Tag: astronomy

30 Doradus and the . . .

30 Doradus and the . . .

and The Growing Tarantula Within: A large region of star formation about 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 2,400 massive stars in ...

 

All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova

All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova

This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a ...

 

W5RAn best-of-wknd: Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

W5RAn best-of-wknd: Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

astronomy . 16th century . science . chart . illustration . french peacay / Paul K link For background see: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/celestial-mechanics.html

 

W5RAn best-of-wknd: Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

W5RAn best-of-wknd: Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

astronomy . 16th century . science . chart . illustration . french peacay / Paul K link For background see: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/celestial-mechanics.html

 

Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

Le sphere de monde by Oronce Fine, 1549 g

astronomy . 16th century . science . chart . illustration . french peacay / Paul K link For background see: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/celestial-mechanics.html

 

Best-of-the-First-Year: Kepler’s Cosmographicum

Best-of-the-First-Year: Kepler’s Cosmographicum

From the book, “The Science-History of the Universe” by Francis Rolt-Wheeler, Copyright 1910, The Current Literature Publishing Company, New York. This illustration is from page 113. ...

 

Massive Black Hole

Massive Black Hole

Implicated in Stellar Destruction - An elliptical galaxy in the Fornax cluster that contains an ultraluminous X-ray source. Description: X-rays from Chandra and optical spectra from ...

 

Kepler’s Cosmographicum

Kepler’s Cosmographicum

From the book, "The Science-History of the Universe" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler, Copyright 1910, The Current Literature Publishing Company, New York. This illustration is from page 113. ...

 

Scorpio

Scorpio

Jehoshaphat Aspin.  A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy . . . . London, 1825. Color plates. Prints and Photographs Division (90 a-h) The Library of Congress An unidentified lady, referred to by ...

 

Leo Major and Leo Minor.

Leo Major and Leo Minor.

Jehoshaphat Aspin.  A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy . . . . London, 1825. Color plates. Prints and Photographs Division (90 a-h) The Library of Congress An unidentified lady, referred to by ...