The Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula located approximately 1,360 light-years away in the northern constellation Vulpecula (the Fox). With an apparent magnitude of 7.4, it is one of the… Read More
The Ring Nebula is a bright planetary nebula located approximately 2,567 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. With an apparent magnitude of 8.8, it is one of the brightest planetary n… Read More
Have you ever seen a shooting star? Most people don’t get to see these beautiful phenomena regularly.
Despite the competition from artificial light during the night, it’s still p… Read More
The Dumbbell Nebula is also known as Messier 27 (M27), and it’s a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula. It remains one of the most well-known and easily recognizable… Read More
In recent months, NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day has showcased stunning photographs of celestial objects captured by astrophotographers worldwide. Among these objects are some of… Read More
The Retina Nebula is a bipolar planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Lupus. It has an apparent magnitude of 11 and lies approximately 2,000 light-years away. It is catalogue… Read More
The Northern Cross is a prominent asterism formed by the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus. Deneb, Sadr, and Albireo form the pole, and Fawaris and Aljanah the cross beam. The aste… Read More
How is it possible that God should be both God of justice and God of mercy? God is just in that He visits no exceptional punishment upon any soul which He has created.Dumbbell Nebula |… Read More
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a bright, large planetary nebula located 650 light years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth, as well… Read More
The Jewel Bug Nebula (NGC 7027) is a young planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It lies approximately 2,870 light years away. With an apparent magnitude of 10, it is one of… Read More
The sun, without which life would never be possible on Earth, is not eternal. This is what the end of our star, now 4.6 billion years old, should look like. For stars, the length of life is… Read More
The Summer Triangle is an asterism formed by Vega, Altair and Deneb, the brightest stars of the northern constellations Lyra, Aquila and Cygnus. With three first-magnitude stars at its verti… Read More
Deep dark space contains spectacles all over the place!
Types of Nebulae, NASA content. aRtVerse Infographic
I have always loved space and the awe inspiring photos of far away gala… Read More
Here are some of the things to see in August:
9 pm, southeast sky – Lyra constellation with Vega, the fifth brightest star in the sky, the multiple star system Epsilon Lyrae, nicknamed… Read More
Credit: Terry Hancock/Down Under ObservatoryAnother digital book that acquaints perusers with enormous nebula — monstrous billows of gas and clean that regularly harbor infant stars &m… Read More
Here are some of the things to see in August:
9 pm, southeast sky – Lyra constellation with the bright Vega , the multiple star system Epsilon Lyrae, also known as the Double Double… Read More
Here are some of the things to see in August:
9 pm, western sky – Venus visible low above the horizon after sunset
9 pm, southwestern sky – Jupiter prominent in the evening sky… Read More
Here are some of the things to see in August:
9 pm, western sky – Jupiter hovering above the horizon after sunset
9 pm, southern sky – Saturn visible above the southern horizon i… Read More
Tim McCord / Washington, 4 de marçoVocê é daqueles que adoram mergulhar a visão no céu noturno, ver a lua cheia ou todas as suas outras fases, quando ocorre… Read More
The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier Object 33, or M33). In a dark sky location under excellent seeing conditions you may just be able to see this galaxy which has very low surface luninousi… Read More
This M81 image was actually taken in April 2013, just processed it in March 2014. Taken on my Altair Astro 8″ RC Telescope on an EQ6 mount. Used my Atik 314L+ CCD camera and took LRGB… Read More