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JWST spots starburst galaxy phys.org | 2024 May 30 https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2024/webb-spots-a-starburst.jpg A dwarf galaxy. It is illuminated by a strong, cool light radiating from its core, a bar-shaped area at the centre, and filled with a huge number of visible stars that appear as t...

HST: Broad and sweeping spiral galaxy NGC 4731 - The lights of a galactic bar NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 27 https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/images/screen/potw2422a.jpg A close-in view of a barred spiral galaxy. The bright, glowing bar crosses the centre of the galaxy, with spiral arms ...

Astronomers find most distant galaxy using James Webb Space Telescope PHYS.ORG | 2024 May 30 https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2024/astronomers-help-find.jpg This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (also called Webb or JWST) was taken by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for t...

So I have been waiting to see photos taken from the ISS or any other orbiting spacecraft/satellite that shows the auroras of May 10-11 in color from space. I haven't run across a single such image and really don't know where to look for them. Does someone know where I can view such photos? That's r...

So, I presume this extremely brief flash at the 2s mark (approximately) is the flare? A split second later it vanishes. huge sp;ar f;lare from AR3664.jpg Also, I also assume the reason it won't have much of an effect on the Earth is simply because it wasn't directed in the Earth's direction? It loo...

Today's APOD is great and so are your wonderful explanations. Thank you very much Ann! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53750637031_a4164b1742_b.jpg Background picture: Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud Image Credit & Copyright: Amiel Contuliano https://www.astrobin.com/32d8tb/ https://planetary....

Cederblad111-110_1024[1].jpg Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud Image Credit & Copyright: Amiel Contuliano No one has had anything to say about today's APOD, eh? Well, it's a nice picture of a very young region of low-mass star formation. Actually I shy away a little from the expression "low-mas...

They lie a mere 650 light-years away , at the boundary of the local bubble and the Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex. The orange tinted V-shape of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula (Cha IRN) was carved by material streaming from a newly formed low-mass star. The well-composed image spans 1.5 degrees....

...So, yeah. It's an impressive picture, it really is. And that's all I have to say about it! Ann Personally, I am particularly impressed by the dynamics of the event when you compare it with the size of the Earth. The effective discharge only took about 15 minutes. What tremendous energies and dis...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240525.jpg Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53744924523_d7cf49867c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53745063054_fa210dd289_b.jpg Hill in the center: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53744739726_b4acbd78aa_b.jp...

[...] The purple color of M78 in today's APOD was caused by the artistic choices of the people processing the image. The filters chosen for image may also have something to do with the palette of the final product. [...] Ann ... In principle, the Euclid color palette can be transferred very easily ...

This galaxy looks very unique to me. I am a student of galaxies, these look brand new to me. There appear to be ~3 rings around NGC 3169 perpendicular to its plane of rotation. Has the other galaxy circled it that many times? I would love to see the simulation of these 2 galaxies interacting. Note,...

So, I'm reading that tiny NGC 3165 is also part of this triple, and at about the same distance, yet it doesn't seem to be interacting with the other two at all, either currently or in the past. Why not? Also, I note that NGC 3165 is classified as a spiral too, which would confirm that spirals reall...

[...] According to this site , both NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 have active black holes, and I have to wonder if the jet-like feature emerging from NGC 3166 is a remnant of an outburst of that galaxy's black hole. [...] Ann I think that the "jet" of NGC 3166 is an arm of NGC 3169 that was stret...

I always want to put things in perspective. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2405/Cg4Galaxy_CtioRector_960.jpg Why is that globule cometary? What made it open its mouth? Nearby hot bright stars, sure. What stars? I found the coordinates for CG4, which is the name of this thing, and saw that it is l...

NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting NASA/ESA | 2024 May 09 https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/photo/2024/vent/vent_labeled_525.jpg These images show evidence for an exhaust vent attached to a chimney releasing hot gas from a region around the supermassive black hole at the center of ...

[...] The bluest parts of Jupiter are the bluish festoons, which are seen emerging from the north equatorial belt and protruding into the white equatorial zone. I don't remember seeing a lot of blue near the Great Red Spot, however. Consider these tips on how to draw Jupiter: https://c02.purpledshu...

But that's just one of those things when you see everything twice everywhere ;-) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53727245842_6c9de594da_b.jpg SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461 jac berne (flickr) Is that a second pair of overlapping galaxies at upper right??? :o Ann Well. I think that often coincide...

This system is pretty crazy: Strange early galaxy by JWST in May 2024.png Is the strange (starforming?) galactic arm a tidal feature? If so, something is tugging at this galaxy - what? The massive object distorting the galaxy must be off to the left. And really, what is that orange hamburger-like o...

https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. There are also more exciting things to see in this area of the sky that challenge our current understanding .-) https://live.staticflickr.com...

https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2024/webb-detects-most-dist-1.jpg Thanks Psnarf 4 the interesting Link! Maybe there are more people who ...

HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 [...] GOTD4Y Jac NGC 4753 looks like a typical lenticular galaxy, with a few elegant strands of dust weaving across the core, as if the clothing of the galaxy has been unraveled and only a few thin strands are le...

HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/images/screen/potw2420a.jpg This image is the object's sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble’s incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures . NGC ...

Andromeda Galaxy Up Close taken by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope JPL | 2024 May 09 https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/download/AvmImage/32/binary/large Data from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently t...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240511.jpg AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group Explanation: Right now, one of the largest sunspot groups in recent history is crossing the Sun. Active Region 3664 is not only big -- it's violent, throwing off clouds of particles into the Solar System . Some of these C...