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2024-11-16 19:43:31

#UMPlus - Sandqvist 40 by Bernhard Hubl
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/sandqvist-40-por-bernhard-hubl.html
Looking toward the Corona Australis constellation and at a distance of about 430 light-years from the Solar System, lies Sandqvist 40, a dark nebula located in the giant Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, photographed here by astronomer Bernhard Hubl. This enormous cloud composed of gas and.....
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2024-11-15 19:48:19

#UMPlus - Rejuvenation of NGC 1386
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/rejuvenecimiento-de-ngc-1386.html
Something strange is happening in NGC 1386, a spiral galaxy of type Seyfert 1, located at a distance of 53 million light years from the Milky Way, located in the direction of the Eridanus constellation and discovered by the German astronomer and geophysicist Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt on.....
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2024-11-14 20:05:11

#UMPlus - Dark Nebula TGU H1674
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/nebulosa-oscura-tgu-h1674.html
This image taken by the Victor M. Blanco Telescope shows the dark nebula TGU H1674. Dark nebulae, or absorption nebulae, are clouds of gas and dust so dense that they obscure and block visible light, making them appear inky black against the starry background. Dark nebulae are caused by.....
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2024-11-13 17:33:54

#UMPlus - Cocoon by Antoine Grelin
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/cocoon-por-antoine-grelin.html
This image by astronomer Antoine Grelin shows the Cocoon Nebula and associated clouds, which appear in perspective against the more distant red molecular clouds. Although many sources identify the nebula as IC 5146, this designation actually corresponds to the star cluster within the nebula, which.....
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2024-11-12 19:46:59

#UMPlus - Einstein's Cross
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/la-cruz-de-einstein.html
The image above shows the quasar Q2237+0305 located in the direction of the Pegasus constellation and the associated spiral galaxy LEDA 69457, which exerts a gravitational lensing effect. The image was taken by the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope on the night of October 4, 1999. The lower image reveals.....
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2024-11-10 19:50:18

#UMPlus - Steens Mountain by David Lane
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/steens-mountain-por-david-lane.html
Steens Mountain is only about 100 metres from the Alvord Desert, but those few 100 metres add up to a drop of between 2,200 and 2,400 metres in elevation. This panorama doesn't show the immensity of the drop, but the temperature in the desert below is over 35 degrees, while at the top of.....
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2024-11-09 20:40:29

#UMPlus - NGC 1672
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/ngc-1672.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, located 49 million light-years from the Milky Way and located in the direction of the constellation Doradus. This galaxy is a multi-object light show that displays a stunning array of different colored lights. Like any.....
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2024-11-08 20:07:10

#UMPlus - Chaotic Clouds on Jupiter
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/caoticas-nubes-en-jupiter.html
The Juno spacecraft captured this enhanced color image of the giant planet's northern hemisphere. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in an area known to scientists as the folded filament region. In these regions, the zonal jets that create the familiar banding patterns in.....
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2024-11-07 19:56:37

#UMPlus - SNR G007.5-01.7 by APO
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/snr-g0075-017-por-apo.html
Northeast of Messier 8, popularly known as the Lagoon Nebula, lies the supernova remnant with the complicated name of SNR G007.5-01.7. This is an ancient supernova explosion whose trace has been revealed in Chandra X-ray Observatory surveys. According to a study by Roberts and Brogan in.....
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2024-11-06 17:00:45

#UMPlus - The Brightness of the Universe
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/el-brillo-del-universo.html
Taking advantage of the New Horizons spacecraft's distance from the Sun, a team of scientists used enhanced data from its instruments to measure how bright the Universe is. This question had remained unanswered until now, but the results surprisingly showed that the Universe was brighter than.....
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2024-11-05 19:42:38

#UMPlus - Interaction in Perspective
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/interaccion-en-perspectiva.html
This image is a composite of exposures taken by the two most renowned telescopes of our era, the mid-infrared light was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, the optical and ultraviolet light was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. These two galaxies have interacted in perspective from.....
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2024-11-03 19:39:14

