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Mars - View of the north pole - Mars north pole - Image based on altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe. The northern polar cap is mostly made up of water ice. It's about 1100 km long. The ice - rich north polar cap (the quasi - circular white area at center) is approximately 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across. The white cap is riven with dark, spiral - shaped bands. These are deep troughs that are in shadow. They do not reflect sunlight as well or have more internal layers exposed. To the right of center, a large canyon, Chasma Boreale, almost bisects the ice cap. Chasma Boreale is about the length of the United States' famous Grand Canyon and up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) deep. The image synthesizes topographic data from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Mars - View of the north pole - Mars north pole - Image based on altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe. The northern polar cap is mostly made up of water ice. It's about 1100 km long. The ice - rich north polar cap (the quasi - circular white area at center) is approximately 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across. The white cap is riven with dark, spiral - shaped bands. These are deep troughs that are in shadow. They do not reflect sunlight as well or have more internal layers exposed. To the right of center, a large canyon, Chasma Boreale, almost bisects the ice cap. Chasma Boreale is about the length of the United States' famous Grand Canyon and up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) deep. The image synthesizes topographic data from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)

PIX4615389: Mars - View of the north pole - Mars north pole - Image based on altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe. The northern polar cap is mostly made up of water ice. It's about 1100 km long. The ice - rich north polar cap (the quasi - circular white area at center) is approximately 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across. The white cap is riven with dark, spiral - shaped bands. These are deep troughs that are in shadow. They do not reflect sunlight as well or have more internal layers exposed. To the right of center, a large canyon, Chasma Boreale, almost bisects the ice cap. Chasma Boreale is about the length of the United States' famous Grand Canyon and up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) deep. The image synthesizes topographic data from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4615389

Mars - View of the north pole - Mars north pole - Image based on altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe. The northern polar cap is mostly made up of water ice. It's about 1100 km long. The ice - rich north polar cap (the quasi - circular white area at center) is approximately 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across. The white cap is riven with dark, spiral - shaped bands. These are deep troughs that are in shadow. They do not reflect sunlight as well or have more internal layers exposed. To the right of center, a large canyon, Chasma Boreale, almost bisects the ice cap. Chasma Boreale is about the length of the United States' famous Grand Canyon and up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) deep. The image synthesizes topographic data from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)

Total Eclipse of Sun - 21/08/2017 - Partial phase: The Moon before the Sun after the total eclipse. Ocean Lake, Wyoming, USA.
Total Eclipse of Sun - 21/08/2017 - Partial phase: The Moon before the Sun after the total eclipse. Ocean Lake, Wyoming, USA.

PIX4628473: Total Eclipse of Sun - 21/08/2017 - Partial phase: The Moon before the Sun after the total eclipse. Ocean Lake, Wyoming, USA. / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4628473

Total Eclipse of Sun - 21/08/2017 - Partial phase: The Moon before the Sun after the total eclipse. Ocean Lake, Wyoming, USA.

Mars - Olympus Mons Volcano - False colors - Altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe in 2000. The Olympus Mons volcano is 600 km in diameter and 27 km high
Mars - Olympus Mons Volcano - False colors - Altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe in 2000. The Olympus Mons volcano is 600 km in diameter and 27 km high

PIX4615442: Mars - Olympus Mons Volcano - False colors - Altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe in 2000. The Olympus Mons volcano is 600 km in diameter and 27 km high / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4615442

Mars - Olympus Mons Volcano - False colors - Altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe in 2000. The Olympus Mons volcano is 600 km in diameter and 27 km high

Mars: Hills east of the Spirit landing site. - Detail of the 360 degres panorama obtained by Spirit at its landing site. This row of hills is located 2 - 3 km from the probe. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004
Mars: Hills east of the Spirit landing site. - Detail of the 360 degres panorama obtained by Spirit at its landing site. This row of hills is located 2 - 3 km from the probe. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004

PIX4615524: Mars: Hills east of the Spirit landing site. - Detail of the 360 degres panorama obtained by Spirit at its landing site. This row of hills is located 2 - 3 km from the probe. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4615524

Mars: Hills east of the Spirit landing site. - Detail of the 360 degres panorama obtained by Spirit at its landing site. This row of hills is located 2 - 3 km from the probe. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004

Detail of the 1st color panorama of the Martian soil obtained by Spirit. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the area of the crater Gusev, July 4, 2004 - Detail of the first panorama taken by Spirit.: Surface de Mars: detail of the first panorama obtained by Spirit - The martian surface seen by Spirit. 07/2004
Detail of the 1st color panorama of the Martian soil obtained by Spirit. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the area of the crater Gusev, July 4, 2004 - Detail of the first panorama taken by Spirit.: Surface de Mars: detail of the first panorama obtained by Spirit - The martian surface seen by Spirit. 07/2004

PIX4615535: Detail of the 1st color panorama of the Martian soil obtained by Spirit. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the area of the crater Gusev, July 4, 2004 - Detail of the first panorama taken by Spirit.: Surface de Mars: detail of the first panorama obtained by Spirit - The martian surface seen by Spirit. 07/2004 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4615535

