Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 7 October 2023
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 25/9/23. Another evocative galaxy as pictured by the Hubble Telescope.
This is NGC 2936, the so-called Hummingbird Galaxy. For obvious reasons.
Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 27 November 2019
As seen in Astronomy Picture of the Day for 20/11/19.
Three galaxies colliding. The overall system is designated ARP 273.
Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 12 August 2019
This is just beautiful.
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 11/8/19.
A Hubble Telescope picture of two galaxies (NGC 3808A and NGC 3808B) merging:-
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 13 December 2018
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 11/12/18.
A beautiful Hubble Telescope photo of the Tadpole Galaxy:-
They could have nicknamed this something else but I suppose discretion prevailed.
Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 14 January 2018
Courtesy of The Daily Galaxy (and the Hubble Telescope) plus some technological trickery here is a visual fly-through of the Orion Nebula in visible and infra-red light.
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 26 April 2016
This NASA image made from assigning colours to three monochromatic photos taken through the Hubble Telescope was Astronomy Picture of the Day for 22/4/16.
It almost looks like a living cell of some sort.