#UMPlus - Akatsuki Mission
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/mision-akatsuki.html
Akatsuki, Japanese for dawn, is an ongoing mission launched in 2010 to study weather patterns on Venus, confirm the presence of lightning in thick clouds, and search for signs of active volcanism. It recovered from a failed orbital insertion in 2010 and entered Venus' orbit in 2015. The mission, which.....
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2024-11-02 18:17:08

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy NGC 4414
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/galaxia-espiral-ngc-4414.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4414, which is located at a distance of about 51 million light-years from the Milky Way, is located in the direction of the constellation of Coma Berenices and has a size of approximately 56,000 light-years in diameter. NGC 4414 is.....
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2024-11-01 19:47:04

#UMPlus - PN BV 1 by Jerry Yesavage
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/pn-bv-1-por-jerry-yesavage.html
In 1956, German-American astronomer Erika Böhm-Vitense discovered three new planetary nebulae during a survey of extragalactic nebulae using the Lick Observatory, and this nebula was the first to be included in Table V of her publication. PN BV 1, seen here in an image by astronomer Jerome Yesavage, is a.....
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2024-10-31 19:57:26

https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/en-un-mar-de-galaxias.html
This image taken by the Gemini North Telescope shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 1270. This galaxy is just one member of the NGC 1275 Group of Galaxies, which in turn belongs to the Perseus Cluster of Galaxies, a galaxy agglomeration composed of thousands of members that lies at a distance of about.....
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2024-10-29 19:45:06

#UMPlus - NGC 602 by Webb
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-602-por-webb.html
The James Webb Space Telescope turned its gaze toward the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small companion galaxy to the Milky Way located at a distance of about 200,000 light-years from the Solar System. There, the young open star cluster NGC 602 sits in the foreground in front of a tapestry of galaxies of.....
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2024-10-22 18:43:22

#UMPlus - Minkowski's Footprint
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/la-huella-de-minkowski.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a striking view of a rare astronomical phenomenon called a protoplanetary nebula. This particular example, called Minkowski's Footprint, features two huge onion-shaped structures on either side of an aging star, giving it a very.....
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2024-10-21 19:21:44

#UMPlus - NGC 7217 by Judy Schmidt
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-7217-por-judy-schmidt.html
Astronomer Judy Schmidt's image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 7217, which lies in the direction of the northern constellation Pegasus and is located at a distance of about 41 million light years from the Milky Way. This galaxy, visible with an amateur telescope, is characterized by its poverty in neutral.....
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2024-10-20 17:34:01

#UMPlus - Full view of NGC 6744
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/vista-completa-de-ngc-6744.html
This image taken with the DECam instrument on the Victor M Blanco Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 6744, a twin galaxy of the Milky Way. This galaxy, captured here in astonishing detail, lies in the direction of the Pavo constellation and is located at a distance of about 30 million light-years from.....
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2024-10-18 17:46:59

#UMPlus - NGC 922
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-922.html
Looking toward the southern constellation of Fornax lies the spiral galaxy NGC 922, which lies at a distance of about 140 million light-years from the Milky Way. Until recently, at the time of this article, it was thought that NGC 922's morphology was due to a collision with a dwarf galaxy. However.....
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2024-10-17 19:16:48

#UMPlus - COSI Mission
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/mision-cosi.html
The COSI mission is a project to develop a gamma-ray space telescope that will be launched in 2027. This mission is a joint collaboration between the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at San Diego, the Naval Research Laboratory.....
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2024-10-15 18:40:54

#UMPlus - The mystery of RCW 25
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/el-misterio-de-rcw-25.html
Almost every astronomical catalogue has some controversial or mysterious entry. The RCW Catalogue is no exception, the designation RCW 25 has no references in the scientific literature except a simple annotation in Galaxy Map, a website that lists the designations of many known catalogues, it.....
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2024-10-14 19:09:09

#UMPlus - NGC 6781 by Jim Misti
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-6781-por-jim-misti.html
Astronomer Jim Misti's excellent image shows the planetary nebula NGC 6781, popularly known as the Cosmic Snowball. This nebula is located in the direction of the Aquila constellation and is situated at a distance of about 5,200 light years from the Solar System. It is about two light years in.....
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2024-10-12 18:20:05

