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Ember Thomas posted
A Milky Road to the Rubin ObservatoryIs the sky the same every night? No — the night sky changes every night in many ways. To better explore how the night sky changes, the USA’s NSF and DOE commissioned the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Cerro Pachón, Chile. In final testing before routine operations, Rubin will begin to explore these nightly…Read More
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Volt Walker posted
Rainbow Airglow over the AzoresWhy would the sky glow like a giant repeating rainbow? Airglow. Now, air glows all of the time, but it is usually hard to see. A disturbance however — like an approaching storm — may cause noticeable rippling in the Earth’s atmosphere. These gravity waves are oscillations in air analogous to those created when a…Read More
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Nancy Taylor posted
Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Ancient SupernovaWisps like this are all that remain visible of a Milky Way star. About 7,000 years ago that star exploded in a supernova, leaving the Veil Nebula. At the time, the expanding cloud was likely as bright as a crescent Moon, remaining visible for weeks to people living at the dawn of recorded history.…Read More
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Linda Lewis posted
UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from HubbleWhat’s happening to this spiral galaxy? Although details remain uncertain, it surely has to do with an ongoing battle with its smaller galactic neighbor. The featured galaxy is labelled UGC 1810 by itself, but together with its collisional partner is known as Arp 273. The overall shape of UGC 1810 –…Read More
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Orion Ironfist posted
Afterimage SunsetOn May 7, the Sun setting behind a church bell tower was captured in this filtered and manipulated digital skyscape from Ragusa, Sicily, planet Earth. In this version of the image the colors look bizarre. Still, an intriguing optical illusion known as an afterimage can help you experience the same scene with a more natural looking…Read More
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