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March 27th
Reflection and Emission Nebulas
— Rho Ophiuchi Cloud ComplexCredit: Gerald Rhemann // Astrostudio
Alizey Khan | on Tumblr (USA)
Crab Nebula. Acrylic on canvas, 12”x12” (2012)
Pleiades. Epoxy resin and acrylic on wood panel, 12”x12” (2012)
The properties of light and spatial depth are the focus of Alizey Khan’s work, using thinly layered colours to convey a sense of spatial vastness. To this end, the Charleston, South Carolina-based artist paints astronomical phenomena, which allow for the greatest exploration of light in an incomprehensibly vast space. Alizey strives to visually depict natural processes beyond ordinary human experience to instil in the viewer a sense of curiosity and wonder regarding the universe around us. Please visit artist’s website for more work or follow her Tumblr for some inspiration.
[more Alizey Khan | artist found at myampgoesto11]
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kathakali of the dancing circle by one trillion suns
late night inner space exploration
Hubble and the Horsehead, Then and Now
The clouds of stellar gas almost jump right out of my screen! It’s a far cry from the view of the nebula that we’re used to, in the bottom image. Phil Plait has a great description of what you’re seeing at Bad Astronomy:
Just off the top of the Hubble picture is the bright star system Sigma Orionis, composed of five incredibly luminous stars. Combined, they shine with the power of over 75,000 Suns! They are responsible for heating and exciting the gas behind the Horsehead.
The Horsehead itself is the site of ongoing star formation. The dense gas and dust inside the nebula is collapsing to form stars, and, at the same time, the edges are being eroded away by the fierce ultraviolet light of Sigma Orionis. The top of the Horsehead is acting a bit like a shield, protecting the material beneath it, which is why it’s taken on that umbrella-like shape. You can see more sculpted pillars of material around the sides, too, like sandbars in a stream.
Well done, Hubble team. Keep up the good work. You’ve inspired millions.
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the-other-time-lord: NGC 2841
- Montage of Neptune and Triton
- Neptune Full Disk View
- Neptune and Triton
Credit: [x]
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The Astronomer’s League by Mike Gottschalk
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I’ve been browsing Svalbard’s e-flora (svalbardflora.net), and picked out what I think are some of the most attractive angiosperms native to that intriguing Norwegian archipelago:
Cassiope tetragona (Ericaceæ)
Coptidium pallasii (Ranunculaceæ)
Euphrasia wettsteinii (Orobanchaceæ)
Pedicularis dasyantha (Orobanchaceæ)
Polemonium boreale (Polemoniaceæ)
Ranunculus glacialis (Ranunculaceæ)
Saxifraga hyperborea (Saxifragaceæ)
Silene involucrata ssp. furcata (Caryophyllaceæ)
Silene uralensis ssp. arctica (Caryophyllaceæ)
Papaver dahlianum (Papaveraceæ)
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