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy NGC 5248
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/galaxia-espiral-ngc-5248.html
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, also cataloged as Caldwell 45. This majestic galaxy classified as a grand-design spiral is located 42 million light-years from the Milky Way, in the direction of the constellation Bootes, and was discovered by William Herschel on.....
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2024-10-11 19:05:12

#UMPlus - Sh2-101 by Warren Keller and Peter Prolux
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/sh2-101-por-warren-keller-y-peter-prolux.html
This image, the final result of a collaboration between astronomers Warren Keller and Peter Prolux, shows the emission nebula and HII region cataloged as Sh2-101 and popularly known as the Tulip Nebula. It is located in the direction of the Cygnus constellation, is situated at a distance of about.....
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2024-10-10 19:00:28

#UMPlus - Westerlund 1 by Webb
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/westerlund-1-por-webb.html
This image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope shows the open star cluster Westerlund 1, which lies 12,000 light-years from the Solar System and is located in the direction of the southern constellation of Ara. Westerlund 1 lies behind a huge interstellar cloud composed of gas and dust. It is an.....
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2024-10-09 15:30:16

#UMPlus - NGC 1220 by William Maxwell
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-1220-por-william-maxwell.html
This composite image from exposures taken in September 2022 by astronomer William Maxwell shows the open star cluster cataloged as NGC 1220 and Collinder 37 among other designations. It has a magnitude of 11.8 and a diameter of 2 arc minutes. It is located in the direction of the Constellation.....
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2024-10-08 18:43:51

#UMPlus - Planetary Nebula PN K 3-46
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/nebulosa-planetaria-pn-k-3-46.html
This butterfly-shaped planetary nebula, imaged with the Gemini North Telescope, is cataloged as Kohoutek 3-46, or PN K 3-46 for short. Kohoutek 3-46 derives its name from the prolific planetary nebula hunter who discovered it, Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. Located in the direction of the.....
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2024-10-07 18:56:23

#UMPlus - Gum 24 Emission Nebula
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/nebulosa-de-emision-gum-24.html
Gum 24, also catalogued as RCW 39, is an emission nebula and an HII region ionized by nearby energetic stars. It is located in the direction of the central part of the Vela Constellation and its distance varies according to the sources consulted, while some indicate that it is located 5,500 light years from the.....
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2024-10-05 18:47:46

#UMPlus - Lenticular galaxy NGC 4694
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/galaxia-lenticular-ngc-4694.html
Most of the galaxies we know fall into two easily identifiable types of galaxies. Spiral galaxies are young and energetic, filled with the gas needed to form new stars, and have spiral arms that host hot, bright stars. Elliptical galaxies are much more common in appearance, as their light comes from a.....
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2024-10-02 19:54:23

#UMPlus - Plasma ejection in M87
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/eyeccion-de-plasma-en-m87.html
The galaxy Messier 87, also known as the Virgo A galaxy and cataloged as NGC 4486 among many other designations, is an elliptical galaxy located in the direction of the Virgo Constellation and located at a distance of 53 million light years from the Milky Way. It is the largest and most luminous galaxy in.....
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2024-09-30 19:20:52

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy NGC 3810
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/galaxia-espiral-ngc-3810.html
Measuring the distance to truly remote objects such as galaxies, quasars, and galaxy clusters is a crucial task in astrophysics, particularly when it comes to studying the early Universe, but it is a difficult one. Only in the case of a few nearby objects such as the Sun, planets, and some nearby stars can.....
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2024-09-29 19:46:41

#UMPlus - Globular Cluster NGC 6624
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/cumulo-globular-ngc-6624.html
This image taken by the Gemini Observatory shows the globular star cluster NGC 6624, also cataloged as Melotte 199, a diamond-studded jewel shining brightly in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. It is a sparse class VI globular cluster, located at a distance of about 26,000 light-years from.....
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2024-09-28 18:54:51

#UMPlus - F3 (NEOWISE) by Tom Masterson
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/f3-neowise-por-tom-masterson.html
In 2020, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was in its finest form under the dark skies of Lockwood Valley in Los Padres National Park in California. Astronomer Tom Masterson's excellent image captured the comet before the Moon could spoil the scene. At this time, it was at its closest approach to us, about.....
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2024-09-26 18:49:53