Detail of the 1st color panorama of the Martian soil obtained by Spirit. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the area of the crater Gusev, July 4, 2004 - Detail of the first panorama taken by Spirit.: Surface de Mars: detail of the first panorama obtained by Spirit - The martian surface seen by Spirit. 07/2004

March - Spirit - Panorama - Husband Hill - Panorama of 360 degres consists of 243 images obtained by Spirit from November 24 to December 2, 2004. The hill in the center left of the image is Husband Hill. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004
March - Spirit - Panorama - Husband Hill - Panorama of 360 degres consists of 243 images obtained by Spirit from November 24 to December 2, 2004. The hill in the center left of the image is Husband Hill. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004

PIX4615615: March - Spirit - Panorama - Husband Hill - Panorama of 360 degres consists of 243 images obtained by Spirit from November 24 to December 2, 2004. The hill in the center left of the image is Husband Hill. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4615615

March - Spirit - Panorama - Husband Hill - Panorama of 360 degres consists of 243 images obtained by Spirit from November 24 to December 2, 2004. The hill in the center left of the image is Husband Hill. The Rover Spirit landed on Mars in the Gusev crater area, July 4, 2004

La Grande Mosquee de Paris (1922-1926), 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermite, Paris 5th.
La Grande Mosquee de Paris (1922-1926), 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermite, Paris 5th.

OMG4623033: La Grande Mosquee de Paris (1922-1926), 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermite, Paris 5th. / Bridgeman Images

ID: OMG4623033

La Grande Mosquee de Paris (1922-1926), 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermite, Paris 5th.

Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Ermite, Paris 5th. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghrebine influence in its interior decoration. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.
Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Ermite, Paris 5th. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghrebine influence in its interior decoration. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.

OMG4623056: Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Ermite, Paris 5th. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghrebine influence in its interior decoration. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout. / Bridgeman Images

ID: OMG4623056

Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Ermite, Paris 5th. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghrebine influence in its interior decoration. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189 - Planetary nebula in Musca - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained by the Gemini telescope. NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini Telescope.
Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189 - Planetary nebula in Musca - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained by the Gemini telescope. NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini Telescope.

PIX4623091: Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189 - Planetary nebula in Musca - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained by the Gemini telescope. NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini Telescope. / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4623091

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189 - Planetary nebula in Musca - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained by the Gemini telescope. NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits dri

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189, a weird planetary nebula - This nebula is located about 3000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained from the 3.9m telescope of Siding Spring The peculiarity of NGC 5189 lies in its astonishingly complex structure, first noted by Sir John Herschel, who discovered it in 1835. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an 'S' shape, reminiscent of a barred spiral galaxy, hence its popular name. This is seen in the colour photograph as the central greenish part. Deep photographs such as this show many filaments, rather more reminiscent of the Crab nebula, a supernova remnant, than a planetary nebula. Unlike the Crab nebula, NGC 5189 is remarkably symmetrical. Distances to planetary nebulae are notoriously difficult to measure, but this one is estimated to be about 3000 light years away
Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189, a weird planetary nebula - This nebula is located about 3000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained from the 3.9m telescope of Siding Spring The peculiarity of NGC 5189 lies in its astonishingly complex structure, first noted by Sir John Herschel, who discovered it in 1835. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an 'S' shape, reminiscent of a barred spiral galaxy, hence its popular name. This is seen in the colour photograph as the central greenish part. Deep photographs such as this show many filaments, rather more reminiscent of the Crab nebula, a supernova remnant, than a planetary nebula. Unlike the Crab nebula, NGC 5189 is remarkably symmetrical. Distances to planetary nebulae are notoriously difficult to measure, but this one is estimated to be about 3000 light years away

PIX4623110: Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189, a weird planetary nebula - This nebula is located about 3000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained from the 3.9m telescope of Siding Spring The peculiarity of NGC 5189 lies in its astonishingly complex structure, first noted by Sir John Herschel, who discovered it in 1835. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an 'S' shape, reminiscent of a barred spiral galaxy, hence its popular name. This is seen in the colour photograph as the central greenish part. Deep photographs such as this show many filaments, rather more reminiscent of the Crab nebula, a supernova remnant, than a planetary nebula. Unlike the Crab nebula, NGC 5189 is remarkably symmetrical. Distances to planetary nebulae are notoriously difficult to measure, but this one is estimated to be about 3000 light years away / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4623110

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the Fly - NGC 5189, a weird planetary nebula - This nebula is located about 3000 years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fly. Image obtained from the 3.9m telescope of Siding Spring The peculiarity of NGC 5189 lies in its astonishingly complex structure, first noted by Sir John Herschel, who discovered it in 1835. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an 'S' shape, reminiscent of a barred spiral galaxy, hence its popular name. This is seen in the colour photograph as the central greenish part. Deep photographs such as this show many filaments, rather more reminiscent of the Crab nebula, a supernova remnant, than a planetary nebula. Unlike the Crab nebula, NGC 5189 is remarkably symmetrical. Distances to planetary nebulae are notoriously difficult to measure, but this one is estimated to be about 3000 light years away

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the fly - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of the fly. Image obtained by the Gemini and Hubble telescopes (HST). NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini and Hubble space Telescope.
Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the fly - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of the fly. Image obtained by the Gemini and Hubble telescopes (HST). NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini and Hubble space Telescope.

