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Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. Image made from radar data. The topography of the seabed was obtained from boat surveys, as well as from data obtained from ERS-1, ERS-2 and Geosat satellites. Altimetric data on the continents come from observations from the ERS-1 satellite. The color code is shown at the bottom of the image: from purple (- 8000m) to white (+ 3000m to+8000m); green 0 to 400 meters altitude
Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. Image made from radar data. The topography of the seabed was obtained from boat surveys, as well as from data obtained from ERS-1, ERS-2 and Geosat satellites. Altimetric data on the continents come from observations from the ERS-1 satellite. The color code is shown at the bottom of the image: from purple (- 8000m) to white (+ 3000m to+8000m); green 0 to 400 meters altitude

PIX4632384: Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. - Bathymetric and Topographic Map of the Earth. Image made from radar data. The topography of the seabed was obtained from boat surveys, as well as from data obtained from ERS-1, ERS-2 and Geosat satellites. Altimetric data on the continents come from observations from the ERS-1 satellite. The color code is shown at the bottom of the image: from purple (- 8000m) to white (+ 3000m to+8000m); green 0 to 400 meters altitude / Bridgeman Images

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. This picture was made without unsharp masking. Unsharp masking emphasises the smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell, which are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance). These radial streaks give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars
Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. This picture was made without unsharp masking. Unsharp masking emphasises the smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell, which are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance). These radial streaks give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars

PIX4623608: Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 690 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope This faint object is the nearest planetary nebula to the Sun and on deep photographs has a diameter of about half a degree - - the same apparent size as the Sun in the sky. The AAT colour picture shows the brighter parts of the nebula, revealing various ionization levels within the shell of matter ejected from the central star. This picture was made without unsharp masking. Unsharp masking emphasises the smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell, which are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance). These radial streaks give this beautiful object its alternative name, the Sunflower Nebula. The Helix is about 400 light years away, or about 100 times more distant than the nearest stars / Bridgeman Images

Planetary nebula IC 418 dans le Lievre/HST - IC 418: The “” Spirograph” Nebula Glowing like a multi - faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light - years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. This photograph is from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, obtained with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. A planetary nebula represents the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our Sun. The star at the center of IC 418 was a red giant a few thousand years ago, but then ejected its outer layers into space to form the nebula, which has now expanded to a diameter of about 0.1 light - year. The stellar remnant at the center is the hot core of the red giant, from which ultraviolet radiation floods out into the surrounding gas, causing it to fluoresce. Over the next several thousand years, the nebula will gradually disperse into space, and then the star will cool and fade away for billions of years as a white dwarf. Our own Sun is expected to undergo a similar fate, but fortunately this will not occur until some 5 billion years from now. The Hubble image of IC 418 is shown in a false - color representation, based on Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 exposures taken in February and September, 1999 through filters that isolate light from various chemical elements. Red shows emission from ionized nitrogen (the coolest gas in the nebula, located furthest from the hot nucleus), green shows emission from hydrogen, and blue traces the emission from ionized oxygen (the hottest gas, closest to the central star)
Planetary nebula IC 418 dans le Lievre/HST - IC 418: The “” Spirograph” Nebula Glowing like a multi - faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light - years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. This photograph is from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, obtained with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. A planetary nebula represents the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our Sun. The star at the center of IC 418 was a red giant a few thousand years ago, but then ejected its outer layers into space to form the nebula, which has now expanded to a diameter of about 0.1 light - year. The stellar remnant at the center is the hot core of the red giant, from which ultraviolet radiation floods out into the surrounding gas, causing it to fluoresce. Over the next several thousand years, the nebula will gradually disperse into space, and then the star will cool and fade away for billions of years as a white dwarf. Our own Sun is expected to undergo a similar fate, but fortunately this will not occur until some 5 billion years from now. The Hubble image of IC 418 is shown in a false - color representation, based on Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 exposures taken in February and September, 1999 through filters that isolate light from various chemical elements. Red shows emission from ionized nitrogen (the coolest gas in the nebula, located furthest from the hot nucleus), green shows emission from hydrogen, and blue traces the emission from ionized oxygen (the hottest gas, closest to the central star)