#UMPlus - The interior of Boomerang
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/el-interior-de-boomerang.html
In 2016, Magical Universe presented the Boomerang Nebula as seen in optical light by the Hubble Space Telescope. That observation, which you can see here, showed only the purple background structure that someone associated with a flying boomerang and a very narrow central region. Later, the.....
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2024-09-23 18:47:35

#UMPlus - Arp 107 by Webb
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/arp-107-por-webb.html
The extraordinary image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, shows a galaxy collision catalogued as Arp 107. On the right is dusty LEDA 32628 and on the left is the brighter galaxy UGC 5984, named Arp 107 by Halton Christian Arp in his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. This is an extremely energetic type of galaxy known as a.....
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2024-03-24 19:52:33

#UMPlus - IC 1727 and NGC 672
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ic-1727-y-ngc-672.html
Looking towards the Triangulum Constellation, two galaxies are so close that no other galaxy could fit between them. IC 1727 and NGC 672 dance the dance of interaction separated from each other by about 80,000 light years away. Classified as a galactic couple, they seem to elbow their way through the immensity of space while the gravity of.....
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2024-03-23 19:41:58

#UMPlus - Spider Galaxy
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/galaxia-arana.html
This mystical-looking celestial body is the irregular galaxy UGC 5829, it is located at a distance of about 30 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Leo Minor Constellation. Although there are not many observations of this relatively faint galaxy, it has the distinction of having a descriptive nickname, the.....
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2024-03-22 20:04:22

#UMPlus - IC 443 by JP Metsävainio
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ic-443-por-jp-metsavainio.html
The excellent image by astronomer JP Metsävainio shows a close-up of IC 443, a supernova remnant that is located in the direction of the Gemini Constellation, is located at a distance of about 5,000 light years from the Solar System and has a size of about 70 light years in diameter. Infrared observations show that the explosion that.....
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2024-03-21 19:51:40

#UMPlus - Jupiter 2024
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/jupiter-2024.html
The Hubble Space Telescope has once again turned its gaze to Jupiter, the giant planet of the Solar System. It is revealed in all its glory, with the equatorial bands well defined in exposures taken on January 5, 2024, which captured both sides of the planet. Hubble monitors Jupiter and the other outer planets of the Solar System each year under the.....
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2024-03-20 16:44:11

#UMPlus - NGC 604
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-604.html
This image, taken by the near-infrared camera aboard the James Webb Space Telescope, shows the star-forming region NGC 604, the most complex structure in.....
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2024-03-19 19:54:01

#UMPlus - NGC 6231 by Sergio Eguivar
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-6231-por-sergio-eguivar.html
NGC 6231, seen here in an excellent image by astronomer Sergio Eguivar, is an open star cluster located in the direction of the Scorpius constellation and is located at a distance of about 5,900 light years from Earth. It is a very young star cluster, with an estimated age of 3.2 million years, and stands out for its abundance of.....
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2024-03-18 20:20:41

#UMPlus - Galaxy LEDA 42160
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/galaxia-leda-42160.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the dwarf galaxy LEDA 42160, which is located at a distance of about 52 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Virgo constellation. This galaxy is one of many making its way through the comparatively dense gas of the Virgo Cluster, a.....
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2024-03-17 19:41:55

#UMPlus - The Dark Tower
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/la-torre-oscura.html
The cometary globule that we see in this image from the VST Survey Telescope was named by astronomers, for obvious reasons, as the Dark Tower. Comet globules have nothing to do with comets other than their appearance; they are named for their dusty head and long, dark tail. The Dark Tower is composed of reflection nebulae and.....
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2024-03-16 19:48:14

#UMPlus - Super Blue Moon by James Negri
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/super-luna-azul-por-james-negri.html
This image of the Moon was taken on August 30, 2023 by astronomer James Negri. That night the Moon offered a spectacular view, whose special moment was captured by the astronomer's optics. Here the Moon was a Super Blue Moon, an event that provides views that can rarely be obtained from our natural satellite. To.....
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2024-03-15 20:01:28