PIX4623115: Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the fly - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of the fly. Image obtained by the Gemini and Hubble telescopes (HST). NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precession and this could result in the complex curves on the opposite sides of the star visible in this image. This image has been taken with the Gemini and Hubble space Telescope. / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4623115

Planetary nebula NGC 5189 in the fly - This nebula is located about 3000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of the fly. Image obtained by the Gemini and Hubble telescopes (HST). NGC 5189 is a planetary nebula. At the end of its life, a star with a mass less than eight times that of the Sun will blow its outer layers away, giving rise to a planetary nebula. Some of these stellar puffballs are almost round, resembling huge soap bubbles or giant planets (hence the name), but others, such as NGC 5189 are more intricate. In particular, this planetary nebula exhibits a curious S” - shaped profile, with a central bar that is most likely the projection of an inner ring of gas discharged by the star, seen edge on. The details of the physical processes producing such a complex symmetry from a simple, spherical star are still the object of astronomical controversy. One possibility is that the star has a very close (but unseen) companion. Over time the orbits drift due to precess

One of the three greenhouses of the garden of plants in Paris 75005.
One of the three greenhouses of the garden of plants in Paris 75005.

ITR4623167: One of the three greenhouses of the garden of plants in Paris 75005. / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4623167

One of the three greenhouses of the garden of plants in Paris 75005.

Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpio - Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpius - NGC 6302 is a planetary nebula located about 4000 years from Earth. In the center of the nebula, an extremely hot dying star. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope with the new WFC 3 (Wide Field Camera 3) camera, July 27, 2009. A dying star that was once about five times the mass of the Sun is at the center of this nebula. It has ejected its envelope of gases and is now unleashing a stream of ultraviolet radiation that is making the cast - off material glow. This object is an example of a planetary nebula, so - named because many of them have a round appearance resembling that of a planet when viewed through a small telescope. The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), a new camera aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, snapped this image of the planetary nebula, catalogued as NGC 6302, but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula. WFC3 was installed by NASA astronauts in May 2009, during the servicing mission to upgrade and repair the 19 - year - old Hubble telescope. NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy, roughly 3,800 light - years away in the constellation Scorpius. The glowing gas is the star's outer layers, expelled over about 2,200 years. The “” butterfly”” stretches for more than two light - years, which is about half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri. The central star itself cannot be seen, because it is hidden within a doughnut - shaped ring of dust, which appears as a dark band pinching the nebula in the center. The thick dust belt constricts the star's outflow, creating the classic “” bipolar”” or hourglass shape displayed by some planetary nebulae. The star's surface temperature is estimated to be about 400,000 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest known stars in our galaxy. Spectroscopic observations made with ground - based telescopes show that the gas is roughly 36,000 d
Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpio - Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpius - NGC 6302 is a planetary nebula located about 4000 years from Earth. In the center of the nebula, an extremely hot dying star. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope with the new WFC 3 (Wide Field Camera 3) camera, July 27, 2009. A dying star that was once about five times the mass of the Sun is at the center of this nebula. It has ejected its envelope of gases and is now unleashing a stream of ultraviolet radiation that is making the cast - off material glow. This object is an example of a planetary nebula, so - named because many of them have a round appearance resembling that of a planet when viewed through a small telescope. The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), a new camera aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, snapped this image of the planetary nebula, catalogued as NGC 6302, but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula. WFC3 was installed by NASA astronauts in May 2009, during the servicing mission to upgrade and repair the 19 - year - old Hubble telescope. NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy, roughly 3,800 light - years away in the constellation Scorpius. The glowing gas is the star's outer layers, expelled over about 2,200 years. The “” butterfly”” stretches for more than two light - years, which is about half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri. The central star itself cannot be seen, because it is hidden within a doughnut - shaped ring of dust, which appears as a dark band pinching the nebula in the center. The thick dust belt constricts the star's outflow, creating the classic “” bipolar”” or hourglass shape displayed by some planetary nebulae. The star's surface temperature is estimated to be about 400,000 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest known stars in our galaxy. Spectroscopic observations made with ground - based telescopes show that the gas is roughly 36,000 d

PIX4623200: Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpio - Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpius - NGC 6302 is a planetary nebula located about 4000 years from Earth. In the center of the nebula, an extremely hot dying star. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope with the new WFC 3 (Wide Field Camera 3) camera, July 27, 2009. A dying star that was once about five times the mass of the Sun is at the center of this nebula. It has ejected its envelope of gases and is now unleashing a stream of ultraviolet radiation that is making the cast - off material glow. This object is an example of a planetary nebula, so - named because many of them have a round appearance resembling that of a planet when viewed through a small telescope. The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), a new camera aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, snapped this image of the planetary nebula, catalogued as NGC 6302, but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula. WFC3 was installed by NASA astronauts in May 2009, during the servicing mission to upgrade and repair the 19 - year - old Hubble telescope. NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy, roughly 3,800 light - years away in the constellation Scorpius. The glowing gas is the star's outer layers, expelled over about 2,200 years. The “” butterfly”” stretches for more than two light - years, which is about half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri. The central star itself cannot be seen, because it is hidden within a doughnut - shaped ring of dust, which appears as a dark band pinching the nebula in the center. The thick dust belt constricts the star's outflow, creating the classic “” bipolar”” or hourglass shape displayed by some planetary nebulae. The star's surface temperature is estimated to be about 400,000 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the hottest known stars in our galaxy. Spectroscopic observations made with ground - based telescopes show that the gas is roughly 36,000 d / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4623200

Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpio - Planetary nebula NGC 6302 in Scorpius - NGC 6302 is a planetary nebula located about 4000 years from Earth. In the center of the nebula, an extremely hot dying star. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope with the new WFC 3 (Wide Field Camera 3) camera, July 27, 2009. A dying star that was once about five times the mass of the Sun is at the center of this nebula. It has ejected its envelope of gases and is now unleashing a stream of ultraviolet radiation that is making the cast - off material glow. This object is an example of a planetary nebula, so - named because many of them have a round appearance resembling that of a planet when viewed through a small telescope. The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), a new camera aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, snapped this image of the planetary nebula, catalogued as NGC 6302, but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula. WFC3 was installed by NASA astronauts in May 2009, during the

Planetary nebula NGC 6537 in Sagittarius - Hubble observations have revealed huge waves sculpted in the Red Spider nebula. This warm and windy planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars in the Universe and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometers high - intimidating for even the bravest space surfers. The Red Spider Nebula, NGC 6537, is a striking 'butterfly' or bipolar (two - lobed) planetary nebula. Planetary nebulae are the glowing embers of ordinary stars, such as our Sun. At the end of their lives these stars expel most of their material into space, often forming a two - lobed structure as in the case of the Red Spider. These waves are driven by stellar winds radiating from the hot central star, much as a wind passing over a lake can generate waves on the water. The waves reach peaks 100 billion kilometers high and must have been produced by a powerful wind blowing with a speed of 2000 - 4500 kilometers per second (about 7 - 16 million km/hr). The waves themselves move outwards at a slower rate of 300 km/s (about 1 million km/hr). To add to these challenging climatic conditions, this nebula is not only windy, but also hot. The temperature of the gas waves is a scorching 10,000 K Detailed investigations of the Hubble image have shown that the central white dwarf, the remaining compact core of the original star, must have a temperature of at least half a million degrees, making it one of the hottest stars known. It is so hot that it is invisible to Hubble's eye and emits primarily in X - rays. The waves are generated by supersonic shocks formed when the local gas is compressed and heated in front of the rapidly expanding lobes. Atoms caught in the shocks radiate the visible light seen in this image. The process appears to have been underway long enough to make the edges of the lobe walls look as if they have started to fracture into wave crests. The Red Spider Nebula is located about 3000 light - years away in the constell
Planetary nebula NGC 6537 in Sagittarius - Hubble observations have revealed huge waves sculpted in the Red Spider nebula. This warm and windy planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars in the Universe and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometers high - intimidating for even the bravest space surfers. The Red Spider Nebula, NGC 6537, is a striking 'butterfly' or bipolar (two - lobed) planetary nebula. Planetary nebulae are the glowing embers of ordinary stars, such as our Sun. At the end of their lives these stars expel most of their material into space, often forming a two - lobed structure as in the case of the Red Spider. These waves are driven by stellar winds radiating from the hot central star, much as a wind passing over a lake can generate waves on the water. The waves reach peaks 100 billion kilometers high and must have been produced by a powerful wind blowing with a speed of 2000 - 4500 kilometers per second (about 7 - 16 million km/hr). The waves themselves move outwards at a slower rate of 300 km/s (about 1 million km/hr). To add to these challenging climatic conditions, this nebula is not only windy, but also hot. The temperature of the gas waves is a scorching 10,000 K Detailed investigations of the Hubble image have shown that the central white dwarf, the remaining compact core of the original star, must have a temperature of at least half a million degrees, making it one of the hottest stars known. It is so hot that it is invisible to Hubble's eye and emits primarily in X - rays. The waves are generated by supersonic shocks formed when the local gas is compressed and heated in front of the rapidly expanding lobes. Atoms caught in the shocks radiate the visible light seen in this image. The process appears to have been underway long enough to make the edges of the lobe walls look as if they have started to fracture into wave crests. The Red Spider Nebula is located about 3000 light - years away in the constell

PIX4623214: Planetary nebula NGC 6537 in Sagittarius - Hubble observations have revealed huge waves sculpted in the Red Spider nebula. This warm and windy planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars in the Universe and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometers high - intimidating for even the bravest space surfers. The Red Spider Nebula, NGC 6537, is a striking 'butterfly' or bipolar (two - lobed) planetary nebula. Planetary nebulae are the glowing embers of ordinary stars, such as our Sun. At the end of their lives these stars expel most of their material into space, often forming a two - lobed structure as in the case of the Red Spider. These waves are driven by stellar winds radiating from the hot central star, much as a wind passing over a lake can generate waves on the water. The waves reach peaks 100 billion kilometers high and must have been produced by a powerful wind blowing with a speed of 2000 - 4500 kilometers per second (about 7 - 16 million km/hr). The waves themselves move outwards at a slower rate of 300 km/s (about 1 million km/hr). To add to these challenging climatic conditions, this nebula is not only windy, but also hot. The temperature of the gas waves is a scorching 10,000 K Detailed investigations of the Hubble image have shown that the central white dwarf, the remaining compact core of the original star, must have a temperature of at least half a million degrees, making it one of the hottest stars known. It is so hot that it is invisible to Hubble's eye and emits primarily in X - rays. The waves are generated by supersonic shocks formed when the local gas is compressed and heated in front of the rapidly expanding lobes. Atoms caught in the shocks radiate the visible light seen in this image. The process appears to have been underway long enough to make the edges of the lobe walls look as if they have started to fracture into wave crests. The Red Spider Nebula is located about 3000 light - years away in the constell / Bridgeman Images

