PIX4618377: Nebula NGC 2170 in Unicorn - Nebula NGC 2170 in Monoceros - Nebula by reflexion located in the constellation Unicorn. This rich collection of predominantly reflection and sparse emission nebulosity exists in the western part of a vast star forming region known as the Mon R 2 association. The “” R”” designation stands for reflection and indicates an association of stars illuminating reflection nebulae. Most of the members of Mon R 2 are type B stars located along an east - west line stretching across 2 degrees of the winter sky, situated about 8 degrees east of the Orion Nebula. The Mon R 2 association resides at a distance of 830 pc and formed about 6 to 10 million years ago along the edge of the Mon R2 molecular cloud / Bridgeman Images
OMG4618629: The Musee de la Vie Romantique, 16 rue Chaptal in Paris 9e. Private hotel rented by brothers painters Ary (1795-1858) and Henri (1798-1862) Scheffer. Acquired in 1987 by the City of Paris, the Musee de la Vie Romantique presents collections of souvenirs and objects of art legues in the city, recalling two great figures of the 19th century: writer George Sand (Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, 1804-1876) and Ary Scheffer. / Bridgeman Images
OMG4618661: The Musee de la Vie Romantique, 16 rue Chaptal in Paris 9e. Private hotel rented by brothers painters Ary (1795-1858) and Henri (1798-1862) Scheffer. Acquired in 1987 by the City of Paris, the Musee de la Vie Romantique presents collections of souvenirs and objects of art legues in the city, recalling two great figures of the 19th century: writer George Sand (Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, 1804-1876) and Ary Scheffer. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601779: Astronaut Daniel Tani resting in ISS - Daniel Tani rests in the international space station - Astronaut Daniel Tani sleeps in his sleeping bag in the Unity module of the International Space Station. Mission STS - 120 - 2 November 2007. 2 Nov. 2007. Astronaut Daniel Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, sleeps in his sleeping bag in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601875: The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2008 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2008 - The International Space Station (ISS) seen from Shuttle Atlantis before returning to Earth on February 18, 2008. Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 122 and Expedition 16 crews concluded almost nine days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 3:24 a.m. (CST) on Feb. 18, 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601901: The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2008 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2008 - Detail of the international space station with its new element, the European Columbus laboratory connects to the Harmony module, seen from the Atlantis shuttle before returning to Earth on 18 February 2008. A close - up view of the Columbus laboratory (top right), the newest addition to the International Space Station, is featured in this image photographed by a STS - 122 crewmember on Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly after the undocking of the two spacecraft. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 3:24 a.m. (CST) on Feb. 18, 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621785: Dark nebula and T star - Tauri in the Swan - Dark nebula and T - Tauri Star in Cygnus - Dark nebula LDN 981 with at its extremite (at the top of the picture) the variable star T - Tauri V1331 Cygni. V1331 Cyg is a variable T - Tauri star located at the tip (top of image) of a long dust filament linking it to the dark cloud LDN 981 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621882: Nebula IC 405, star Aurigae in the Coach - Nebula IC 405, star Aurigae in the Coach - IC 405, is a nebula illuminated by the massive star AE Aurigae. This type O star is a “” fleeing star”, a star ejected from the Orion nebula about 2.5 million years ago and continues its race at a speed of 200 km per second / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621903: Nebula IC 405, star AE Aurigae in the Coach - Nebula IC 405 and runaway star AE Aurigae - IC 405, is a nebula illuminated by the massive star AE Aurigae. This type O star is a “” fleeing star”, a star ejected from the Orion nebula about 2.5 million years ago and continues its race at a speed of 200 km per second. The Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405, surrounds the variable star AE Aurigae. AE Aurigae is normally a 5.96 magnitude star of spectral class O. The star AE Aurigae itself is very bright, young, blue, and known as a runaway star since it appears to have been ejected from the Orion Nebula region about 2.5 million years ago / Bridgeman Images
PIX4622010: Nebula of the horse's head (IC 434) in Orion - B33 The Horsehead Nebula, NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula, IC 434 Composite of two original 45 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400 Astro - Physic's Starfire 130 EDT at f/6 Sentinel, Arizona November 9, 1993 12:36 am and 1:26 am / Bridgeman Images
PIX4622041: Nebula of the Horse's Head and NGC 2023 in Orion - Nebula of the Horse's Head and NGC 2023 in Orion - The Nebula of the Horse's Head, Barnard 33, is a dark nebula located in front of the nebula has emit IC 434 about 1500 years - light of the Earth in the constellation Orion. Lower left, a reflexion nebula, NGC 2023 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4605942: Juno Probe - Artist's View - Juno Artist's Rendering - Artist's View of Juno Probe in orbit around Jupiter. Launch in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 5,000 kilometers (about 3,000 miles) from the cloud tops at closest approach. Juno's primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter's formation and evolution. The spacecraft will spend a year investigating the planet's origins, interior structure, deep atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's study of Jupiter will help us to understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how planetary systems form and develop in our galaxy and beyond / Bridgeman Images
PIX4622272: Nebula IC 1396 in Cephee infrared view - 18/12/2003 The large composite image on the left is a product of combining data from the observator's multiband imaging photometer and the infrared array camera. The thermal emission at 24 microns measured by the photometer (red) is combined with near - infrared emission from the camera at 3.6/4.5 microns (blue) and from 5.8/8.0 microns (green). The colors of the diffuse emission and filaments vary, and are a combination of molecular hydrogen (which tends to be green) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (brown) emissions. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope image of a glowing stellar nursery provides a spectacular contrast to the opaque cloud seen in visible light. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Located at a distance of 2,450 light - years, the globule is a condensation of dense gas that is barely surviving the strong ionizing radiation from a nearby massive star. The globule is being compressed by the surrounding ionized gas. The dark globule is seen in silhouette at visible - light wavelengths, backlit by the illumination of a bright star located to the left of the field of view. The Spitzer Space Telescope pierces through the obscuration to reveal the birth of new protostars, or embryonic stars, and previously unseen young stars. The infrared image, was obtained by Spitzer's infrared array camera. The filamentary appearance of the globule results from the sculpting effects of competing physical processes. The winds from a massive star, located to the left of the image, produce a dense circular rim comprising the 'head' of the globule and a swept - back tail of gas / Bridgeman Images
TEC4622354: The chapel of the Sorbonne in Paris. Architect Jacques Lemercier (1585-1654), construction 1635-1642. Founded in 1258, this college quickly became the seat of the faculty of theology of the University of Paris. Except for the chapel dating from the 18th century, there are only buildings dating from the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images