#UMPlus - NGC 1752
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-1752.html
The Legacy Survey image shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1752. It is located in the direction of the Eridanus constellation, is located at a distance of about 155 million light years from the Milky Way and has a size of about 141,000 light years away. diameter. This galaxy exhibits a broad emission line and its luminosity class is.....
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2024-03-14 19:54:55

#UMPlus - NGC 891
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-891.html
This image taken by the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, installed at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, shows the galaxy NGC 891. It is a spiral galaxy located in the direction of the Andromeda Constellation that lies almost completely edge-on, which which offers a thin and elongated appearance, this gives us an opportunity to.....
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2024-03-12 20:00:33

#UMPlus - Sh2-60 by Steve Argereow
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/sh2-60-por-steve-argereow.html
The image by astronomer Steve Argereow shows a large star field and nebula that is located in the direction of the Scutum Constellation. In the center of the image is a red cloud cataloged as Sh2-60 or RCW 173, which responds to hydrogen atoms ionized by supergiant stars hiding inside the cloud. This is an HII region in which several.....
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2024-03-11 19:58:52

#UMPlus - NGC 4753
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-4753.html
This image taken from the Gemini South Telescope shows fascinating structures in the galaxy NGC 4753. This lenticular galaxy exhibits intricate dust lanes; a 1992 study found that its complex network of twisted dust lanes is likely the result of a merger with a nearby dwarf galaxy about 1.3 billion years ago. NGC 4753 is located in the.....
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2024-03-10 19:45:21

#UMPlus - Sh2-279 by Bernard Miller
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/sh2-279-por-bernard-miller.html
The image of astronomer Bernard Miller shows the northern part of the popular Orion Nebula Messier 42. NGC 1975 is just a part of this region, one of the most studied by astronomers, which shares prominence with NGC 1973, NGC 1981 and NGC 1977, all these designations are grouped in an HII region called Sh2-279 and known as the.....
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2024-03-09 19:42:41

#UMPlus - Water on the HL Tauri disk
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/agua-en-el-disco-hl-tauri.html
Astronomers have found water vapor in a disk around a young star, exactly where planets may be forming. In this image, new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, known by its acronym as ALMA, show water vapor in shades of blue near the center of the disk, where the young star emerges from.....
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2024-03-08 19:57:38

#UMPlus - Star clusters in Monoceros
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/cumulos-estelares-en-monoceros.html
This Digitized Sky Survey image shows two star clusters, the most obvious being Melotte 72, also cataloged as Clollinder 156, which was the subject of a photometric study carried out by Gaia Dr2. A comprehensive analysis indicates that Melotte 72 is located at a distance of about 7,600 light years from the.....
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2024-03-05 19:49:48

#UMPlus - NGC 1559
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-1559.html
The infrared image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. This galaxy is located at a distance of about 35 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Reticulum Constellation. Webb's data capture the glow of dust grains that trace the interstellar medium, the fuel for.....
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2024-03-04 19:45:26

#UMPlus - RCW 163 by Frank Sackenheim
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/rcw-163-por-frank-sackenheim.html
The image by astronomer Frank Sackenheim shows a large, prominent dark cloud called Barnard 312 that is surrounded by an HII region cataloged as RCW 163. The rich star field that covers the field of view is located between the dark cloud and Earth, which gives an idea of the size of Barnard 312. A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of.....
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2024-03-03 19:53:31

#UMPlus - NGC 7049
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/ngc-7049.html
NGC 7049, seen here in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is a lenticular galaxy located in the direction of the Indus Constellation and is located at a distance of about 100 million light years from the Milky Way. It is 150,000 light years in diameter and has an unusual appearance, with a prominent ring of dust located in.....
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2024-03-02 20:05:30

#UMPlus - Globular cluster NGC 1841
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/cumulo-globular-ngc-1841.html
This densely populated globular star cluster is NGC 1841, which is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, which is located at a distance of about 162,000 light years from Earth and is located in the direction of the Mensa Constellation. Satellite galaxies are galaxies that are bound by gravity in.....
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2024-03-01 17:31:47