PIX4623677: Planetary nebula IC 418 dans le Lievre/HST - IC 418: The “” Spirograph” Nebula Glowing like a multi - faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light - years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. This photograph is from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, obtained with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. A planetary nebula represents the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our Sun. The star at the center of IC 418 was a red giant a few thousand years ago, but then ejected its outer layers into space to form the nebula, which has now expanded to a diameter of about 0.1 light - year. The stellar remnant at the center is the hot core of the red giant, from which ultraviolet radiation floods out into the surrounding gas, causing it to fluoresce. Over the next several thousand years, the nebula will gradually disperse into space, and then the star will cool and fade away for billions of years as a white dwarf. Our own Sun is expected to undergo a similar fate, but fortunately this will not occur until some 5 billion years from now. The Hubble image of IC 418 is shown in a false - color representation, based on Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 exposures taken in February and September, 1999 through filters that isolate light from various chemical elements. Red shows emission from ionized nitrogen (the coolest gas in the nebula, located furthest from the hot nucleus), green shows emission from hydrogen, and blue traces the emission from ionized oxygen (the hottest gas, closest to the central star) / Bridgeman Images

Planetary Nebula Abell 36 in the Virgin
Planetary Nebula Abell 36 in the Virgin

PIX4623852: Planetary Nebula Abell 36 in the Virgin / Bridgeman Images

Planetary nebula PK164+31.1 in Lynx - Planetary nebula PKS164+31.1 in Lyn
Planetary nebula PK164+31.1 in Lynx - Planetary nebula PKS164+31.1 in Lyn

PIX4623905: Planetary nebula PK164+31.1 in Lynx - Planetary nebula PKS164+31.1 in Lyn / Bridgeman Images

Planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 dans les Voiles - The faint planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 - This planetary nebula was discovered in the rich southern constellation of Vela in 1966, which is why it does not have an NGC number. The 'Ack' designation refers to its identification in the catalogue of planetary nebulae edited by Agnes Acker. This beautifully structured delicate sphere of glowing gas is about 2 arc minutes in diameter and is extremely faint. Both these characteristics have contributed to the conspicuous grain 'noise' in the photograph, and attempts to emphasise the faint nebulosity also bring out the many faint stars in this direction, including the markedly blue central star of visual magnitude 18 which is seen here sandwiched between two other, brighter stars
Planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 dans les Voiles - The faint planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 - This planetary nebula was discovered in the rich southern constellation of Vela in 1966, which is why it does not have an NGC number. The 'Ack' designation refers to its identification in the catalogue of planetary nebulae edited by Agnes Acker. This beautifully structured delicate sphere of glowing gas is about 2 arc minutes in diameter and is extremely faint. Both these characteristics have contributed to the conspicuous grain 'noise' in the photograph, and attempts to emphasise the faint nebulosity also bring out the many faint stars in this direction, including the markedly blue central star of visual magnitude 18 which is seen here sandwiched between two other, brighter stars

PIX4623916: Planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 dans les Voiles - The faint planetary nebula ESO 166 - 21 - This planetary nebula was discovered in the rich southern constellation of Vela in 1966, which is why it does not have an NGC number. The 'Ack' designation refers to its identification in the catalogue of planetary nebulae edited by Agnes Acker. This beautifully structured delicate sphere of glowing gas is about 2 arc minutes in diameter and is extremely faint. Both these characteristics have contributed to the conspicuous grain 'noise' in the photograph, and attempts to emphasise the faint nebulosity also bring out the many faint stars in this direction, including the markedly blue central star of visual magnitude 18 which is seen here sandwiched between two other, brighter stars / Bridgeman Images

Terre de nuit - Pole Nord - Earth at night - North Pole - Earth centree on the North Pole observed at night by satellite. The Earth with city lights seen from satellite, centered on North Pole
Terre de nuit - Pole Nord - Earth at night - North Pole - Earth centree on the North Pole observed at night by satellite. The Earth with city lights seen from satellite, centered on North Pole