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Planetary nebula NGC 6537 in Sagittarius - Hubble observations have revealed huge waves sculpted in the Red Spider nebula. This warm and windy planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars in the Universe and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometers high - intimidating for even the bravest space surfers. The Red Spider Nebula, NGC 6537, is a striking 'butterfly' or bipolar (two - lobed) planetary nebula. Planetary nebulae are the glowing embers of ordinary stars, such as our Sun. At the end of their lives these stars expel most of their material into space, often forming a two - lobed structure as in the case of the Red Spider. These waves are driven by stellar winds radiating from the hot central star, much as a wind passing over a lake can generate waves on the water. The waves reach peaks 100 billion kilometers high and must have been produced by a powerful wind blowing with a speed of 2000 - 4500 kilometers per second (about 7 - 16 million km/hr). The w

Helix planetary nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - Helice's planetary nebula, located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (650 years - light) and is also one of the most extended. Its apparent diameter is about half of the full moon. It was obtained from two clicks taken by the ACS panoramic camera of the Hubble Space Telescope and from the 90 cm telescope of Kitt Peak in Arizona. It reveals unseen details of the filamentary structure of the blue and red gas ring that surrounds the starred star (in the centre of the nebula). In the center of the image, the star that expelled its material became a white dwarf
Helix planetary nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - Helice's planetary nebula, located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (650 years - light) and is also one of the most extended. Its apparent diameter is about half of the full moon. It was obtained from two clicks taken by the ACS panoramic camera of the Hubble Space Telescope and from the 90 cm telescope of Kitt Peak in Arizona. It reveals unseen details of the filamentary structure of the blue and red gas ring that surrounds the starred star (in the centre of the nebula). In the center of the image, the star that expelled its material became a white dwarf

PIX4623563: Helix planetary nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - Helice's planetary nebula, located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (650 years - light) and is also one of the most extended. Its apparent diameter is about half of the full moon. It was obtained from two clicks taken by the ACS panoramic camera of the Hubble Space Telescope and from the 90 cm telescope of Kitt Peak in Arizona. It reveals unseen details of the filamentary structure of the blue and red gas ring that surrounds the starred star (in the centre of the nebula). In the center of the image, the star that expelled its material became a white dwarf / Bridgeman Images

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Helix planetary nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius by HST - Helice's planetary nebula, located in Aquarius, is one of the closest to Earth (650 years - light) and is also one of the most extended. Its apparent diameter is about half of the full moon. It was obtained from two clicks taken by the ACS panoramic camera of the Hubble Space Telescope and from the 90 cm telescope of Kitt Peak in Arizona. It reveals unseen details of the filamentary structure of the blue and red gas ring that surrounds the starred star (in the centre of the nebula). In the center of the image, the star that expelled its material became a white dwarf

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. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they 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. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they 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

PIX4623642: 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. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they 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

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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. The greenish middle portion is evidence of excited oxygen atoms, while the outer red is predominantly light from nitrogen and hydrogen. The smallest of the radial blobs inside the red shell are about 150 astronomical units across (150 times the Earth - Sun distance) and they 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

Urban traffic in Manhanttan New York (United States).
Urban traffic in Manhanttan New York (United States).

TEC4611384: Urban traffic in Manhanttan New York (United States). / Bridgeman Images

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Urban traffic in Manhanttan New York (United States).

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4522 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4522 - Moving at a speed of 10 million km/h in the Virgin's galaxy cluster, this spiral galaxy loses some of its gas. NGC 4522 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 4522 is a spectacular example of a spiral galaxy that is currently being stripped of its gas content. The galaxy is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster and its rapid motion within the cluster results in strong winds across the galaxy as the gas within is left behind. Scientists estimate that the galaxy is moving at more than 10 million kilometers per hour. A number of newly formed star clusters that developed in the stripped gas can be seen in the Hubble image. The stripped spiral galaxy is located some 60 million light - years away from Earth
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4522 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4522 - Moving at a speed of 10 million km/h in the Virgin's galaxy cluster, this spiral galaxy loses some of its gas. NGC 4522 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 4522 is a spectacular example of a spiral galaxy that is currently being stripped of its gas content. The galaxy is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster and its rapid motion within the cluster results in strong winds across the galaxy as the gas within is left behind. Scientists estimate that the galaxy is moving at more than 10 million kilometers per hour. A number of newly formed star clusters that developed in the stripped gas can be seen in the Hubble image. The stripped spiral galaxy is located some 60 million light - years away from Earth