#UMPlus - 62P / Tsuchinshan by Gregg Ruppel
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/03/62p-tsuchinshan-por-gregg-ruppel.html
Astronomer Gregg L. Ruppel's excellent image, published on January 5, 2024, shows the periodic comet called 62P/Tschinshan, also known as Tsuchinshan 1. It was discovered on January 1, 1965 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanking . It reached perihelion for the last time on December 25, 2023 with an apparent magnitude of.....
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2024-02-29 19:58:20

#UMPlus - Galaxy NGC 4068
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/galaxia-ngc-4068.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows countless stars residing in the central regions of the dwarf galaxy NGC 4068. The bluish dots are younger stars, the reddish dots are older stars. NGC 4068 is located at a distance of about 14 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Ursa Major Constellation, this objective is part of.....
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2024-02-27 20:25:32

#UMPlus - NGC 2736 by JJ Pérez Guy
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-2736-por-jj-perez-guy.html
The first images obtained of NGC 2736, also cataloged as RCW 37, revealed a pencil-shaped structure, and it was immediately named the Pencil Nebula. When the instruments moved forward, the images revealed a much more complex structure. The image by astronomer José Joaquín Pérez Guy shows subtle details in the form of....
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2024-02-25 19:57:24

#UMPlus - Galaxy IC 3476
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/galaxia-ic-3476.html
This image shows IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that is located at a distance of about 54 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Coma Berenices Constellation. While this image doesn't look very dramatic, the actual physical events taking place in IC 3476 are highly energetic, including the.....
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2024-02-24 19:50:09

#UMPlus - South of North America by James Janusz
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/al-sur-de-norteamerica-por-james-janusz.html
Astronomer James Januz's image shows, without stars, removed by processing, the southern part of the popular North American Nebula NGC 7000. Coincidentally, the nebula looks like a distracted tourist drinking a soda while a shark approaches dangerously close. This part of the nebula could well be called....
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2024-02-23 20:01:22

#UMPlus - V454 Cep Cluster
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/v454-cep-cluster.html
V454 Cep Cluster is a young, rich cluster located in the Cepheus Constellation, in an HII region cataloged as LBN 527. This image was created by combining individual images observed through four different filters using the Kitt Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope Peak. The brightest yellow star near the center of the image is a.....
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2024-02-22 19:59:07

#UMPlus - Red Rectangle Nebula
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/nebulosa-rectangulo-rojo.html
The star HD 44179 is surrounded by an extraordinary structure known as the Red Rectangle. It acquired its nickname due to its shape and apparent color when seen in the first images taken from Earth. This strikingly detailed image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope reveals how the nebula, rather than being rectangular, is.....
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2024-02-20 19:50:02

#UMPlus - Supernova SN 2023ixf
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/supernova-sn-2023ixf.html
Messier 101, also cataloged as NGC 5457 and popularly known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is one of the most studied galaxies and has hosted a new supernova event cataloged as SN 2023ixf, this supernova is added to the long list of supernovae observed in this galaxy . Before SN 2023ixf, SN 1951H, SN 1970G, SN 2011fe, PTF 10hv and AT 2015dl were also.....
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2024-02-19 19:50:22

#UMPlus - A cosmic tornado
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/un-tornado-cosmico.html
This cosmic tornado, called Herbig-Haro 49 and Herbig-Haro 50, is formed by a cosmic jet that has a powerful impact as it passes through clouds of interstellar gas and dust. It is located at a distance of 480 light years from the Solar System and is located in the direction of the Chameleon Constellation. The tornado-like feature is.....
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2024-02-18 19:59:37

#UMPlus - PN G156.4+01.1 by Gary Imm
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/pn-g1564011-por-gary-imm.html
PN G156.4+01.1, also cataloged as IPHASX J043826.1+483907 and seen here in an image by astronomer Gary Imm, is a small planetary nebula located in the direction of the Perseus constellation. The nebula, whose distance from Earth is uncertain, contains an outer shell of hydrogen II and a central region that.....
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2024-02-17 19:43:48

#UMPlus - Sagittarius C
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/sagitario-c.html
Hundreds of thousands of stars appear in this infrared image of Sagittarius C, a region near the center of the Milky Way. The spectacular streamer of stars was captured by the Very Large Telescope located in the Atacama Desert in Chile. This image is helping astronomers solve a stellar puzzle. The center of the Milky Way is the...
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2024-02-16 19:51:38

