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Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur
Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur

PIX4622553: Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur / Bridgeman Images

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Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur

Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.
Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

FLO4622582: Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622582

Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - The Running Chicken Nebula - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope shows the Running Chicken Nebula, a cloud of gas and newborn stars that lies around 6500 light - years away from us in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). Officially called IC 2944, or the Lambda Centauri Nebula, its strange nickname comes from the bird - like shape of its brightest region. The star Lambda Centauri itself lies just outside the field of view
Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - The Running Chicken Nebula - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope shows the Running Chicken Nebula, a cloud of gas and newborn stars that lies around 6500 light - years away from us in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). Officially called IC 2944, or the Lambda Centauri Nebula, its strange nickname comes from the bird - like shape of its brightest region. The star Lambda Centauri itself lies just outside the field of view

PIX4622594: Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - The Running Chicken Nebula - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope shows the Running Chicken Nebula, a cloud of gas and newborn stars that lies around 6500 light - years away from us in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). Officially called IC 2944, or the Lambda Centauri Nebula, its strange nickname comes from the bird - like shape of its brightest region. The star Lambda Centauri itself lies just outside the field of view / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622594

Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - The Running Chicken Nebula - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope shows the Running Chicken Nebula, a cloud of gas and newborn stars that lies around 6500 light - years away from us in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). Officially called IC 2944, or the Lambda Centauri Nebula, its strange nickname comes from the bird - like shape of its brightest region. The star Lambda Centauri itself lies just outside the field of view

Nebula IC 4601 in Scorpio - IC 4601 nebula in Scorpius - IC 4601 is a reflexion nebula located in the constellation Scorpio. Reflection nebula in Scorpius
Nebula IC 4601 in Scorpio - IC 4601 nebula in Scorpius - IC 4601 is a reflexion nebula located in the constellation Scorpio. Reflection nebula in Scorpius

PIX4622601: Nebula IC 4601 in Scorpio - IC 4601 nebula in Scorpius - IC 4601 is a reflexion nebula located in the constellation Scorpio. Reflection nebula in Scorpius / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622601

Nebula IC 4601 in Scorpio - IC 4601 nebula in Scorpius - IC 4601 is a reflexion nebula located in the constellation Scorpio. Reflection nebula in Scorpius

Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars
Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars

PIX4622607: Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622607

Nebulae IC 2948 and 2944 in Centaur - A large southern emission nebula, IC 2948 - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaur. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence

Gargouille de l'Hotel de Cluny (1548-1560), Musee national du Moyen Age, Paris 5th. One of the most beautiful monuments of medieval civil architecture in Paris elevated to the iniative of the Abbes of Cluny by Jacques d'Amboise, brother of the cardinal minister. Restores after the ransacking of the Revolution, it now houses collections of sculptures and art objects from the Middle Ages. Repabtise since 1991, National Museum of the Middle Ages Thermes of Cluny.
Gargouille de l'Hotel de Cluny (1548-1560), Musee national du Moyen Age, Paris 5th. One of the most beautiful monuments of medieval civil architecture in Paris elevated to the iniative of the Abbes of Cluny by Jacques d'Amboise, brother of the cardinal minister. Restores after the ransacking of the Revolution, it now houses collections of sculptures and art objects from the Middle Ages. Repabtise since 1991, National Museum of the Middle Ages Thermes of Cluny.

TEC4622622: Gargouille de l'Hotel de Cluny (1548-1560), Musee national du Moyen Age, Paris 5th. One of the most beautiful monuments of medieval civil architecture in Paris elevated to the iniative of the Abbes of Cluny by Jacques d'Amboise, brother of the cardinal minister. Restores after the ransacking of the Revolution, it now houses collections of sculptures and art objects from the Middle Ages. Repabtise since 1991, National Museum of the Middle Ages Thermes of Cluny. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4622622

Gargouille de l'Hotel de Cluny (1548-1560), Musee national du Moyen Age, Paris 5th. One of the most beautiful monuments of medieval civil architecture in Paris elevated to the iniative of the Abbes of Cluny by Jacques d'Amboise, brother of the cardinal minister. Restores after the ransacking of the Revolution, it now houses collections of sculptures and art objects from the Middle Ages. Repabtise since 1991, National Museum of the Middle Ages Thermes of Cluny.

Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

FLO4622650: Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622650

Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

FLO4622678: English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622678

English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Chinese interior decoration and furniture, with elegant murals, lanterns, stools, tables and calligraphy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
Chinese interior decoration and furniture, with elegant murals, lanterns, stools, tables and calligraphy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

FLO4622735: Chinese interior decoration and furniture, with elegant murals, lanterns, stools, tables and calligraphy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622735

Chinese interior decoration and furniture, with elegant murals, lanterns, stools, tables and calligraphy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

English itinerant merchant with cart loaded with food products. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
English itinerant merchant with cart loaded with food products. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

FLO4622768: English itinerant merchant with cart loaded with food products. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622768

English itinerant merchant with cart loaded with food products. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Neptune seen by Voyager 2 - Image of Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 20, 1989. Neptune has an equatorial diameter of about 49,000 kilometres. Its blue color is due to the abundance of methane in its atmosphere. In this photo, in the centre, the Great Dark Spot, which is the size of the Earth where winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Under the Great Dark Spot, on the left, a small cloud of irregular shape moving very quickly, nicknamed the scooter
Neptune seen by Voyager 2 - Image of Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 20, 1989. Neptune has an equatorial diameter of about 49,000 kilometres. Its blue color is due to the abundance of methane in its atmosphere. In this photo, in the centre, the Great Dark Spot, which is the size of the Earth where winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Under the Great Dark Spot, on the left, a small cloud of irregular shape moving very quickly, nicknamed the scooter

PIX4622802: Neptune seen by Voyager 2 - Image of Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 20, 1989. Neptune has an equatorial diameter of about 49,000 kilometres. Its blue color is due to the abundance of methane in its atmosphere. In this photo, in the centre, the Great Dark Spot, which is the size of the Earth where winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Under the Great Dark Spot, on the left, a small cloud of irregular shape moving very quickly, nicknamed the scooter / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622802

Neptune seen by Voyager 2 - Image of Neptune obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on August 20, 1989. Neptune has an equatorial diameter of about 49,000 kilometres. Its blue color is due to the abundance of methane in its atmosphere. In this photo, in the centre, the Great Dark Spot, which is the size of the Earth where winds are blowing at 300 m/s. This spot has now disappeared but other dark spots have been detected since then. Under the Great Dark Spot, on the left, a small cloud of irregular shape moving very quickly, nicknamed the scooter

Nebula VDB 143 in Cephee - Nebula VDB 143 in Cepheus - VDB 143 is a nebula by reflexion. Other objects visible in this field are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199. Nebula reflection. Other objects visible are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199
Nebula VDB 143 in Cephee - Nebula VDB 143 in Cepheus - VDB 143 is a nebula by reflexion. Other objects visible in this field are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199. Nebula reflection. Other objects visible are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199

PIX4621776: Nebula VDB 143 in Cephee - Nebula VDB 143 in Cepheus - VDB 143 is a nebula by reflexion. Other objects visible in this field are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199. Nebula reflection. Other objects visible are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4621776

Nebula VDB 143 in Cephee - Nebula VDB 143 in Cepheus - VDB 143 is a nebula by reflexion. Other objects visible in this field are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199. Nebula reflection. Other objects visible are LBN 504, Cederblad 194, LDN 1199

Gamma Star Cassiopeia, nebulae IC 59 and IC 6
Gamma Star Cassiopeia, nebulae IC 59 and IC 6

PIX4621819: Gamma Star Cassiopeia, nebulae IC 59 and IC 6 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4621819

Gamma Star Cassiopeia, nebulae IC 59 and IC 6

Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1837.
Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1837.

FLO4621825: Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1837. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4621825

Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1837.

