PIX4586996: The Moon, Venus and Jupiter - Crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter - The Moon and Planets Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter (above) seen on November 30, 2008. The crescent Moon, brilliant Venus, and Jupiter seen on November 30, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587046: Conjunction Moon - Jupiter - Venus - Moon, Venus and Jupiter - The Moon and Planets Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter (left of the Moon) seen on March 25, 2012. The crescent Moon, brilliant Venus, and Jupiter (to the left of the moon) seen on March 25, 2012 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587223: Conjunction Venus Jupiter of June 30, 2015 - Venus and Jupiter on June 30, 2015 - Closening of Venus, below, and Jupiter (lower above) seen in France at the beginning of the night. The two planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter (fainter above) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587283: Crescent Moon -Venus-Mercury - Moon crescent, Venus and Mercury - At the top of the picture, Venus, then going down, Mercury and the Moon. From top to bottom Venus, Mercury and Moon / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587373: Rapprochement between Venus and Jupiter - Jupiter-Venus conjunction - Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter seen on 27 November 2008. In the foreground, the 620 mm telescope of the Ferme des Etoiles (32). Venus (the brightest) with Jupiter seen on November 27, 2008. Foreground is a 620 mm telescope / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587452: Conjunction Venus Jupiter - Jupiter-Venus conjunction - Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter seen above the horizon. Riviere Odet, Brittany. 25/11/2008 Venus (the brightest) with Jupiter seen above the horizon. Odet river, Brittany. November 25, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587464: Conjunction Venus Jupiter - Jupiter-Venus conjunction - Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter seen above the horizon. Riviere Odet, Brittany. 25/11/2008 Venus (the brightest) with Jupiter seen above the horizon. Odet river, Brittany. November 25, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587475: Venus and Mercury - Venus and Mercury - Venus and Mercury planets seen at dawn. January 6, 2005. Venus and Mercury seen at dawn. January 6, 2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587573: Mars near the Full Moon-12/2007 - Full Moon with March-12/2007 - At the end of 2007, the planet Mars was closest to the Earth, it was its opposition, and it shone strong enough to remain visible to the naked eye right next to the dazzling Full Moon. Planet Mars is shining near full Moon on december 24 2007 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587596: Movement of Mars in the Taurus of August 2007 to April 2008 - Motion of Mars in Taurus from august 2007 to april 2008 - Superposition of photos showing the movement of Mars Planet in the Taurus from August 18, 2007 to March 6, 2008. The motion of Mars in constellation of Taurus from august 18 2007 to march 6 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587709: Jupiter and Saturn in the Taurus 29/12/2000 - Jupiter and Saturn move into Taurus. 29 December 2000 - Winter sky with planets Jupiter and Saturn in the Taurus (middle right). Jupiter and Saturn move into Taurus, 1999-2000. 29 December 200 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587712: Conjunction Mars Saturn and M44 - Saturn Mars conjunction - Mars, towards the center of the image, is reflected in the water; to his left Saturn near the cluster of the Creche cluster (M44). 5 June 2006, Quimper Mars (near the center left of the image) and Saturn (close to M44 star cluster) are reflecting in the water. June 5, 2006 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587717: Jupiter and Saturn in the Taurus -31/10/1999 - Jupiter and Saturn between the Hyades and Pleiades - 31 October, 199 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587888: Conjunction Moon-Pleiades -06/2006 - Moon and Pleiades conjunction-06/2006 - The Moon in conjunction with the Pleiades cluster. On the right, on the horizon, Venus rises. June 23, 2006, Sainte Marine (Finistere-France). Moon in close conjunction with Pleiades star cluster. Venus is rising at right. June 23 2006, Sainte Marine (Finistere-France) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587948: Conjunction Lune Pleiades et clouages noctulescents - Moon near Pleiades with noctilucent clouds - La Lune cendree pres de l'amas des Pleiades seen in Brittany on 30 June 2008. In the sky, clouds of high altitude, very rarely visible in France. Moon near the Pleiades star cluster with noctilucent clouds. These high altitude clouds are usually seen in summer months but nearer the poles than France. Brittany, June 30 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587955: Conjunction Lune Pleiades - Moon near Pleiades - La Lune cendree near the Pleiades cluster seen in Brittany on 30 June 2008. Moon with earthshine near the Pleiades star cluster. June 30 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587971: Lune et amas des Pleiades - Moon and Pleiades star cluster - The Moon near the Pleiades cluster above the castle of Savaillan in the Gers. 30 March 2009. Moon close to the Pleiades star cluster above the castle of Savaillan in Gers, France. March 30, 2009 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4587982: Lune et amas des Pleiades - Moon and Pleiades star cluster - La Lune proche de l'amas des Pleiades. 