inner ring is the glow of hydrogen and oxygen; and the reddish color of the outer ring is from nitrogen and sulfur / Bridgeman Images
PIX4623359: Planetary nebula M57 (NGC 6720) in Lyra - M57 (NGC 6720) planetary nebula in Lyra - The planetary nebula of Lyra (M57) is located about 2000 years - light from Earth. With a magnitude of 9.0, this nebula is easily observed with a small telescope. A planetary nebula is a gas shell from a small late-life star whose heart collapsed to become a white dwarf and expelled the outer layers of its matter. Composite image obtained by different telescopes. The Ring Nebula, M57, is the most famous example of a planetary nebula. Located about 2,000 light years away, it has an apparent diameter of 1 arc minute and a real diameter of about one light year. At magnitude 9.0 its high surface brightness makes it an easy object, even from the city and even with small telescopes. Planetary nebula are shells of gas shed by stars late in their life cycles after using up all of their nuclear fuel. The star then ejects a significant portion of its mass in a gaseous shell, which is illuminated by its extremely hot central star, which is just the core left from the original star. The star at the center of the Ring nebula has a surface temperature of 216,000 degrees Farenheit or 120,000 degrees Celsius. Our own star, the Sun, is expected to undergo the same process in a couple of billion years. Planetary nebulae do not last long at all in cosmic terms, the shell of gas expands and diffuse, becoming invisible, and the star turns into a white dwarf. Composite image from three data sources: HST, LBT, Subaru / Bridgeman Images