This stunning image is a composite of three separate images of Tycho’s Supernova remnant.
The image is the remnant of a supernova first discovered over four hundred years ago. The composite is made up of an x-ray image, an infrared image and a telescope photo. Check out the APOD site for more info.
Tags: apod · Astronomy · calar · chandra · composite · spitzer · tycho · x-ray
Occasionally on the blog I like to post an image from APOD which gets my attention in some way. I used to do this far more regularly, but things have gotten in the way the last couple of years. I’m going to make an effort to post at least one of these per month.
I’m already [...]
Tags: 150 light years · 1859 · apod · Astronomy · history · remnant · simeis 147 · supernova
I missed this one, mainly because I wasn’t going to be able to see it, but there was a total solar eclipse yesterday visible in parts of the world.
Flickr has come through once again with an astounding round up of eclipse photos.
Thankfully, my favourite photo has been released under Creative Commons.
Photo credit: n0ll on Flickr
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Tags: Astronomy
Earlier this week the Mars Phoenix rover made an astounding discovery. It was finally able to confirm the presence of water ice. The find in and of itself marks the first time that water has been confirmed for certain on any heavenly body other than our own azure sphere.
The Phoenix rover uncovered ice crystals and [...]
It’s remarkable to think that to entities as large as galaxies could actually collide, but it does happen. It has happened in the past, as far as we can tell.
Photo Credit: NASA, APOD
The image above is of the Mice Galaxies taken by Hubble two large spiral galaxies which are circling each other and passing through [...]
Tags: Astronomy · Photography