30 March 2009. Moon close to the Pleiades star cluster. March 30, 2009 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4588005: Alignment of 5 planets. 23/04/2002 - Planetary alignment - The planets visible in this image are, from the top left to bottom right Jupiter, Saturn, Mars Venus, and Mercury. An amateur astronomer observes the planetary alignment over a lake near Chatsworth, N.J. on Tuesday April 23, 2002. All five of the bright naked-eye planets were visible in the western sky after sunset in April and May of this year. The planets visible are, from top left to lower right, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. The Earth is visible in the foreground, making it 6 planets visible / Bridgeman Images

PIX4588116: The Moon and Three Planets - Moon and Planets in the Morning - Mercury, Venus, Saturn and the Crescent Moon seen at dawn. Mercury is close to the horizon, Venus is the bright planet above the tree and Saturn is above Venus. October 16, 2009. Mercury, Venus, Saturn and a narrow lunar crescent. The image shows three planets in a row: Mercury near the horizon, the bright Venus above the tree and Saturn above Venus. Oct 16th, 2009 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4588136: Conjunction Venus-Saturn and Mercury 14/10/2009 - Conjunction Venus-Saturn with Mercury - October 14 2009 - The bright spot in the sky is the planet Venus. Above the planet Saturn. Near the horizon, to the right of Benodet lighthouse, the planet Mercury. Sainte-Marine, Finistere. Venus (bright dot) with Saturn (above Venus), with Mercury (near the horizon, close to the lighthouse of Benodet). Sainte-Marine, Finistere, Brittany / Bridgeman Images

PIX4588238: Mars in the open cluster M44 - Planet Mars in the open cluster M44 - M44 is a cluster of stars located only 600 light years from Earth, in the constellation Cancer. Illuminating the image, the planet Mars. May 23, 2008. Bright Mars among M44 stars; this cluster is located about 600 light year away in Cancer. May 23, 2008 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612337: Spiral Galaxy M51 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M51 in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) is located about 31 million years ago - light from Earth. This galaxy is double; two galaxies interact: the largest, NGC 5194, the smallest NGC 5195. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2005. M51 (NGC 5194) is located 31 million light - years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). The Whirlpool's beautiful face - on view and closeness to Earth allow astronomers to study a classic spiral galaxy's structure and star - forming processes. This image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken in January 2005 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its yellowish central core, a home of older stars. The galaxy is nicknamed the Whirlpool because of its swirling structure / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612456: Spiral Galaxy M83 in Hydra - Spiral galaxy M83 in Hydra - The galaxy M83 (NGC 5236) is located about 15 million light years away from Earth in the constellation Hydra. This galaxy is intermediate between a classic spiral and a barree spiral. Image obtained in 2006 in several cumulative long poses, with a large amateur instrument, a 50 cm telescope. M83 (NGC 5236) is located in the southern constellation Hydra at 15 million light years from the sun. It is classified as intermediate between normal and barred spiral galaxies / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612498: Spiral Galaxy M83 in Hydra - Spiral galaxy M83 in Hydra - The galaxy M83 (NGC 5236) is located about 15 million light years away from Earth in the constellation Hydra. This galaxy is intermediate between a classic spiral and a barree spiral. Image obtained in 2006 and 2007 in several combined long poses, with a large amateur instrument, a 50 cm telescope. M83 (NGC 5236) is located in the southern constellation Hydra at 15 million light years from the sun. It is classified as intermediate between normal and barred spiral galaxies. The image was taken through a remote controlled 20 inch Ritchey - Chretien telescope using an eleven mega - pixel camera. Fourteen hour exposure between May and June of 2006 with additional exposures taken in April 2007 from over seven thousand feet above sea level in the mountains of south central New Mexico / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612558: Galaxy M83 in Hydra - Galaxy M83 in Hydra - The galaxy M83 (NGC 5236) is about 15 million years away from Earth. This galaxy is a barred spiral. At the top of the picture is a stream of stars, a remnant of a small satellite galaxy. Composite image obtained by different telescopes. M83 (NGC 5236) is located in the southern constellation Hydra at 15 million light years from the sun. Near the top of the image lies M83's northern stellar tidal stream, debris from the gravitational disruption of a smaller, merging satellite galaxy. Composite image taken from different telescopes / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612643: Interacting galaxies NGC 5394 and NGC 5395 - Interacting galaxies NGC 5394 and