#UMPlus - IRAS 05437+2502
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/iras-054372502.html
The IRAS 05437+2502 nebula waves among the bright stars and dark dust clouds that surround it in this striking image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is located in the direction of the Taurus Constellation at an undetermined distance, near the central plane of our Milky Way. Unlike many of Hubble's targets, this object has.....
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2024-02-15 19:53:14

#UMPlus - NGC 2365 by Dan Crowson
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-2365-por-dan-crowson.html
The image that we present today in Universo Mágico, by astronomer Dan Crowson, shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2365. This SBa/SA type galaxy, which shines with a magnitude of 13, is located at a distance of about 110 million light years of the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Gemini Constellation. Southwest of NGC 2365 is.....
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2024-02-14 18:09:21

#UMPlus - Beautiful ending for HD 331319
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/bello-final-para-hd-331319.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope captures a brief but beautiful late phase in the life of a star. The curious cloud that surrounds this bright star, called HD 331319, is cataloged as PN G067.1+02.7. It is located at a distance of about 15,000 light years from the Solar System and is located in the direction of the.....
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2024-02-13 20:32:20

#UMPlus - Galaxy AM 1054-325
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/galaxia-am-1054-325.html
Contrary to what one might think, galaxy collisions do not destroy stars. In fact, the churning dynamics trigger new generations of stars and, presumably, the planets that accompany them. Now, the Hubble Space Telescope has focused on interacting galaxies that have long, tadpole-like tails of gas, dust and a large number of.....
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2024-02-12 19:56:49

#UMPlus - NGC 3953 by Jim Thommes
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-3953-por-jim-thommes.html
Looking to the northern skies, towards the Ursa Major Constellation, is the galaxy NGC 3953. It is located at a distance of about 57 million light years from the Milky Way and, as seen in this image by astronomer Jim Thommes, It is accompanied by other galaxies, X-ray emissions and numerous distant quasars that.....
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2024-02-11 19:46:34

#UMPlus - 30 Doradus B
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/30-doradus-b.html
This colorful image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two supernova explosions. Known as 30 Doradus B, it is cataloged as NGC 2060 and is part of a larger region of space where stars have been forming continuously for the past 8 to 10 million years. It is a complex landscape made.....
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2024-02-10 20:03:47

#UMPlus - NGC 2467
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-2467.html
NGC 2467 is a star-forming region that includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars. NGC 2467 does not represent a single open star cluster, but rather represents a superposition of several stellar groups along the same line of sight from Earth's perspective, which have distinctly different distances and.....
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2024-02-09 20:03:01

#UMPlus - Hickson 88 by Warren Keller and Mike Selby
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/hickson-88-por-warren-keller-y-mike.html
The compact group of galaxies Hickson 88 is located in the direction of the Aquarius constellation and is located at a distance of about 270 million light years from the Milky Way. It is mainly composed of four prominent galaxies, cataloged as NGC 6975, also called NGC 6976, a spiral discovered by Albert Marth on.....
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2024-02-08 16:19:19

#UMPlus - Barnard 42
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/barnard-42.html
In the center of this image from Digited Sky Survey, the dark cloud Barnard 42 is located. It is located in the direction of the Ophiuchus Constellation and is located to the west of the double or multiple star system popularly known as rho Oph. This super-bright star illuminates the reflection nebula cataloged as VdB 106, a.....
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2024-02-07 17:20:48

#UMPlus - NGC 1087
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-1087.html
NGC 1087, seen here in an infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope, is a SAB-type barred spiral galaxy, which has a size of about 60,000 light years in diameter, located at a distance of about 80 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Cetus Constellation. It is located one degree southeast of.....
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2024-02-06 19:49:02

#UMPlus - Lambda Centauri by Antoine Grelin
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/lambda-centauri-por-antoine-grelin.html
Seen here in an excellent image by astronomer Antoine Grelin and located 5,900 light-years away from Earth, towards the deep southern constellation of Centaurus lies a large and beautiful nebula popularly known as the Running Chicken Nebula, which includes overlapping open star clusters IC 2944 and IC 2948 visible in the.....
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2024-02-05 20:10:45

