A patch of land east of Fresno is a gateway to the galaxy. Why astronomers love it
The nebulosity of hydrogen gas is revealed with the use of a “Hydrogen-Alpha” filter in an astro image of the Cygnus ...
One Large Milky Way Galaxy Or Many Galaxies? 100 Years Ago, A Young Edwin Hubble Settled Astronomy's 'Great Debate'
Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object ... It's visible to the naked eye ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
7 Rare NASA images of star clusters captured by Hubble telescope
Explore the breathtaking beauty of the cosmos with these seven rare images of star clusters, captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...
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What Is a Nebula?
Some molecular clouds float at the outer edge of a galaxy's gravitational influence ... Take for example the Orion Nebula. Forming the middle "star" in Orion's sword, the Orion Nebula is the ...
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I tried astrophotography on my OnePlus 13 to shoot nebulas, star clusters, and planets — these were my best captures
Not too far from the Great Orion Nebula during this time of the year ... Unfortunately I’m unable to capture the Andromeda Galaxy, which is by far the easiest galaxy to capture with any device.
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object ... wide range of sizes and masses. Measuring a galaxy’s brightness or apparent size is not a ...
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Explore the constellation Cassiopeia
One of the members of our Local Group is the irregular galaxy ... the nebula. The open star cluster NGC 457, also known as the Owl Cluster, lies 7,900 light-years away from us. An 8-inch Orion ...