PIX4593306: Constellations of the Little Horse, Dauphin, Fleche and Petite Fox - Constellation of Equuleus and Vulpecula - At the top right, the constellation of the Little Fox, below, the Fleche, on the left, the Dolphin; at the bottom left, the Little Horse. Equuleus (the Little Horse or colt) is a small and undistinguished constellation located about 10 degrees north of the celestial equator. It is the second smallest constellation in the sky: only Crux is smaller. It contains no bright stars, so, unlike Crux, it is difficult to find, though Delphinus is a useful guide. There is little of astronomical interest here that is accessible to small telescopes. Vulpecula, the Fox, first appears in Johannes Hevelius' atlas of 1690 and was originally called Vulpecula Cum Anser, the fox with goose, but the bird has flown and the fox is hardly obvious. The constellation crosses part of the northern Milky Way and lies just south of Cygnus. The main stars of Sagitta are also well seen here / Bridgeman Images
PIX4593678: Constellation of Sagittarius - Constellation of Sagittarius - The constellation of Sagittarius with its mythological form extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Map showing the constellation of Sagittarius with its mythological form from “Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) added / Bridgeman Images
LBY4593703: Pont Bir Hakeim (Bir-Hakeim), Paris 15th arrondissement. Ex Passy Viaduct, it became in 1949 the bridge of Bir Hakeim. One of the most beautiful sites of metal architecture. The 237-metre bridge has the particularity of being both metropolitan, automobile and pedestrian. Architect Louis Biette (1860-1939) and Jean Camille Formige (1845-1926), 1903-1905. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4634727: Uranus - true and false colors - Voyager 2 - Uranus in true and false colors - Images obtained by the Voyager 2 probe on January 17, 1986 at 9.1 million km from Uranus. On the left image in real colors, the blue color is due to the presence of methane in the atmosphere of the planet; on the right, the false colours show a thick layer of fog around the south pole. The axis of rotation of the planet is different from that of all other planets in the solar system. While for most planets this axis is almost vertical, for Uranus it is almost lying on the plane of its orbit. These two pictures of Uranus - - one in true color (left) and the other in false color - - were compiled from images returned Jan. 17, 1986, by the narrow - angle camera of Voyager 2. The spacecraft was 9.1 million kilometers (5.7 million miles) from the planet, several days from closest approach. The picture at left has been processed to show Uranus as human eyes would see it from the vantage point of the spacecraft. The picture is a composite of images taken through blue, green and orange filters. The darker shadings at the upper right of the disk correspond to the day - night boundary on the planet. Beyond this boundary lies the hidden northern hemisphere of Uranus, which currently remains in total darkness as the planet rotates. The blue - green color results from the absorption of red light by methane gas in Uranus' deep, cold and remarkably clear atmosphere. The picture at right uses false color and extreme contrast enhancement to bring out subtle details in the polar region of Uranus. Images obtained through ultraviolet, violet and orange filters were respectively converted to the same blue, green and red colors used to produce the picture at left / Bridgeman Images
PIX4634838: Venus Crescent - Crescent Venus - The planet Venus in crescent seen in broad daylight March 31, 2009. Crescent Venus shimmers in the daytime afternoon sky due to poor seeing conditions. This image was taken on March 31, 2009 just 4 days after inferior conjunction. The planet was at magnitude, - 4.1, and subtended an angle of 58.7 arc seconds, with a phase of 0.014, at an elongation of 9.9 degrees from the Sun / Bridgeman Images
PIX4635162: Image based on radar images obtained by the Magellan probe - The left edge of the image is at 52.5 degrees east longitude, the right edge at 67.5 degrees east longitude. The top and bottom of the image are at 90 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees south latitude, respectively. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a rectangular latitude-longitude grid to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter altimetric data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft -: Venus Surface Map - Cylindrical map of the surface of Venus / Bridgeman Images
PIX4615388: Image made from altimetric data obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe. The northern polar cap is mostly made up of water ice. It measures about 1100 km - Altimetric image of north pole made from MOLA instrument observations on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is colored according to the relative height of the surface features: North Mars pole seen by Mars Global Surveyor - Mars north pole / Bridgeman Images
PIX4593796: Constellations of Sagittarius, Scorpio and Jupiter - Sagittarius and Scorpius constellations with Jupiter - Jupiter (the brightest point on the image) in the constellation of Scorpio, on the left, Sagittarius, July 5, 2007, Beg Meil (Finistere - France). In overprint, the mythological forms of these constellations, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Jupiter (brightest spot in the image) in Scorpius constellation and clouds above the sea. Mythological Constellations forms from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) have been added. July 5 2007, Beg Meil (Finistere - France) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4594003: Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - Constellations of Serpens and Ophiuchus - The constellation of Ophiuchus separates the constellation of the Serpent into two parts. Serpens, the Serpent, is an ancient constellation, unique in being formed from two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the head of the snake) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the tail) to the east. Between them lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder, who is usually identified with the ancient Greek physician Asclepius, around whose shoulders or staff a snake is draped. The stars in both parts of Serpens are mostly quite faint and a snake - like shape is hard to pick out in either section. Serpens Cauda is probably easier to locate since it occupies the dusty part of the Milky Way adjoining the brighter star clouds of Scutum and Aquila / Bridgeman Images
PIX4594494: Constellation of the Virgin - Constellation of Virgo - The constellation of the Virgin with its mythological form extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Map showing the constellation of Virgo with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) added / Bridgeman Images