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
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

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

ID: 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

Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars. This image is in the classic “” Hubble palette”” where SII is assigned to red, H - alpha to green, and OIII to blue. RGB frames were taken for star colors
Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars. This image is in the classic “” Hubble palette”” where SII is assigned to red, H - alpha to green, and OIII to blue. RGB frames were taken for star colors

PIX4622599: Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation. There are young stars scattered through the nebula and these stars are responsible for its existence. The stars only 10 million years old and the hydrogen they illuminate seems to be unusually thinly spread and very uniform, so the nebula is both faint and extensive. It is also quite distant, about 6000 light years and is only two degrees from the Galactic plane, so there are many foreground stars. This image is in the classic “” Hubble palette”” where SII is assigned to red, H - alpha to green, and OIII to blue. RGB frames were taken for star colors / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622599

Nebula IC 2948 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 and IC 2944 in Centaurus - Nebula IC 2948 is a vast nebula located about 6000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is associated with the cluster of stars IC 2944 near which Bok's blood cells are visible. A Bok's blood cell is a dark interstellar cloud of gases and dust that absorb light. If it condenses enough, it gives birth to new stars. Image obtained through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). Between the Southern Cross and the rich Carina region, on the southern border of Centaurus, is a large, almost featureless emission nebula, IC 2948, with a sprinkling of bright stars, Collinder 249. It is against this uniform, backdrop that we see a brighter region (IC 2944) which hosts small group of dark clouds of the kind known as 'Bok globules'. They are named for the Dutch - American astronomer who first drew attention to them as the possible sites of star formation.

Detail of the Pelican nebula (IC 5067 - 5070) in the Cygn
Detail of the Pelican nebula (IC 5067 - 5070) in the Cygn

PIX4622642: Detail of the Pelican nebula (IC 5067 - 5070) in the Cygn / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622642

Detail of the Pelican nebula (IC 5067 - 5070) in the Cygn

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
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

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

ID: 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

The Pantheon in Paris. Construction 1757-1790, architect Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). In 1744 Louis XV, suffering from a serious illness in Metz, would wish to erect an immense church instead of the abbey of Sainte Genevieve, which was then in ruins. When the war came, he kept his word and assigned the architect Soufflot the task of drawing the plans of the monument. A great admirer of Greek Roman architecture, he imagined a gigantic building, built on a plan of Greek cross 110 metres long, 84 metres wide and 83 metres high. At the time, the project seemed so insane that many, in the court and in the salons of the capital, would question Soufflot's abilities and prevent the collapse of the monument. Louis XV confirmed his confidence in the architect and laid the foundation stone in 1764 during a grand ceremony. In 1806, the Pantheon, like all the churches in France closed during the revolution, was restored to its original name of Sainte Genevieve church. Renamed Pantheon in 1830, the building regained its vocation as a laique and patriotic temple. Headquarters to the insurgents of the Commune in 1871, during which Milliere was shot on the steps, the building was definitively transformed into a Republican monument in 1885, during the funeral of Victor Hugo.
The Pantheon in Paris. Construction 1757-1790, architect Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). In 1744 Louis XV, suffering from a serious illness in Metz, would wish to erect an immense church instead of the abbey of Sainte Genevieve, which was then in ruins. When the war came, he kept his word and assigned the architect Soufflot the task of drawing the plans of the monument. A great admirer of Greek Roman architecture, he imagined a gigantic building, built on a plan of Greek cross 110 metres long, 84 metres wide and 83 metres high. At the time, the project seemed so insane that many, in the court and in the salons of the capital, would question Soufflot's abilities and prevent the collapse of the monument. Louis XV confirmed his confidence in the architect and laid the foundation stone in 1764 during a grand ceremony. In 1806, the Pantheon, like all the churches in France closed during the revolution, was restored to its original name of Sainte Genevieve church. Renamed Pantheon in 1830, the building regained its vocation as a laique and patriotic temple. Headquarters to the insurgents of the Commune in 1871, during which Milliere was shot on the steps, the building was definitively transformed into a Republican monument in 1885, during the funeral of Victor Hugo.

TEC4622655: The Pantheon in Paris. Construction 1757-1790, architect Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). In 1744 Louis XV, suffering from a serious illness in Metz, would wish to erect an immense church instead of the abbey of Sainte Genevieve, which was then in ruins. When the war came, he kept his word and assigned the architect Soufflot the task of drawing the plans of the monument. A great admirer of Greek Roman architecture, he imagined a gigantic building, built on a plan of Greek cross 110 metres long, 84 metres wide and 83 metres high. At the time, the project seemed so insane that many, in the court and in the salons of the capital, would question Soufflot's abilities and prevent the collapse of the monument. Louis XV confirmed his confidence in the architect and laid the foundation stone in 1764 during a grand ceremony. In 1806, the Pantheon, like all the churches in France closed during the revolution, was restored to its original name of Sainte Genevieve church. Renamed Pantheon in 1830, the building regained its vocation as a laique and patriotic temple. Headquarters to the insurgents of the Commune in 1871, during which Milliere was shot on the steps, the building was definitively transformed into a Republican monument in 1885, during the funeral of Victor Hugo. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4622655

The Pantheon in Paris. Construction 1757-1790, architect Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). In 1744 Louis XV, suffering from a serious illness in Metz, would wish to erect an immense church instead of the abbey of Sainte Genevieve, which was then in ruins. When the war came, he kept his word and assigned the architect Soufflot the task of drawing the plans of the monument. A great admirer of Greek Roman architecture, he imagined a gigantic building, built on a plan of Greek cross 110 metres long, 84 metres wide and 83 metres high. At the time, the project seemed so insane that many, in the court and in the salons of the capital, would question Soufflot's abilities and prevent the collapse of the monument. Louis XV confirmed his confidence in the architect and laid the foundation stone in 1764 during a grand ceremony. In 1806, the Pantheon, like all the churches in France closed during the revolution, was restored to its original name of Sainte Genevieve church. Renamed Pantheon in 1

Unique house in Canton, with floor plan showing kitchen, bathroom, servants' quarters, courtyard and shop toward the street. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
Unique house in Canton, with floor plan showing kitchen, bathroom, servants' quarters, courtyard and shop toward the street. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

FLO4622663: Unique house in Canton, with floor plan showing kitchen, bathroom, servants' quarters, courtyard and shop toward the street. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4622663

Unique house in Canton, with floor plan showing kitchen, bathroom, servants' quarters, courtyard and shop toward the street. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The nebula of the Cone, is a region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth
Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The nebula of the Cone, is a region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth

PIX4618649: Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The nebula of the Cone, is a region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4618649

Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The nebula of the Cone, is a region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth

Pedunculate sea-purslane, Atriplex pedunculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816.
Pedunculate sea-purslane, Atriplex pedunculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816.

FLO4618684: Pedunculate sea-purslane, Atriplex pedunculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4618684

Pedunculate sea-purslane, Atriplex pedunculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816.

Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years
Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years

PIX4618722: Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4618722

Nebula of the cone NGC 2264 and S star Monocerotis - NGC 2264 and S Monocerotis - Region H II located about 2600 years - light from Earth. The bright star is S Monocerotis, a star of magnitude 4.7. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. The region around the 4.7 magnitude star S Mon is a fascinating mixture of red fluorescent hydrogen and dark, obscuring dust lanes. Some dust patches are close enough to bright stars to reflect light from them; these appear blue for the same reason that the day - time sky is blue - because some of the interstellar particles preferentially scatter blue light. Some of the wispy tendrils of nebulosity are Herbig - Haro objects, jets of matter ejected from newly - formed stars still hidden within the nebula. About 250 stars have been recognised as members of NGC 2264 which is at a distance of about 2700 light years

Nebula NGC 2359 in the Big Dog - NGC 2359 nebula in Canis Major - NGC 2359 is a nebula in the Big Dog that houses a star Wolf - Rayet, HD 56925. NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) is a prototypical wind blown bubble powered by the extremely massive and unstable Wolf - Rayet star HD 56925. These types of stars (only about 300 are known presently) represent a late evolutionary phase of massive O - type blue giants which have become unstable in the late stages of their short stellar life
Nebula NGC 2359 in the Big Dog - NGC 2359 nebula in Canis Major - NGC 2359 is a nebula in the Big Dog that houses a star Wolf - Rayet, HD 56925. NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) is a prototypical wind blown bubble powered by the extremely massive and unstable Wolf - Rayet star HD 56925. These types of stars (only about 300 are known presently) represent a late evolutionary phase of massive O - type blue giants which have become unstable in the late stages of their short stellar life

PIX4618776: Nebula NGC 2359 in the Big Dog - NGC 2359 nebula in Canis Major - NGC 2359 is a nebula in the Big Dog that houses a star Wolf - Rayet, HD 56925. NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) is a prototypical wind blown bubble powered by the extremely massive and unstable Wolf - Rayet star HD 56925. These types of stars (only about 300 are known presently) represent a late evolutionary phase of massive O - type blue giants which have become unstable in the late stages of their short stellar life / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4618776

Nebula NGC 2359 in the Big Dog - NGC 2359 nebula in Canis Major - NGC 2359 is a nebula in the Big Dog that houses a star Wolf - Rayet, HD 56925. NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) is a prototypical wind blown bubble powered by the extremely massive and unstable Wolf - Rayet star HD 56925. These types of stars (only about 300 are known presently) represent a late evolutionary phase of massive O - type blue giants which have become unstable in the late stages of their short stellar life

Muster roll call of boys at Eton Public School, Regency era. First Absence, or Etonians answering Morning Muster Rolls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.
Muster roll call of boys at Eton Public School, Regency era. First Absence, or Etonians answering Morning Muster Rolls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

FLO4618808: Muster roll call of boys at Eton Public School, Regency era. First Absence, or Etonians answering Morning Muster Rolls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott., Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) (after) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4618808

Muster roll call of boys at Eton Public School, Regency era. First Absence, or Etonians answering Morning Muster Rolls. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) (after)

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in fake colors - NGC 3372 Carina nebula in narrow band - The nebula of the Carene is located about 8000 years - light from Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae in the centre of the nebula. Image obtained by the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope of Siding Spring through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Although no bright naked - eye stars are associated with the Carina nebula now, 150 years ago there blazed forth here one of the most unusual and peculiar stars ever seen. The star is known as Eta Carinae and for a few months in 1843 it was the second or third brightest star in the sky. Since then it has faded and is today about 1000 times fainter than it was at its brightest as the nebula it created during its outburst has cooled and become opaque. The whole region around Eta Carinae is rich in hot stars of which Eta is an extreme example and it is their combined radiation that produces the spectacular Carina nebula that dominates this picture. The nebula and its peculiar star are about 8000 light years away
Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in fake colors - NGC 3372 Carina nebula in narrow band - The nebula of the Carene is located about 8000 years - light from Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae in the centre of the nebula. Image obtained by the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope of Siding Spring through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Although no bright naked - eye stars are associated with the Carina nebula now, 150 years ago there blazed forth here one of the most unusual and peculiar stars ever seen. The star is known as Eta Carinae and for a few months in 1843 it was the second or third brightest star in the sky. Since then it has faded and is today about 1000 times fainter than it was at its brightest as the nebula it created during its outburst has cooled and become opaque. The whole region around Eta Carinae is rich in hot stars of which Eta is an extreme example and it is their combined radiation that produces the spectacular Carina nebula that dominates this picture. The nebula and its peculiar star are about 8000 light years away

PIX4619010: Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in fake colors - NGC 3372 Carina nebula in narrow band - The nebula of the Carene is located about 8000 years - light from Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae in the centre of the nebula. Image obtained by the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope of Siding Spring through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Although no bright naked - eye stars are associated with the Carina nebula now, 150 years ago there blazed forth here one of the most unusual and peculiar stars ever seen. The star is known as Eta Carinae and for a few months in 1843 it was the second or third brightest star in the sky. Since then it has faded and is today about 1000 times fainter than it was at its brightest as the nebula it created during its outburst has cooled and become opaque. The whole region around Eta Carinae is rich in hot stars of which Eta is an extreme example and it is their combined radiation that produces the spectacular Carina nebula that dominates this picture. The nebula and its peculiar star are about 8000 light years away / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4619010

Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene in fake colors - NGC 3372 Carina nebula in narrow band - The nebula of the Carene is located about 8000 years - light from Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the massive star Eta Carinae in the centre of the nebula. Image obtained by the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope of Siding Spring through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Although no bright naked - eye stars are associated with the Carina nebula now, 150 years ago there blazed forth here one of the most unusual and peculiar stars ever seen. The star is known as Eta Carinae and for a few months in 1843 it was the second or third brightest star in the sky. Since then it has faded and is today about 1000 times fainter than it was at its brightest as the nebula it created during its outburst has cooled and become opaque. The whole region around Eta Carinae is rich in hot stars of which Eta is an extreme example and it is their combined radiation that produces the spect

Store des Westens (KaDeWe), Tauentzienstasse 21/24, Schoneberg in Berlin (Germany). Construction 1906-1907, architect Johann Emil Schaudt (1871-1957). Photography 2003.
Store des Westens (KaDeWe), Tauentzienstasse 21/24, Schoneberg in Berlin (Germany). Construction 1906-1907, architect Johann Emil Schaudt (1871-1957). Photography 2003.

