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Cetus Duo M77 and NGC 1055 
Image Credit: Dieter Willasch (Astro-Cabinet)
 At the top right, large spiral galaxy NGC 1055 joins spiral Messier 77 in this sharp cosmic view toward the aquatic constellation Cetus. The narrowed, dusty appearance of edge-on spiral NGC 1055 contrasts nicely with the face-on view of M77’s bright nucleus and spiral arms. Both over 100,000 light-years across, the pair are dominant members of a small galaxy group about 60 million light-years away. At that estimated distance, M77 is one of the most remote objects in Charles Messier’s catalog and is separated from fellow island universe NGC 1055 by at least 500,000 light-years. The field of view is about the size of the full Moon on the sky and includes colorful foreground Milky Way stars (with diffractionspikes) along with more distant background galaxies.
#space #stellar #stars #nasa #iss #galaxy #galaxies #hubble #spitzer #telescope #planets #universe #milkway #nebula #cosmic #comet #ESA #ESO #saturn #mars #venus by splitmind19

The Winter Shower 
Image Credit: Jia Hao
Known in the north as a winter meteor shower, the 2014 Geminids rain down on this rugged, frozen landscape. The scene was recorded from the summit of Mt. Changbai along China’s northeastern border with North Korea as a composite of digital frames capturing bright meteors near the shower’s peak. Orion is near picture center above the volcanic cater lake. The shower’s radiant in the constellation Gemini is to the upper left, at the apparent origin of all the meteor streaks. Paying the price for such a dreamlike view of the celestial spectacle, photographer Jia Hao reports severe wind gusts and wintery minus 34 degree C temperatures near the summit.
#space #stellar #stars #nasa #iss #galaxy #galaxies #hubble #spitzer #telescope #planets #universe #milkway #nebula #cosmic #comet #ESA #ESO #saturn #mars #venus by splitmind19

#houston it’s coming !! What winter ?… Au revoir Miami! .. Hello #downtownmars mural project ! …. With the #eyefulart family !! …………………………#mrd1987 #eyefulart #liquitex #texasdirectauto @downtownhouston #dolocal2015 @fox26ruben @fox26houston @poojaontv @abc13houston @craighlavaty @graffitiartmagazine @lapplebymodlux @weingartenartgroup @armando_castelan5 @the_lokote_one @amibensman @bmwmidtown @blipworkshop_robynn @itscindyb @calderockandroll @carriec @valencarla @culturemap @coh_mayors_events @downtownhouston @ernieontv @eyeconstudios @espersongallery @f_you_houstons_awesome @sujiro1971 @street_art_and_graffiti @giada.bas @geoffmann7018 @tgranovsky @weingartenartgroup @liquitexofficial @redbullhou @tfaahouston @houstonnolimits @visit_houston @houston_insta @houstonchronicled @houstondynamo @jwhoustondwtn @vaahouston @local_houston @houstontexans @frenchconsulatehouston @ighouston @uhdofficial @instagramtexas @iseenit_rubens @theinfamousmag @jeffhamiltonjackets @jennyjonesing @kdittyditty @kittykatvaughan @jacquesfox1 @jfbonnete @houston_magazine @houstoniamag @houstonartsalliance @kprcrubentv @kinzelmanart @leyla_moon @lizie_pooh @mosaiconhermannpark @trillog @mrscottysteak @tranweaver @mariterecr @houstoniamag @capturedaesthetic @mstudiodesign @olivierhouston @artistlife_one1 @themuseumofmodernart @phoeberourke @peabelli @giada.bas @pearlapartments @morganruss2 @thecam3raguy @blipworkshop_robynn @realstreetart @sanantoniobear @spoiledlatina @valencarla @waltmanortegafineart @whitedotgallery @wynwoodwallsofficial @zamashotel @mickaelcoldchamber @houstonzoo @baileyquin #nasa @thelovelypetitemuse by mrd1987

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. Also the closest planet to the sun. It is slightly bigger then the moon. The surface of Mercury is similar to the moon, it is covered in craters from asteroid impacts. Its atmosphere is much thinner then Earth, so instead of most being burned up in the atmosphere it crashes into Mercury. It is heated by harsh warm weather during the day and frozen during the night.
#space #nasa #astronomy #mercury #solarsystem #astrophysics #astrophotography by aerospace.posts

Captura real de uno de los dispositivos de la Nasa desde la luna.
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Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon. Seen in this composite image, we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

LRO was launched on June 18, 2009, and has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the moon. LRO experiences 12 earthrises every day; however the spacecraft is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunity arise such that its camera instrument can capture a view of Earth.

Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
#nasa #space #moon #earth #science #astronomy #lro #lunar #earthrise by rogelioeap

Breathtaking. A picture of Earth taken from the edge of the Moon’s Compton Crater by the LORC camera on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. 🌍 #NASA #Earth #space #theuniverse #science #planets #planetaryscience by april_enchanted

Santa Claus is coming to town… On a space shuttle! #happyholidays #christmas #santa #nasa #ornaments by thereal_td

If you could see as well as the Hubble Telescope, you could stand in New York City and see two fireflies in San Francisco separated by one meter. by a_closed_book

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Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon. Seen in this composite image, we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

LRO was launched on June 18, 2009, and has collected a treasure trove of data with its seven powerful instruments, making an invaluable contribution to our knowledge about the moon. LRO experiences 12 earthrises every day; however the spacecraft is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunity arise such that its camera instrument can capture a view of Earth.

Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
#nasa #space #moon #earth #science #astronomy #lro #lunar #earthrise by pitboss300

The sun picture 9
This photo taken by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sun during a solar flare. It shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light.
#aerospace #astrophotography #astronomy #space #sun #nasa #star by aerospace.posts