AstronomyPictureoftheDay——船底座大星云海山二星是该星云中最高能的恒星是19世纪30年代时天空最明亮的恒星之一但随后急剧变暗 AstronomyPictureoftheDay——船底座大星云 The Great Nebula in Carina Image Credit & Copyright: DieterWillasch (Astro-Cabinet) Explanation: What's happening in the centerof the ...
The subject of the inaugural shot is the Carina Nebula, which as it turns out isa popular targetfor researchers to set a telescope’s sights on. Yet despite our familiarity with the nebula, it still serves as a great subject when it comes to showcasing the VST’s far-reaching imaging cap...
Astronomy Picture of the Day——沙普利斯249与水母星云 Astronomy Picture of the Day——尘埃场内的鸢尾花星云
Explanation: Tracking along the southernMilky Way this beautiful celestial mosaic was recorded under dark Brazilianskies. Spanning some 20 degrees it actually starts with the dark expanse of theCoalsack nebula at the lower left, tucked under an arm of the Southern Cross.That compact constellation is...
Explanation: What's happening in the centerof the Carina Nebula? Stars are forming, dying, and leaving an impressivetapestry of dark dusty filaments. The entire Carina Nebula, cataloged as NGC3372, spans over 300 light years and lies about 8,500 light-years away in theconstellation of Carina...
Explanation: This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds along side the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster in far southern skies, the region is often overlooked by astroimagers in favor of its brighter neighbor, the nearby Carina Nebula. St...
The Hubble Space Telescope has celebrated its silver anniversary today with a picture featuring a spectacular vista of young stars blazing across a dense cloud of gas and dust. The Westerlund 2 cluster of stars is located about 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina and here it is...
Carinae and the Carina Nebula near the right edge of the frame.About 200 light-years across, the Carina Nebula is a star forming region muchlarger than the more northerly stellar nursery the Orion Nebula. The CarinaNebula lies around 7,500 light-years from Earth along the plane of the ...