PIX4632500: Terre de nuit - Pole Nord - Earth at night - North Pole - Earth centree on the North Pole observed at night by satellite. The Earth with city lights seen from satellite, centered on North Pole / Bridgeman Images

Earth - Day and Night - South America - Earth - Day and night - South America - Composite of two images of the Earth, entirely illuminated by the Sun, and of the Earth entirely in darkness, showing the light of inhabited areas. This image of the Earth is a composite of two data images - one of the globe fully illuminated by the Sun, and one of the globe in full darkness, showing only the city lights of inhabited areas
Earth - Day and Night - South America - Earth - Day and night - South America - Composite of two images of the Earth, entirely illuminated by the Sun, and of the Earth entirely in darkness, showing the light of inhabited areas. This image of the Earth is a composite of two data images - one of the globe fully illuminated by the Sun, and one of the globe in full darkness, showing only the city lights of inhabited areas

PIX4632538: Earth - Day and Night - South America - Earth - Day and night - South America - Composite of two images of the Earth, entirely illuminated by the Sun, and of the Earth entirely in darkness, showing the light of inhabited areas. This image of the Earth is a composite of two data images - one of the globe fully illuminated by the Sun, and one of the globe in full darkness, showing only the city lights of inhabited areas / Bridgeman Images

Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.
Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.

MDA4632575: Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08. / Bridgeman Images

Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.
Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.

MDA4632584: Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08. / Bridgeman Images

Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.
Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08.

MDA4632612: Doves, in the Hauts de Seine. Photography 25/06/08. / Bridgeman Images

City of the future - Artist's view - City of the future - Vue d'artiste
City of the future - Artist's view - City of the future - Vue d'artiste

PIX4633043: City of the future - Artist's view - City of the future - Vue d'artiste / Bridgeman Images

The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist view - Next Ice Age - Artist view - The Statue of Liberty caught in the ice. Statue of Liberty covered with ice
The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist view - Next Ice Age - Artist view - The Statue of Liberty caught in the ice. Statue of Liberty covered with ice

PIX4633060: The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist view - Next Ice Age - Artist view - The Statue of Liberty caught in the ice. Statue of Liberty covered with ice / Bridgeman Images

Ocean level rise - North America - North America with sea level+100m - Artist's view showing North America as it would appear if the ocean level increased by 100 metres. This would happen if all glaciers on Earth melt. This is how North America may appear with mean sea level about 100 meters (330 feet) above today's. Such a dramatic rise in sea level could occur if all of the Earth's glaciers were to melt. In this image the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean have inundated almost all of southeastern United State including the entire state of Florida, almost all of Louisiana, and significant portions of the other southeastern states and the District of Columbia. Major US cities submerged include New York City, Boston and Houston, and on the west coast Los Angeles, San Francisco, and much of San Diego. To the north the Hudson Bay has grown to claim much of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut. Further north Greenland's entire ice sheet, 110,000 years old and holding about 700,000 cubic miles of fresh water, has completely melted. A likely cause of a catastrophic melting of the Earth ice stores would be a change in climate, a sudden rise in the global temperature accelerated by a runaway greenhouse effect. While the amount of water held by the Earth's glaciers can be calculated with some accuracy, the exact mechanism that would set those glaciers to melting, and how long it would take for them to melt, is poorly understood. Some models suggest that several millennia of higher temperatures would be required to melt all the world's glaciers, while others predict much faster processes on the scale of centuries, or even decades
Ocean level rise - North America - North America with sea level+100m - Artist's view showing North America as it would appear if the ocean level increased by 100 metres. This would happen if all glaciers on Earth melt. This is how North America may appear with mean sea level about 100 meters (330 feet) above today's. Such a dramatic rise in sea level could occur if all of the Earth's glaciers were to melt. In this image the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean have inundated almost all of southeastern United State including the entire state of Florida, almost all of Louisiana, and significant portions of the other southeastern states and the District of Columbia. Major US cities submerged include New York City, Boston and Houston, and on the west coast Los Angeles, San Francisco, and much of San Diego. To the north the Hudson Bay has grown to claim much of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut. Further north Greenland's entire ice sheet, 110,000 years old and holding about 700,000 cubic miles of fresh water, has completely melted. A likely cause of a catastrophic melting of the Earth ice stores would be a change in climate, a sudden rise in the global temperature accelerated by a runaway greenhouse effect. While the amount of water held by the Earth's glaciers can be calculated with some accuracy, the exact mechanism that would set those glaciers to melting, and how long it would take for them to melt, is poorly understood. Some models suggest that several millennia of higher temperatures would be required to melt all the world's glaciers, while others predict much faster processes on the scale of centuries, or even decades

