ASTRONOMIC PICTURES
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This collection of astronomical images captures breathtaking phenomena. The first photo features a stunning red and green aurora borealis over the erupting geyser at Yellowstone National Park, taken on October 17, 2012. The second image showcases Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to our Sun, highlighted by a crescent exoplanet discovered by Xavier Dumusque. The night sky over northern Maine reveals the Milky Way, zodiacal light, and notable constellations like Orion. These images highlight the beauty and complexity of our universe.
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Aurora Over White Dome Geyser 17 OCTOBER 2012
In thisphotowe can see a red aurora borealis and a green aurora borealisonthe back, and in thefront a geyser in eruption. Thephoto has beentaken in the in Yellowstone National Park in the western USA. ThegeysereruptedbecauseinsidetheEarththere are water, itgetswarm and itgoestothesurface.
A viewfromnextdoor 18 October 2012
AlphaCentauriisthecloseststarto de Sun. Thisphoto has beentaken at 4,3 light-yearsaway. Thecrescentis a planetthatorbitsAlphaCentauri B so itistheclosestknownexoplanet. Itwasdiscoveredby Xavier Dumusque. Itisnotan habitable zonebecauseitistooclosetoAlphaCen B.
Thisphoto has beentaken in thenorth of Maine, USA. In theoctoberskywe can seeabovethehorizonourgalaxy, TheMilkyWay . We can see a zodiacal light, itis a light thatextendsthroughouttheMilkyWay. Themostbrilliantpointthatwe can observe isJupiter. There are a lot of constelationslikeOrion, thePleaidesstarcluster...
Itisone of themostidentifiablenebulae in thesky, theHorseheadNebula in Orion. Itis a part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Itwasdiscovered in 1800. Thered gloworiginatesfromhydrogen gas. Thebrightpoints in theHorseheadNebula's base are youngstarsjust in theprocess of forming.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: BIBLIOGRAPHY: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ .