PIX4600435: Janet Kavandi in weightlessness in the International Space Station - Janet Kavandi in weightlessness in ISS 07/2001 - Astronaut Janet L. Kavandi filmed weightlessness in the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. 16 July 2001. Astronaut Janet L. Kavandi, STS - 104 mission specialist, uses a camera as she floats through the Zvezda service module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The five STS - 104 crew members were visiting the orbital outpost to perform various tasks. The image was recorded with a digital still camera. July 16 200 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4600532: Crews in Destiny 08/01 - Group photo in Destiny. Expedition 3 (white jerseys) from bottom to top: Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin; STS - 105 (striped jerseys) from top to bottom and left: Scotthorowitz, Daniel Barry, Patrick Forrester and Frederick Sturckow; Expedition 2 (red jerseys) from bottom to top: Yury Helachev, James Voss and Suschev Ms. ISS STS - 105. 17/08/2001 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4617531: Square d'Orleans, Paris 75009. Appoints in tribute to King Louis Philippe (1773-1850). In the romantic period, many famous families had made this residential complex a veritable phalanstere of artists. This space of time is very protected by the Historic Monuments, was built from 1830 to 1832 by the British architect Edward Crecy, who in 1829 had brought it to Melle Mars, famous actress of the Theatre Francais and formidable businesswoman. The Square is made up of three inner courtyards connected by vault passages (Ankillary Corridors) to the coffered ceilings. There were 46 apartments and artists' workshops, the last of which is still visible in the third courtyard. The central courtyard, monumental, is an English square in the style of Regent's Park in London, England. Composed of 4 buildings on 4 floors, lined with beds, planted with trees, it is decorated in its centre with green baskets and a jet of water fed by the water of the Ourcq Canal. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4617549: Square d'Orleans, Paris 9th. Appoints in tribute to King Louis Philippe (1773-1850). In the romantic period, many famous families had made this residential complex a veritable phalanstere of artists. This space of time is very protected by the Historic Monuments, was built from 1830 to 1832 by the British architect Edward Crecy, who in 1829 had brought it to Melle Mars, famous actress of the Theatre Francais and formidable businesswoman. The Square is made up of three inner courtyards connected by vault passages (Ankillary Corridors) to the coffered ceilings. There were 46 apartments and artists' workshops, the last of which is still visible in the third courtyard. The central courtyard, monumental, is an English square in the style of Regent's Park in London, England. Composed of 4 buildings on 4 floors, lined with beds, planted with trees, it is decorated in its centre with green baskets and a jet of water fed by the water of the Ourcq Canal. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4617626: Les Galeries Lafayette, 38-46ae boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9e. In 1906 the owners Alphonse Kahn and Theophile Bader entrusted the architect Georges Chedanne (1861-1940) with the construction of a new stone building Boulevard Haussmann. In view of the success of this new concept, Ferdinand Chanut extended the building in 1910-12. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4617651: Orion Nebula (M42 - 43) in visible and infrared - Orion Nebula (M42 - 43) in visible and infrared - Orion Nebula is a star-forming region situated about 1500 years away - light from Earth. Composite image in visible and infrared obtained by the Hubble space telescope with the ACS camera between 2004 and 2005 and by the Spitzer telescope in 2004 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4617709: La cupola du department store Le Printemps, 64-70 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9e. In 1910, Rene Binet (1866-1911) built a second store, taking over the architectural part of Paul Sedille (1836-1900), while centering the ensemble on a six-storey octagonal hall under a double dome. The dome of Rene Binet, the work of the master glassmaker Briere, is still visible on the sixth floor of the store. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4586534: Conjunction Moon Venus, Saturn, Mars and Mercury - Moon Venus conjunction with Saturn, Mercury and Mars - The Moon in conjunction with Venus. Visible also the Mars planets, near the Pleiades cluster, Mercury, in the clouds near the horizon, and Saturn, above Orion, in the Gemeaux. 24 March 2004, Quimper Moon Venus conjunction. Also visible, Mercury near the horizon, in the clouds, Mars near the Pleiades star cluster, and Saturn in Gemini, above Orion constellation. March 24 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4586944: Conjunction Moon-Venus-Jupiter 12/2008 - Moon-Venus-Jupiter conjunction 12/2008 - Photograph of Venus just under the Moon obtained on 1 December 2008 after its occultation by our satellite. On the top right, the other bright spot is Jupiter Planet. Venus just under the Moon, after its occultation. The bright dot at upper right is Jupiter. December 1st 2008 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4617981: L'Opera Garnier, Place de l'Opera, Paris 9th. The Opera or the National Academy of Music and Dance represents the best architectural expression of the Napoleon III style, eclectic, baroque, overload. It was following the failed attempt to attack Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) on January 14, 1858 by Theobaldus Felice Orsini (1819-1858) that he decided to build a new opera in a space and on. Architect Charles Garnier (1825-1898), construction 1862-1875. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4618039: Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 and M42 - 43 in Orion - Nebulae in Orion - Reflection of nebula NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 (bottom of image) and nebulae M43 and M42 in Orion. The nebulae NGC 1973 - 5 - 7 are reflection nebula. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow. To the south of the nebula (at the top of the picture) the Orion nebula, M43 and M42 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4618210: Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in the constellation of Bream - The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado - Tarantula Nebula in the large Magellan cloud seen with the FORS2 instrument on the KUEYEN telescope (VLT) February 1, 2000. The Tarantula Nebula (or 30 bream) is the largest star-forming region of the Magellan Grand Cloud. It is located 170,000 light years ago in the constellation Dorado (southern hemisphere). At the center of this nebula, the open cluster of R136 stars, clusters of hot and massive stars. The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as obtained with FORS2 at KUEYEN (VLT) on the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. It is a composite of three exposures / Bridgeman Images