PIX4633123: Ocean level rise - North America - North America with sea level+100m - Artist's view showing North America as it would appear if the ocean level increased by 100 metres. This would happen if all glaciers on Earth melt. This is how North America may appear with mean sea level about 100 meters (330 feet) above today's. Such a dramatic rise in sea level could occur if all of the Earth's glaciers were to melt. In this image the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean have inundated almost all of southeastern United State including the entire state of Florida, almost all of Louisiana, and significant portions of the other southeastern states and the District of Columbia. Major US cities submerged include New York City, Boston and Houston, and on the west coast Los Angeles, San Francisco, and much of San Diego. To the north the Hudson Bay has grown to claim much of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut. Further north Greenland's entire ice sheet, 110,000 years old and holding about 700,000 cubic miles of fresh water, has completely melted. A likely cause of a catastrophic melting of the Earth ice stores would be a change in climate, a sudden rise in the global temperature accelerated by a runaway greenhouse effect. While the amount of water held by the Earth's glaciers can be calculated with some accuracy, the exact mechanism that would set those glaciers to melting, and how long it would take for them to melt, is poorly understood. Some models suggest that several millennia of higher temperatures would be required to melt all the world's glaciers, while others predict much faster processes on the scale of centuries, or even decades / Bridgeman Images

The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway.
The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway.

LBY4633146: The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway. / Bridgeman Images

The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway.
The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway.

LBY4633183: The standing wooden church of Borgund in Norway. / Bridgeman Images

Panoramic view of Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes).
Panoramic view of Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes).

LBY4634008: Panoramic view of Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes). / Bridgeman Images

Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes).
Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes).

LBY4634017: Beaulieu sur Mer (Alpes Maritimes). / Bridgeman Images

Nacreous clouds - Nacreous clouds - PSC for Polar Stratospheric Cloud observed in Norway. Nacreous cloud (or PSC for polar stratospheric cloud) seen in Norway
Nacreous clouds - Nacreous clouds - PSC for Polar Stratospheric Cloud observed in Norway. Nacreous cloud (or PSC for polar stratospheric cloud) seen in Norway

PIX4634025: Nacreous clouds - Nacreous clouds - PSC for Polar Stratospheric Cloud observed in Norway. Nacreous cloud (or PSC for polar stratospheric cloud) seen in Norway / Bridgeman Images

Concert area in the Bercy district in Paris. Architect Christian De Portzamparc.
Concert area in the Bercy district in Paris. Architect Christian De Portzamparc.

TEC4627896: Concert area in the Bercy district in Paris. Architect Christian De Portzamparc., Portzamparc, de Christian (b.1944) / Bridgeman Images

Corner building, Boulevard Suchet, Paris 16th arrondissement.
Corner building, Boulevard Suchet, Paris 16th arrondissement.

MDA4626386: Corner building, Boulevard Suchet, Paris 16th arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images

Place de la Bastille in Paris Column of July (1840) and Opera, architect Carlos Ott, construction 1989.
Place de la Bastille in Paris Column of July (1840) and Opera, architect Carlos Ott, construction 1989.

TEC4628101: Place de la Bastille in Paris Column of July (1840) and Opera, architect Carlos Ott, construction 1989., Ott, Carlos (b.1946) / Bridgeman Images

Total Eclipse of Sun 22/07/2009 - Total Solar Eclipse - July 22 2009 - Total Sun Eclipse of 22 July 2009 seen in China, about fifty kilometers from Hangzhou city. Total Solar Eclipse seen from China near Hangzhou
Total Eclipse of Sun 22/07/2009 - Total Solar Eclipse - July 22 2009 - Total Sun Eclipse of 22 July 2009 seen in China, about fifty kilometers from Hangzhou city. Total Solar Eclipse seen from China near Hangzhou

PIX4628150: Total Eclipse of Sun 22/07/2009 - Total Solar Eclipse - July 22 2009 - Total Sun Eclipse of 22 July 2009 seen in China, about fifty kilometers from Hangzhou city. Total Solar Eclipse seen from China near Hangzhou / Bridgeman Images

Total Eclipse of Sun - Easter Island 11/07/2010 - Easter Island Total Solar Eclipse - July 11 2010 - Total Eclipse of Sun from 11 July 2010 seen on Easter Island. The total solar eclipse of 11 July 2010 seen in Easter Island
Total Eclipse of Sun - Easter Island 11/07/2010 - Easter Island Total Solar Eclipse - July 11 2010 - Total Eclipse of Sun from 11 July 2010 seen on Easter Island. The total solar eclipse of 11 July 2010 seen in Easter Island

PIX4628238: Total Eclipse of Sun - Easter Island 11/07/2010 - Easter Island Total Solar Eclipse - July 11 2010 - Total Eclipse of Sun from 11 July 2010 seen on Easter Island. The total solar eclipse of 11 July 2010 seen in Easter Island / Bridgeman Images

Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 - Myanmar Annular Solar Eclipse - Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 seen from Bagan in Burma. Annular Solar Eclipse sequence wide - angle taken in Bagan, Myanmar on Jan. 15, 2010
Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 - Myanmar Annular Solar Eclipse - Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 seen from Bagan in Burma. Annular Solar Eclipse sequence wide - angle taken in Bagan, Myanmar on Jan. 15, 2010

PIX4628296: Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 - Myanmar Annular Solar Eclipse - Annular Eclipse of Sun 15 January 2010 seen from Bagan in Burma. Annular Solar Eclipse sequence wide - angle taken in Bagan, Myanmar on Jan. 15, 2010 / Bridgeman Images

Fountain sculpture Aqua Candida in front of the Gare de l'Est in Paris.
Fountain sculpture Aqua Candida in front of the Gare de l'Est in Paris.

LBY4626972: Fountain sculpture Aqua Candida in front of the Gare de l'Est in Paris. / Bridgeman Images

Partial Eclipse of Soleil 20/03/2015 - Partial Solar Eclipse - March 20 2015 - Partial Eclipse of Sun of 20 March 2015 seen in Italy. The partially eclipsed Sun seen in Italy. Mar 20, 201
Partial Eclipse of Soleil 20/03/2015 - Partial Solar Eclipse - March 20 2015 - Partial Eclipse of Sun of 20 March 2015 seen in Italy. The partially eclipsed Sun seen in Italy. Mar 20, 201

PIX4628372: Partial Eclipse of Soleil 20/03/2015 - Partial Solar Eclipse - March 20 2015 - Partial Eclipse of Sun of 20 March 2015 seen in Italy. The partially eclipsed Sun seen in Italy. Mar 20, 201 / Bridgeman Images

Artist's view of an eclipse of Solei
Artist's view of an eclipse of Solei

PIX4628526: Artist's view of an eclipse of Solei / Bridgeman Images

Nebula of the Lagoon (M8) in Sagittarius - The Hourglass Nebula in M8, NGC 6523 - View of the Nebula of the Lagoon (M8/NGC 6523). Located in Sagittarius, at a distance of 5800 years - light, it is visible to the naked eye in good conditions. It is a star-forming region illuminated by several large O-type stars that belong to the open cluster NGC 6530 visible on the left of the image. The brightest part of the nebula is called the hourglass nebula whose gases are excited mainly by two massive supergeant stars Herschel 36 and 9 Sagittarii. At the heart of the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius lies the diminutive Hourglass Nebula. This extremely bright object is associated with the blue star alongside it, named Herschel 36 after its discoverer. Herschel described M8 as 'A noble nebula' and 'a fine and complicated nebula', but he was clearly intrigued by the Hourglass which he compared to the nucleus of the Andromeda nebula, M31 as 'decidedly not stellar'. The tiny bright nebula that captures Herschel's attention is energised partly by the bright star H36 and partly by a star which, for the present, remains hidden in the pinched waist of the Hourglass. The obscured star is only visible in infrared light which can penetrate the thick clouds of dust seen over much of the Lagoon Nebula and clearly evident in a recent Hubble Space Telescope photograph. These stars are probably less than 10,000 years old, about as old as the Hourglass itself, and are evidence of recent star - formation in this very dusty and active region
Nebula of the Lagoon (M8) in Sagittarius - The Hourglass Nebula in M8, NGC 6523 - View of the Nebula of the Lagoon (M8/NGC 6523). Located in Sagittarius, at a distance of 5800 years - light, it is visible to the naked eye in good conditions. It is a star-forming region illuminated by several large O-type stars that belong to the open cluster NGC 6530 visible on the left of the image. The brightest part of the nebula is called the hourglass nebula whose gases are excited mainly by two massive supergeant stars Herschel 36 and 9 Sagittarii. At the heart of the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius lies the diminutive Hourglass Nebula. This extremely bright object is associated with the blue star alongside it, named Herschel 36 after its discoverer. Herschel described M8 as 'A noble nebula' and 'a fine and complicated nebula', but he was clearly intrigued by the Hourglass which he compared to the nucleus of the Andromeda nebula, M31 as 'decidedly not stellar'. The tiny bright nebula that captures Herschel's attention is energised partly by the bright star H36 and partly by a star which, for the present, remains hidden in the pinched waist of the Hourglass. The obscured star is only visible in infrared light which can penetrate the thick clouds of dust seen over much of the Lagoon Nebula and clearly evident in a recent Hubble Space Telescope photograph. These stars are probably less than 10,000 years old, about as old as the Hourglass itself, and are evidence of recent star - formation in this very dusty and active region

PIX4619672: Nebula of the Lagoon (M8) in Sagittarius - The Hourglass Nebula in M8, NGC 6523 - View of the Nebula of the Lagoon (M8/NGC 6523). Located in Sagittarius, at a distance of 5800 years - light, it is visible to the naked eye in good conditions. It is a star-forming region illuminated by several large O-type stars that belong to the open cluster NGC 6530 visible on the left of the image. The brightest part of the nebula is called the hourglass nebula whose gases are excited mainly by two massive supergeant stars Herschel 36 and 9 Sagittarii. At the heart of the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius lies the diminutive Hourglass Nebula. This extremely bright object is associated with the blue star alongside it, named Herschel 36 after its discoverer. Herschel described M8 as 'A noble nebula' and 'a fine and complicated nebula', but he was clearly intrigued by the Hourglass which he compared to the nucleus of the Andromeda nebula, M31 as 'decidedly not stellar'. The tiny bright nebula that captures Herschel's attention is energised partly by the bright star H36 and partly by a star which, for the present, remains hidden in the pinched waist of the Hourglass. The obscured star is only visible in infrared light which can penetrate the thick clouds of dust seen over much of the Lagoon Nebula and clearly evident in a recent Hubble Space Telescope photograph. These stars are probably less than 10,000 years old, about as old as the Hourglass itself, and are evidence of recent star - formation in this very dusty and active region / Bridgeman Images

Geocentric System of Ptolemee - Ptolemaic Cosmology - Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1708. The planisphere of Ptolemy, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Ptolemy laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1708
Geocentric System of Ptolemee - Ptolemaic Cosmology - Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1708. The planisphere of Ptolemy, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Ptolemy laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1708

PIX4629421: Geocentric System of Ptolemee - Ptolemaic Cosmology - Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1708. The planisphere of Ptolemy, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Ptolemy laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1708 / Bridgeman Images

Strasbourg station (Bas Rhin, Alsace). Extension, Station Square. Architects Jean Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud, 2007. Photography 30/07/08.
Strasbourg station (Bas Rhin, Alsace). Extension, Station Square. Architects Jean Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud, 2007. Photography 30/07/08.