NGC 5395 - The galaxies NGC 5394 (the small galaxy on the right) and NGC 5395 are located about 180 million years of light from Earth in the constellation Hunting Dogs. These two spiral galaxies are interacting. Image obtained on May 24, 2009 with a telescope measuring 61 cm in diameter. NGC 5394 (the smaller galaxy to the right) and companion galaxy NGC 5395 are located at about 180 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. This pair is included in ARP's catalog of unusual galaxies as Arp 84 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612735: Spiral galaxy NGC 5371 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy NGC 5371 in Canes Venatici - Spiral galaxy located about 100 million years ago - light from Earth. Image obtained with a telescope 61 cm diameter, 3h20 minutes of installation. Spiral galaxy 100 million light years distant. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope, total exposure time: 3 hours 20 minutes / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612852: Spiral galaxy NGC 5907 in the Dragon - Spiral galaxy NGC 5907 in Draco - The galaxy NGC 5907 is about 35 million years away - light from Earth. Edge - on spiral galaxy located at 35 million light years away / Bridgeman Images

PIX4612966: Barree spiral galaxy NGC 6744 in the constellation Peacock - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 6744 in Pavo - The galaxy NGC 6744 is located about 25 million years ago - light from Earth. Image obtained from the 3.9m telescope of Siding Spring, Australia. This beautiful galaxy is about 25 million light years away in the direction of Pavo, a constellation of the southern hemisphere winter. It sits in a rich starfield, and is strongly inclined to our line of sight. NGC 6744 is believed to one of the most Milky Way - like of all the nearby spirals, with fluffy (flocculent) spiral arms and a large and distinctly elongated nucleus. It also has other similarities to the Milky Way that are not visible here with at least one distorted companion galaxy superficially similar to one of the Magellanic Clouds / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613099: Spiral galaxy NGC 7184 in Aquarius - Spiral galaxy NGC 7184 in Aquarius - NGC 7184 is located about 110 million years ago - light from Earth. NGC 7184 is located some 110 million light years away / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613150: Spiral galaxy NGC 7331 in Pegase - Spiral galaxy NGC 7331 in Pegasus - The galaxy NGC 7331 is located about 50 million years away - light from Earth. The small galaxies around her form a cluster much farther away. Image obtained with a 61 cm telescope, composite of several images. NGC 7331 is located 49 million light years away. The smaller galaxies visible are much farer. Image taken with a 24 - inch telescope / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613208: Group of galaxies in the Crane - Part of Grus quartet - Group of galaxies located about 60 million light years ago in the southern constellation of Crane. On the left, the galaxy NGC 7582, in the lower middle the galaxy NGC 7590 and on the right NGC 7599. Part of Grus quartet with galaxies NGC 7582 (left), NGC 7590 (middle), and NGC 7599 (right) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613229: Spiral galaxy NGC 7793 in the Sculptor - Spiral galaxy NGC 7793 in Sculptor - The spiral galaxy NGC 7793 is located 12 million years ago - light from Earth and resides in a grouping of several galaxies called the Sculptor's group. Image obtained with a telescope of 35 cm, 10 hours of poses. NGC 7793 is at a distance of about 12 million light years; it is a member of the Sculptor group, where the galaxies are few in number and well separated in space. Image taken with 14.5”” RCOS telescope, 10 Hours of exposure / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613356: The Small Magellanic Cloud - The Small Magellanic Cloud - The Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is about 240,000 light years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Toucan. It's one of the closest galaxies of the Lactee Way. Above the galaxy, the cluster of stars of Toucan. The Small Magellanic Cloud is an irregular galaxy located at about 240,000 light years distance from Earth in the constellation Tucanae, and is one of the closest galaxy of the milky way. The globular cluster 47 Tucanae appears in the upper part of the image / Bridgeman Images

PIX4613396: Irregular Galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud (NGC 292) - The Small Magellanic Cloud - The galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud is about 240,000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Toucan. It's one of the closest galaxies of the Lactee Way. Upstairs, the cluster of stars NGC 362. Image obtained by the 1.2m UK Schmidt telescope from Siding Spring, Australia. The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is the second nearest galaxy to the Milky Way, (the LMC being the nearest) and is at the distance of about 240,000 light years, quite close enough for it to be resolved into individual stars on this colour picture made from plates taken on the UK Schmidt Telescope. The shape of the SMC defies description and it is therefore classified as an 'irregular' galaxy. The small globular cluster at the top of the picture is NGC 362. It is about 30,000 light years distant / Bridgeman Images