24 Apr 2013
space
astronomy
science
sun
sol
Full Year Composite of the SunThis image is a composite of twenty-five separate images spanning the period of 16 April 2012 to 15 April 2013. It reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle.

Full Year Composite of the Sun

This image is a composite of twenty-five separate images spanning the period of 16 April 2012 to 15 April 2013. It reveals the zones on the sun where active regions are most common during this part of the solar cycle.

3 Apr 2013
space
astronomy
science

(Source: Guardian)

10 Feb 2013
Mars
NASA
Curiosity
space
astronomy
science
NASA’s Curiosity rover has bored a 64mm-deep hole into a flat veiny patch of fine-grained sedimentary Martian bedrock for samples, which will be analysed onboard for evidence about long-gone wet environments. This is the first time we’ve drilled for samples on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has bored a 64mm-deep hole into a flat veiny patch of fine-grained sedimentary Martian bedrock for samples, which will be analysed onboard for evidence about long-gone wet environments. This is the first time we’ve drilled for samples on Mars.

(Source: mars.jpl.nasa.gov)

26 Sep 2012
moon
astronomy
lunar
eclipse

Plane Over the Moon 2 (Jdub-uk) & Lunar Eclipse at Totality (Endosidney).

Two photos picked out by the Royal Observatory, cropped to match.

26 Sep 2012
NASA
Hubble
astronomy
Deep Field
XDF
eXtreme Deep Field   (Hubble, 2012) The latest, most extensive yet XDF photo. You must see this in hi-res. Click through for the full 13MB TIFF. It’ll take a moment to load but is worth it.

eXtreme Deep Field   (Hubble, 2012)

The latest, most extensive yet XDF photo. You must see this in hi-res. Click through for the full 13MB TIFF. It’ll take a moment to load but is worth it.

16 Sep 2012
Jupiter
impact
George Hall
astronomy
GIF

Bright impact on Jupiter’s surface captured , captured by George Hall, who writes on his website: “The impact was observed by Dan Petersen of Racine, Wisconsin visually this morning. His observation was posted later on the ALPO_Jupiter forum. When I saw the post, I went back and examined the videos that I had collected this morning.” Amazing stuff.

7 Sep 2012
astronomy
space
photography
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 

This year the competition, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Sky at Night Magazine, received a record number of entries from amateurs and professional photographers from around the globe. The awards will be announced on 19 September and an exhibition of the winning entries will open at the observatory on 20 September.

(Source: Guardian)

1 Sep 2012
astronomy
space
NGC 1501 planetary nebula.

NGC 1501 planetary nebula.

 
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