MDA4619685: Strasbourg station (Bas Rhin, Alsace). Extension, Station Square. Architects Jean Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud, 2007. Photography 30/07/08., Duthilleul, Jean Marie (b.1952) / Bridgeman Images

Geocentric System according to Aratus - Geocentric System - Representation of the geocentric system according to Aratus (Aratos de Soles). Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661. The planisphere of Aratus, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Aratus laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661
Geocentric System according to Aratus - Geocentric System - Representation of the geocentric system according to Aratus (Aratos de Soles). Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661. The planisphere of Aratus, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Aratus laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661

PIX4629516: Geocentric System according to Aratus - Geocentric System - Representation of the geocentric system according to Aratus (Aratos de Soles). Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661. The planisphere of Aratus, or the mechanism of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Aratus laid out in a planar view. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660-1661 / Bridgeman Images

Nebula NGC 6589 - 90 and M24 clusters in sagittarius - B93, B92, M24, NGC 6603, IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995 The small Sagittarius star cloud (M24) stredtches across the middle of the frame, under dark nebulae B92 and B93 at top. Open cluster NGC 6603 is near the left side of the frame about 1/3 of the way down. Complex of emission and reflection nebulosity at the bottom of the frame is IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995. Composite of two 60 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400. Taken with an Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 refractor working at f/6 with telecompressor. The first frame was shot on May 8, 1994 at 2:55 am from Sentinel Arizona. The second frame was shot May 9, 1994 at 1:28 am from Massai Point, Arizona. The two original negatives were stacked together physically and then the stack was copied onto Kodak 5072 film. That image was then scanned and digitized and enhanced in Photoshop
Nebula NGC 6589 - 90 and M24 clusters in sagittarius - B93, B92, M24, NGC 6603, IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995 The small Sagittarius star cloud (M24) stredtches across the middle of the frame, under dark nebulae B92 and B93 at top. Open cluster NGC 6603 is near the left side of the frame about 1/3 of the way down. Complex of emission and reflection nebulosity at the bottom of the frame is IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995. Composite of two 60 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400. Taken with an Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 refractor working at f/6 with telecompressor. The first frame was shot on May 8, 1994 at 2:55 am from Sentinel Arizona. The second frame was shot May 9, 1994 at 1:28 am from Massai Point, Arizona. The two original negatives were stacked together physically and then the stack was copied onto Kodak 5072 film. That image was then scanned and digitized and enhanced in Photoshop

PIX4619860: Nebula NGC 6589 - 90 and M24 clusters in sagittarius - B93, B92, M24, NGC 6603, IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995 The small Sagittarius star cloud (M24) stredtches across the middle of the frame, under dark nebulae B92 and B93 at top. Open cluster NGC 6603 is near the left side of the frame about 1/3 of the way down. Complex of emission and reflection nebulosity at the bottom of the frame is IC 1283/4, NGC 6589/90, NGC 6995. Composite of two 60 minute exposures on gas - hypersensitized Fujicolor Super HG 400. Taken with an Astro - Physic's 130 EDT f/8 refractor working at f/6 with telecompressor. The first frame was shot on May 8, 1994 at 2:55 am from Sentinel Arizona. The second frame was shot May 9, 1994 at 1:28 am from Massai Point, Arizona. The two original negatives were stacked together physically and then the stack was copied onto Kodak 5072 film. That image was then scanned and digitized and enhanced in Photoshop / Bridgeman Images

Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela. - Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela.
Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela. - Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela.

PIX4627408: Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela. - Total Eclipse of Sun from 26 - 02 - 1998 photographed on the island of Aruba, near Venezuela. / Bridgeman Images

Total Eclipse of Sun - 11 - 08 - 1999 - Composite of 22 images to show details in the crown and on the Mon
Total Eclipse of Sun - 11 - 08 - 1999 - Composite of 22 images to show details in the crown and on the Mon

PIX4627543: Total Eclipse of Sun - 11 - 08 - 1999 - Composite of 22 images to show details in the crown and on the Mon / Bridgeman Images

Total Eclipse of Sun - Zambia 21 - 06 - 2001 - After total
Total Eclipse of Sun - Zambia 21 - 06 - 2001 - After total

PIX4627695: Total Eclipse of Sun - Zambia 21 - 06 - 2001 - After total / Bridgeman Images


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