Pictures Archives | BrownSpaceman ../index.html Astronomy for Everyone Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:04:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 Stunning View of the Famous (M27) Dumbbell Nebula ../../../stunning-view-of-the-famous-m27-dumbbell-nebula/index.html ../../../stunning-view-of-the-famous-m27-dumbbell-nebula/index.html#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:01:51 +0000 ../../../index.html?p=3142 Located 1,227 light-years from Earth is a beautiful planetary nebula called the Dumbbell Nebula. This nebula was actually the first planetary nebula discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. He is famous for publishing an astronomical catalogue that contained 110 nebulae and faint star clusters, which were known as Messier objects. The first thing you notice […]

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]]> ../../../stunning-view-of-the-famous-m27-dumbbell-nebula/feed/index.html 0 Zeta Oph the Runaway Star that Left a Gorgeous Bow Shock ../../../zeta-oph-the-runaway-star-that-left-a-gorgeous-bow-shock/index.html ../../../zeta-oph-the-runaway-star-that-left-a-gorgeous-bow-shock/index.html#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:03:56 +0000 ../../../index.html?p=3135 Located 366 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus is a runaway star called Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Ophiuchi) or Zeta Oph. It’s a runaway star because it was flung out of a star system as a result of a supernova. This enormous star is about 20 times the mass of our own Sun! Not only […]

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]]> ../../../zeta-oph-the-runaway-star-that-left-a-gorgeous-bow-shock/feed/index.html 0 The Giant Stellar Nursery NGC 604 that’s 100x the Orion Nebula ../../../ngc-604/index.html ../../../ngc-604/index.html#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:42:10 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1595 The universe is no stranger to freakishly large objects. Well, enter NGC 604, it’s 1,520 light years across! As stated in the title it’s over 100 times bigger than the famous Orion Nebula. However, if you plan to take a trip there it would take you 2.7 million light years to get there. It’s located in an entire different […]

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]]> ../../../ngc-604/feed/index.html 0 In the Heart Nebula lies Melotte 15 ../../../heart-nebula-melotte-15/index.html ../../../heart-nebula-melotte-15/index.html#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:07:17 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1588 In the beautiful constellation Cassiopeia located 7,500 light years away from Earth, is a gorgeous star cluster called Melotte 15. It lays in the famous Heart Nebula and stretches for 30 light years in the image below, which would amount to 300 trillion km! The cosmic landscape of gorgeous colors represent different elements and gasses. […]

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]]> ../../../heart-nebula-melotte-15/feed/index.html 0 Gorgeous Emission Nebula NGC 6188 ../../../gorgeous-emission-nebula-ngc-6188/index.html ../../../gorgeous-emission-nebula-ngc-6188/index.html#respond Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:39:09 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1582 Here’s a beautiful image of NGC 6188. It’s amazing this no one has coined a term yet (maybe it’s your chance to suggest one!) but this stunning emission nebula is located in the constellation Ara. It’s still within our Milky Way located 4,000 light years away. The sculptures you see here in the cosmic gas are […]

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]]> ../../../gorgeous-emission-nebula-ngc-6188/feed/index.html 0 The Incredibly Beautiful Lagoon Nebula ../../../incredibly-beautiful-lagoon-nebula/index.html ../../../incredibly-beautiful-lagoon-nebula/index.html#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2016 01:03:12 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1571 The Lagoon Nebula has got to be one of the most beautiful and photogenic emission nebulae out there. This nebula is located about 4000-6000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). Astronomers believe it was discovered as early as 1654. Interestingly it is the one of only two star-forming nebulae that […]

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]]> ../../../incredibly-beautiful-lagoon-nebula/feed/index.html 0 The Opulent Vela Supernova Remnant ../../../opulent-vela-supernova-remnant/index.html ../../../opulent-vela-supernova-remnant/index.html#respond Sun, 28 Feb 2016 01:02:08 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1544 If there’s one thing I can’t get enough of it’s the gorgeous supernovae remnant photos. The cosmos sculpts magnificent scenes from hundreds or hundred of thousands light years away from Earth. The beautiful image you see here is our friend called the Vela Supernova Remnant, located 800 light years away from Earth. This remnant exploded about 11,000 – 12,300 […]

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]]> ../../../opulent-vela-supernova-remnant/feed/index.html 0 Horsehead and Flame Nebula: A Cosmic Tango ../../../horsehead-and-flame-nebula-a-cosmic-tango/index.html ../../../horsehead-and-flame-nebula-a-cosmic-tango/index.html#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:30:44 +0000 https://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=1531 Estimated 1,500 light years away from planet Earth, lies a tale of two nebulae dancing in the cosmos. We’ll start with one of the most famous nebulae in astronomy: the Horsehead Nebula.  This gorgeous nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The red emission nebula behind it acts like a gorgeous cosmic backdrop to show the curves […]

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]]> ../../../horsehead-and-flame-nebula-a-cosmic-tango/feed/index.html 0 Take a Gorgeous Peak at the Rosette Nebula! (Caldwell 49) ../../../take-a-gorgeous-peak-at-the-rosette-nebula-caldwell-49/index.html ../../../take-a-gorgeous-peak-at-the-rosette-nebula-caldwell-49/index.html#respond Sat, 17 May 2014 00:06:07 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=904 Take a Gorgeous Peak at the Rosette Nebula!     Ah, the Rosetta Nebula or what’s also known as Caldwell 49. This is a true beauty of among the cosmos that’s often showed a lot during romantic holidays like valentines day. This nebula is 5,200 light years distant from Earth and measures in 130 light years in […]

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]]> ../../../take-a-gorgeous-peak-at-the-rosette-nebula-caldwell-49/feed/index.html 0 Three Beautiful Galaxies in Draco ../../../three-beautiful-galaxies-draco/index.html ../../../three-beautiful-galaxies-draco/index.html#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:31:36 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=850 Three Beautiful Galaxies in Draco     Here are three beautiful galaxies in the Draco constellation. These three galaxies are (from left to right) NGC 5981, NGC 5982, and NGC 5985, which lie 100 million light years from Earth. The sharp-edged shell details on NGC 5982 hint at a previous galaxy merger. To many deep […]

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]]> ../../../three-beautiful-galaxies-draco/feed/index.html 0 How the Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) is More than Just a Gorgeous Image ../../../how-the-tulip-nebula-sh2-101-is-more-than-just-a-gorgeous-image/index.html ../../../how-the-tulip-nebula-sh2-101-is-more-than-just-a-gorgeous-image/index.html#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:59:34 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=838 How the Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) is More than Just a Gorgeous Image     This image really takes my breath away. Everyone, say hello to the beautiful cosmic flower called the Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101). This gorgeous nebula is about 8,000 light years away from Earth. You can find this in the constellation of Cygnus which […]

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]]> ../../../how-the-tulip-nebula-sh2-101-is-more-than-just-a-gorgeous-image/feed/index.html 0 Beautiful Reflection Nebula of M78 ../../../beautiful-reflection-nebula-m78/index.html ../../../beautiful-reflection-nebula-m78/index.html#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:21:57 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=632 Beautiful Reflection Nebula of M78     This is a beautiful image of a reflection nebula called M78. It’s located in the constellation Orion and is 1600 light years away from Earth. A reflection nebula is a cloud of interstellar dust that reflects the light of nearby stars. The nebula itself is 5 light years […]

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]]> ../../../beautiful-reflection-nebula-m78/feed/index.html 1 Hidden Secrets of the Carina Nebula ../../../hidden-secrets-carina-nebula/index.html ../../../hidden-secrets-carina-nebula/index.html#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:54:39 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=568 Hidden Secrets of the Carina Nebula     This is a stunning image of the Carina nebula. It is located somewhere between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth or right in our Milky Way. This image was taken in infrared by the European Southern Observatory. It holds two of the most massive and luminous […]

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]]> ../../../hidden-secrets-carina-nebula/feed/index.html 0 The Most Important Image in Astronomy: Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image ../../../the-most-important-image-in-astronomy-hubble-ultra-deep-field-image/index.html ../../../the-most-important-image-in-astronomy-hubble-ultra-deep-field-image/index.html#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2013 01:03:31 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=561 The Most Important Image in Astronomy: Hubble Deep Field Image     If you ever thought about what is one of the most exciting and important images in astronomy then check out Hubble’s ultra deep field image. You are looking at a region of space of 1mm by 1mm and that is 13 billion light […]

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]]> ../../../the-most-important-image-in-astronomy-hubble-ultra-deep-field-image/feed/index.html 0 When Galaxies Collide: Antennae Galaxy ../../../galaxies-collide-antennae-galaxy/index.html ../../../galaxies-collide-antennae-galaxy/index.html#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:29:33 +0000 http://www.brownspacemans.local/?p=557 When Galaxies Collide: Antennae Galaxy     The Antennae galaxy is located 45 million light years away from Earth in the constellation Corvus. The image above shows a zoomed out shot of the galaxies interacting with each other. The story goes that about 1.2 billion years ago there were two galaxies known as NGC 4038 […]

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