PIX4611473: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4522 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4522 - Moving at a speed of 10 million km/h in the Virgin's galaxy cluster, this spiral galaxy loses some of its gas. NGC 4522 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 4522 is a spectacular example of a spiral galaxy that is currently being stripped of its gas content. The galaxy is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster and its rapid motion within the cluster results in strong winds across the galaxy as the gas within is left behind. Scientists estimate that the galaxy is moving at more than 10 million kilometers per hour. A number of newly formed star clusters that developed in the stripped gas can be seen in the Hubble image. The stripped spiral galaxy is located some 60 million light - years away from Earth / Bridgeman Images

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4522 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4522 - Moving at a speed of 10 million km/h in the Virgin's galaxy cluster, this spiral galaxy loses some of its gas. NGC 4522 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 4522 is a spectacular example of a spiral galaxy that is currently being stripped of its gas content. The galaxy is part of the Virgo galaxy cluster and its rapid motion within the cluster results in strong winds across the galaxy as the gas within is left behind. Scientists estimate that the galaxy is moving at more than 10 million kilometers per hour. A number of newly formed star clusters that developed in the stripped gas can be seen in the Hubble image. The stripped spiral galaxy is located some 60 million light - years away from Earth

Fuller Building, 41East 57th Street in Manhattan. Construction 1928-1929, architects Walker Morrisae & Gilette. New York, United States. Photography 10/04/03.
Fuller Building, 41East 57th Street in Manhattan. Construction 1928-1929, architects Walker Morrisae & Gilette. New York, United States. Photography 10/04/03.

TEC4611489: Fuller Building, 41East 57th Street in Manhattan. Construction 1928-1929, architects Walker Morrisae & Gilette. New York, United States. Photography 10/04/03. / Bridgeman Images

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Fuller Building, 41East 57th Street in Manhattan. Construction 1928-1929, architects Walker Morrisae & Gilette. New York, United States. Photography 10/04/03.

The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), New York, USA.
The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), New York, USA.

TEC4611611: The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), New York, USA. / Bridgeman Images

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The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), New York, USA.

The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), PlazaProMethee, New York, (United States).
The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), PlazaProMethee, New York, (United States).

TEC4611641: The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), PlazaProMethee, New York, (United States). / Bridgeman Images

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The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), PlazaProMethee, New York, (United States).

The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), Plaza Promethee in New York (United States).
The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), Plaza Promethee in New York (United States).

TEC4611655: The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), Plaza Promethee in New York (United States). / Bridgeman Images

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The Rockfeller Center (1932-1940), Plaza Promethee in New York (United States).

Luminous advertisement in Times Square in New York (USA).
Luminous advertisement in Times Square in New York (USA).

TEC4611700: Luminous advertisement in Times Square in New York (USA). / Bridgeman Images

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Luminous advertisement in Times Square in New York (USA).

Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 in Berenice's Hair - Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 - The galaxy NGC 4676 is located about 300 million years away - light from Earth. It is a system of two spiral galaxies that collide and eventually become one galaxy. This image was obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. Located 300 million light - years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, the colliding galaxies have been nicknamed “” The Mice”” because of the long tails of stars and gas emanating from each galaxy. Otherwise known as NGC 4676, the pair will eventually merge into a single giant galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in April 2002
Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 in Berenice's Hair - Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 - The galaxy NGC 4676 is located about 300 million years away - light from Earth. It is a system of two spiral galaxies that collide and eventually become one galaxy. This image was obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. Located 300 million light - years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, the colliding galaxies have been nicknamed “” The Mice”” because of the long tails of stars and gas emanating from each galaxy. Otherwise known as NGC 4676, the pair will eventually merge into a single giant galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in April 2002

PIX4611811: Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 in Berenice's Hair - Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 - The galaxy NGC 4676 is located about 300 million years away - light from Earth. It is a system of two spiral galaxies that collide and eventually become one galaxy. This image was obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. Located 300 million light - years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, the colliding galaxies have been nicknamed “” The Mice”” because of the long tails of stars and gas emanating from each galaxy. Otherwise known as NGC 4676, the pair will eventually merge into a single giant galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in April 2002 / Bridgeman Images

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Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 in Berenice's Hair - Colliding galaxies NGC 4676 - The galaxy NGC 4676 is located about 300 million years away - light from Earth. It is a system of two spiral galaxies that collide and eventually become one galaxy. This image was obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. Located 300 million light - years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, the colliding galaxies have been nicknamed “” The Mice”” because of the long tails of stars and gas emanating from each galaxy. Otherwise known as NGC 4676, the pair will eventually merge into a single giant galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble space telescope in April 2002

Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 in Centaur - Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 - Image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696, in Centaur, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. This picture, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster. The huge dust lane, around 30 000 light - years across, that sweeps across the face of the galaxy makes NGC 4696 look different from most other elliptical galaxies. Viewed at certain wavelengths, strange thin filaments of ionised hydrogen are visible within it. In this picture, these structures are visible as a subtle marbling effect across the galaxy's bright centre
Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 in Centaur - Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 - Image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696, in Centaur, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. This picture, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster. The huge dust lane, around 30 000 light - years across, that sweeps across the face of the galaxy makes NGC 4696 look different from most other elliptical galaxies. Viewed at certain wavelengths, strange thin filaments of ionised hydrogen are visible within it. In this picture, these structures are visible as a subtle marbling effect across the galaxy's bright centre

