Tag: galaxy

December 18, 2018 at 10:59 am

Hubble’s Latest Capture of Globular Star Cluster NGC 1898

Hubble's Latest Capture of Globular Star Cluster NGC 1898

It’s one of our closest cosmic neighbors and hosts an extremely rich population of star clusters

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February 24, 2018 at 2:05 pm

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

‘Powers of Ten’ (1977) is an award winning film that takes you on an adventure in magnitudes

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May 3, 2017 at 3:51 pm

What a Pilot Sees on an Overnight Flight from Zurich to Sao Paulo

What a Pilot Sees on an Overnight Flight from Zurich to Sao Paulo

Swiss airline pilot and photographer, Sales Wick, took this incredible ‘flightlapse’ during an overnight flight from Zürich to São Paulo

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July 14, 2016 at 11:19 am

This Jaw Dropping Timelapse of the Night Sky Has It All

This Jaw Dropping Timelapse of the Night Sky Has It All

Shot over 6 hours in the Namib Desert, we see a rare lightning storm, clouds and stars as far as the eye can see

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June 1, 2016 at 11:07 am

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

With the Earth below and Milky Way above, the views from the ISS never get old

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June 10, 2015 at 5:38 pm

Picture of the Day: The Galaxy Inside a Flower

Picture of the Day: The Galaxy Inside a Flower

Photographer Nomi Oranchuk took this beautiful shot of a black velvet petunia at Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, Canada.

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January 9, 2015 at 12:17 pm

Deep Zoom Into Andromeda: Exploring the Largest Hubble Image Ever Taken

Deep Zoom Into Andromeda: Exploring the Largest Hubble Image Ever Taken

It’s like photographing a beach and resolving individual grains of sand. NASA recently released the largest Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, displaying sweeping views of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31). Though the galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble telescope is powerful enough to resolve individual stars in a…

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December 2, 2014 at 2:06 pm

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution

Ben Coffman is a landscape photographer based out of Portland, Oregon, who specializes in night photography, in particular ‘landscape astrophotography’ featuring the Milky Way. Not only does this give Ben the opportunity to explore the great outdoors, but it lets us city dwellers gain a greater appreciation for the awe-inspiring night sky as well…

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November 2, 2014 at 10:38 am

Timelapse Photographer Capturing the Milky Way Films Giant Fireball in the Sky

Timelapse Photographer Capturing the Milky Way Films Giant Fireball in the Sky

Photographer Wes Eisenhauer was filming a timelapse of the Milky Way Galaxy on the night of 16 October 2014 when he captured an incredible fireball in the sky. The phenomenon is referred to as a bolide which is a very bright meteor of an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter.

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October 6, 2014 at 4:46 pm

Finland Night Photography by Mikko Lagerstedt

Finland Night Photography by Mikko Lagerstedt

Finnish photographer Mikko Lagerstedt recently released night II, a collection of night time photographs captured in Finland in 2013 and 2014. Many of the stunning images below are multiple exposures to enhance the clarity in the foreground, background and night sky above. Night II is the latest in a budding portfolio of atmospheric landscape…

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