TEC4619852: Store des Westens (KaDeWe), Tauentzienstasse 21/24, Schoneberg in Berlin (Germany). Construction 1906-1907, architect Johann Emil Schaudt (1871-1957). Photography 2003. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4619852

Store des Westens (KaDeWe), Tauentzienstasse 21/24, Schoneberg in Berlin (Germany). Construction 1906-1907, architect Johann Emil Schaudt (1871-1957). Photography 2003.

Nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 in Sagittarius - Nebulosity in Sagittarius, NGC 6589 - 90 - Located in Sagittarius, the reflexion nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 are located at a distance of about 5900 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. The two bright blue clouds are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope
Nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 in Sagittarius - Nebulosity in Sagittarius, NGC 6589 - 90 - Located in Sagittarius, the reflexion nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 are located at a distance of about 5900 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. The two bright blue clouds are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope

PIX4619908: Nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 in Sagittarius - Nebulosity in Sagittarius, NGC 6589 - 90 - Located in Sagittarius, the reflexion nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 are located at a distance of about 5900 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. The two bright blue clouds are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4619908

Nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 in Sagittarius - Nebulosity in Sagittarius, NGC 6589 - 90 - Located in Sagittarius, the reflexion nebulae NGC 6589 - 90 are located at a distance of about 5900 light years from Earth. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm in diameter. The two bright blue clouds are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope

Tiergarten in Berlin (Germany). Photograph 10/08/03.
Tiergarten in Berlin (Germany). Photograph 10/08/03.

TEC4619918: Tiergarten in Berlin (Germany). Photograph 10/08/03. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4619918

Tiergarten in Berlin (Germany). Photograph 10/08/03.

African lion, Panthera leo, panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.
African lion, Panthera leo, panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

FLO4619936: African lion, Panthera leo, panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4619936

African lion, Panthera leo, panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant. Issue - line image presented here in false color
Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant. Issue - line image presented here in false color

PIX4620021: Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant. Issue - line image presented here in false color / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4620021

Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Image obtained by combining light through 3 different filters that highlight oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and a

Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.
Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

FLO4620050: Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4620050

Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

Television Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin Germany). Realisation of the Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz Urban Construction Office, 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.
Television Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin Germany). Realisation of the Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz Urban Construction Office, 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.

TEC4620075: Television Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin Germany). Realisation of the Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz Urban Construction Office, 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4620075

Television Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin Germany). Realisation of the Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz Urban Construction Office, 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.

Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.
Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

FLO4620085: Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843. / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4620085

Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, 1843.

Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. The Omega nebula (M17/NGC 6618), on the right, is located at a distance of 5500 light years. Nebulas M16 (IC 4703) at left, and M17 (NGC 6618) at right in Sagittarius
Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. The Omega nebula (M17/NGC 6618), on the right, is located at a distance of 5500 light years. Nebulas M16 (IC 4703) at left, and M17 (NGC 6618) at right in Sagittarius

PIX4620092: Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. The Omega nebula (M17/NGC 6618), on the right, is located at a distance of 5500 light years. Nebulas M16 (IC 4703) at left, and M17 (NGC 6618) at right in Sagittarius / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4620092

Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - Nebulas M16 and M17 in Sagittarius - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. The Omega nebula (M17/NGC 6618), on the right, is located at a distance of 5500 light years. Nebulas M16 (IC 4703) at left, and M17 (NGC 6618) at right in Sagittarius

Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin (Germany). Architecteæ Urban Construction Office Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz, construction 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin (Germany). Architecteæ Urban Construction Office Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz, construction 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.

TEC4620113: Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin (Germany). Architecteæ Urban Construction Office Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz, construction 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4620113

Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm), Alexander Platz, Mitte Quarter in Berlin (Germany). Architecteæ Urban Construction Office Schweizer Tscheschner and Schulz, construction 1965-1969. Photography 10/08/03.


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