PIX4611847: Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 in Centaur - Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 - Image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696, in Centaur, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. This picture, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster. The huge dust lane, around 30 000 light - years across, that sweeps across the face of the galaxy makes NGC 4696 look different from most other elliptical galaxies. Viewed at certain wavelengths, strange thin filaments of ionised hydrogen are visible within it. In this picture, these structures are visible as a subtle marbling effect across the galaxy's bright centre / Bridgeman Images

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Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 in Centaur - Elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 - Image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696, in Centaur, obtained by the Hubble space telescope. This picture, taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, shows NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster. The huge dust lane, around 30 000 light - years across, that sweeps across the face of the galaxy makes NGC 4696 look different from most other elliptical galaxies. Viewed at certain wavelengths, strange thin filaments of ionised hydrogen are visible within it. In this picture, these structures are visible as a subtle marbling effect across the galaxy's bright centre

Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).
Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).

TEC4611867: Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States). / Bridgeman Images

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Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).

Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).
Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).

TEC4611897: Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States). / Bridgeman Images

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Wall Street in Manhattan, New York (United States).

Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy located in constellation Canes Venatici, and one of the nearer beyond our Local Group of Galaxies. M94 was classified Sab because of its extremely bright inner region. This bright circular disk is surrounded by a ring of active star - forming regions, traced by blue young star clusters
Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy located in constellation Canes Venatici, and one of the nearer beyond our Local Group of Galaxies. M94 was classified Sab because of its extremely bright inner region. This bright circular disk is surrounded by a ring of active star - forming regions, traced by blue young star clusters

PIX4611936: Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy located in constellation Canes Venatici, and one of the nearer beyond our Local Group of Galaxies. M94 was classified Sab because of its extremely bright inner region. This bright circular disk is surrounded by a ring of active star - forming regions, traced by blue young star clusters / Bridgeman Images

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Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy located in constellation Canes Venatici, and one of the nearer beyond our Local Group of Galaxies. M94 was classified Sab because of its extremely bright inner region. This bright circular disk is surrounded by a ring of active star - forming regions, traced by blue young star clusters

Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. M94 is a spiral galaxy located 15 million light - year away. Several active regions of star formation have been identified there
Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. M94 is a spiral galaxy located 15 million light - year away. Several active regions of star formation have been identified there

PIX4611946: Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. M94 is a spiral galaxy located 15 million light - year away. Several active regions of star formation have been identified there / Bridgeman Images

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Spiral Galaxy M94 in Hunting Dogs - Spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici - The spiral galaxy M94 (NGC 4736) is located about 15 million years ago - light from Earth. The M94 spiral galaxy was classified as Sab because of the extreme luminosite of its central region. This galaxy has several ring zones of star formation, one of which is very active. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several poses. M94 is a spiral galaxy located 15 million light - year away. Several active regions of star formation have been identified there

Barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is located about 13 million years away - light from Earth. This image was obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in La Silla in 1999. NGC 4945 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Centaurus Group of galaxies, located only six times farther away than the prominent Andromeda Galaxy. The thin disk galaxy is oriented nearly edge - on, and shrouded in dark dust. NGC 4945 is thought to be quite similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. X - ray observations reveal, however, that NGC 4945 has an unusual, energetic, Seyfert 2 nucleus that might house a large black hole. Image obtained by the 2.2m MPG telescope at La Silla observatory
Barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is located about 13 million years away - light from Earth. This image was obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in La Silla in 1999. NGC 4945 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Centaurus Group of galaxies, located only six times farther away than the prominent Andromeda Galaxy. The thin disk galaxy is oriented nearly edge - on, and shrouded in dark dust. NGC 4945 is thought to be quite similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. X - ray observations reveal, however, that NGC 4945 has an unusual, energetic, Seyfert 2 nucleus that might house a large black hole. Image obtained by the 2.2m MPG telescope at La Silla observatory

PIX4612016: Barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is located about 13 million years away - light from Earth. This image was obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in La Silla in 1999. NGC 4945 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Centaurus Group of galaxies, located only six times farther away than the prominent Andromeda Galaxy. The thin disk galaxy is oriented nearly edge - on, and shrouded in dark dust. NGC 4945 is thought to be quite similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. X - ray observations reveal, however, that NGC 4945 has an unusual, energetic, Seyfert 2 nucleus that might house a large black hole. Image obtained by the 2.2m MPG telescope at La Silla observatory / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4612016

Barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4945 in Centaurus - The barree spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is located about 13 million years away - light from Earth. This image was obtained by the 2,2m MPG telescope in La Silla in 1999. NGC 4945 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Centaurus Group of galaxies, located only six times farther away than the prominent Andromeda Galaxy. The thin disk galaxy is oriented nearly edge - on, and shrouded in dark dust. NGC 4945 is thought to be quite similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. X - ray observations reveal, however, that NGC 4945 has an unusual, energetic, Seyfert 2 nucleus that might house a large black hole. Image obtained by the 2.2m MPG telescope at La Silla observatory

Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 - Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in the constellation Hydra. Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in Hydra
Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 - Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in the constellation Hydra. Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in Hydra

PIX4612058: Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 - Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in the constellation Hydra. Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in Hydra / Bridgeman Images

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Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 - Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in the constellation Hydra. Spiral galaxy NGC 4968 in Hydra

Nebuleuse IC 1396 in Cephe
Nebuleuse IC 1396 in Cephe

PIX4622234: Nebuleuse IC 1396 in Cephe / Bridgeman Images

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Nebuleuse IC 1396 in Cephe

Les arenes de Luteces in Paris 75005.
Les arenes de Luteces in Paris 75005.

TEC4622296: Les arenes de Luteces in Paris 75005. / Bridgeman Images

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Les arenes de Luteces in Paris 75005.

Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - Elephant's Trunk nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located 2450 years - light from Earth. IC1396, VDB 142 is a nebula located about 2,450 light - years from Earth
Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - Elephant's Trunk nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located 2450 years - light from Earth. IC1396, VDB 142 is a nebula located about 2,450 light - years from Earth

PIX4622307: Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - Elephant's Trunk nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located 2450 years - light from Earth. IC1396, VDB 142 is a nebula located about 2,450 light - years from Earth / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622307

Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - Elephant's Trunk nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located 2450 years - light from Earth. IC1396, VDB 142 is a nebula located about 2,450 light - years from Earth

Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermit. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghreb influences in its interior decoration and its emerald tile roof reminiscent of the Alhambra. The 33-metre high minaret rises above the Muslim tower. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.
Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermit. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghreb influences in its interior decoration and its emerald tile roof reminiscent of the Alhambra. The 33-metre high minaret rises above the Muslim tower. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.

TEC4622321: Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermit. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghreb influences in its interior decoration and its emerald tile roof reminiscent of the Alhambra. The 33-metre high minaret rises above the Muslim tower. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4622321

Grande Mosquee de Paris, 2 bis place du Puits de l'Hermit. In a Moorish Hispano style with predominance of Maghreb influences in its interior decoration and its emerald tile roof reminiscent of the Alhambra. The 33-metre high minaret rises above the Muslim tower. Construction 1922-1926, architects Robert Fournez, Charles Heubes and Maurice Mantout.

Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - The Elephant Trunk Nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located about 2700 years - light from Earth. The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) in Cepheus is part of the larger IC 1396 complex which spans a large area of the sky measuring 170 by 140 arc - minutes and is one of the brightest emission nebulae with a magnitude of 3.5. The western portion of IC 1396 contains the Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) which is characterized with H - II emissions, dark lanes and globules as well as a small reflection nebula. The IC 1396 complex is technically a star cluster (aka Cr 439, Trumpler 37) owing to the presence of a developing open but loose cluster at the heart of this rich nebulosity. This open star cluster is comprised of 50 - 100 member stars which vary in brightness spanning an area of approximately 50 'in diameter and which are not very well detached from the background sky. This stellar nursery lies at a distance of 2,720 light - years away
Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - The Elephant Trunk Nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located about 2700 years - light from Earth. The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) in Cepheus is part of the larger IC 1396 complex which spans a large area of the sky measuring 170 by 140 arc - minutes and is one of the brightest emission nebulae with a magnitude of 3.5. The western portion of IC 1396 contains the Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) which is characterized with H - II emissions, dark lanes and globules as well as a small reflection nebula. The IC 1396 complex is technically a star cluster (aka Cr 439, Trumpler 37) owing to the presence of a developing open but loose cluster at the heart of this rich nebulosity. This open star cluster is comprised of 50 - 100 member stars which vary in brightness spanning an area of approximately 50 'in diameter and which are not very well detached from the background sky. This stellar nursery lies at a distance of 2,720 light - years away

PIX4622327: Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - The Elephant Trunk Nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located about 2700 years - light from Earth. The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) in Cepheus is part of the larger IC 1396 complex which spans a large area of the sky measuring 170 by 140 arc - minutes and is one of the brightest emission nebulae with a magnitude of 3.5. The western portion of IC 1396 contains the Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) which is characterized with H - II emissions, dark lanes and globules as well as a small reflection nebula. The IC 1396 complex is technically a star cluster (aka Cr 439, Trumpler 37) owing to the presence of a developing open but loose cluster at the heart of this rich nebulosity. This open star cluster is comprised of 50 - 100 member stars which vary in brightness spanning an area of approximately 50 'in diameter and which are not very well detached from the background sky. This stellar nursery lies at a distance of 2,720 light - years away / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4622327

Elephant tube nebula (VDB 142) in Cephee - The Elephant Trunk Nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus - IC1396, VDB 142. Nebula located about 2700 years - light from Earth. The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) in Cepheus is part of the larger IC 1396 complex which spans a large area of the sky measuring 170 by 140 arc - minutes and is one of the brightest emission nebulae with a magnitude of 3.5. The western portion of IC 1396 contains the Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) which is characterized with H - II emissions, dark lanes and globules as well as a small reflection nebula. The IC 1396 complex is technically a star cluster (aka Cr 439, Trumpler 37) owing to the presence of a developing open but loose cluster at the heart of this rich nebulosity. This open star cluster is comprised of 50 - 100 member stars which vary in brightness spanning an area of approximately 50 'in diameter and which are not very well detached from the background sky. This stellar nursery lies at a distance of 2,720 light


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