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy UGC 11105
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/galaxia-espiral-ugc-11105.html
The low surface brightness galaxy seen in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is UGC 11105. It is located in the direction of the Hercules Constellation and is located at a distance of about 110 million light years from the Milky Way. This galaxy appears eclipsed by the foreground stars belonging to our galaxy. In 2019, a type.....
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2024-02-04 19:43:02

#UMPlus - NGC 4254
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-4254.html
The galaxy NGC 4254, also cataloged as Messier 99, was captured in this image by the James Webb Space Telescope. M99 is located at a distance of about 50 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Coma Berenices Constellation. It is a highly designed spiral galaxy, with a morphological classification indicating.....
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2024-02-02 19:48:46

#UMPlus - L.L. Pegasi
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ll-pegasi.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows one of the most perfect geometric shapes created in space. It captures the formation of an unusual preplanetary nebula, known as IRAS 23166+1655, which has formed around the carbon star called LL Pegasi, also known as RAFGL 3068, located in the direction of the.....
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2024-02-01 19:47:19

#UMPlus - NGC 6741
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/02/ngc-6741.html
This striking image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows an aging star whose outer layers of gas have been ejected into space. These gases shine amid the fierce ultraviolet glow of the small, hot remnant of the star, located at the center of the cloud. This object, cataloged as NGC 6741 and popularly known as the Ghost Ray Nebula, is located.....
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2024-01-31 17:08:47

#UMPlus - LBN 906 from APO
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/lbn-906-desde-apo.html
The image by the team of astronomers Thierry Demange, Richard Galli and Thomas Petit, from the Atacama Potographic Observatory or APO, shows a nebulous field that is located in the direction of the Eridanus constellation. The two large nebulae that cover the field of view are LBN 906 on the right and LBN 917 on the.....
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2024-01-30 20:52:08

#UMPlus - Planetary nebula NGC 6572
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/nebulosa-planetaria-ngc-6572.html
The Hubble Space Telescope has turned its focus to the planetary nebula NGC 6572, a very bright example of these strange but beautiful objects. Planetary nebulae are created during the late stages of the evolution of some stars, which expel gas into space and emit intense ultraviolet radiation, making the material glow. This image of.....
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2024-01-29 20:32:40

#UMPlus - Galaxy UGC 12158
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/galaxia-ugc-12158.html
The galaxy UGC 12158 captured in this image by the Hubble Space Telescope is not hiding. This spiral wonder poses on its face, revealing its structure in great detail. UGC 12158 is an excellent example of a barred spiral galaxy. These galaxies, as their name suggests, feature spectacular spiral arms filled with swirling stars emanating from a.....
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2024-01-28 20:07:48

#UMPlus - Zodiac light by Juan Carlos Casado
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The image of the astronomer Juan Carlos Casado shows a magical landscape that produces sensations in our sight, the zodiacal light in all its splendor. The scene takes place in the Teide National Park, in the Canary Islands, in Tenerife, Spain, and captures an impressive zodiacal light that in winter falls vertically with respect to the.....
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2024-01-27 20:05:22

#UMPlus - IC 438 in Lepus
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/ic-438-en-lepus.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the Seyfert 1 intermediate spiral galaxy called IC 438. It is located at a distance of about 130 million light years from the Milky Way, can be seen looking towards the Constellation of Lepus, the Hare, and has a size of 100,000 light years in diameter. Lepus is located just south of the.....
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2024-01-26 19:58:28

#UMPlus - Messier 15
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Messier 15 seen here in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is a globular star cluster that is about 13 billion years old, making it one of the oldest objects in the Universe. However, Messier 15 has an abundant stellar population and is very bright despite its age. It is a spherical conglomerate of old stars that.....
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2024-01-25 20:08:16

#UMPlus - NGC 3247 by Mark Hanson
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NGC 3247, seen here in the center of the image by astronomer Mark Hanson, is an open star cluster located in the direction of the Carina Constellation, it is located at a distance of about 13,700 light years from the Solar System and was discovered by John Herschel on April 1, 1834. This distance and location place NGC 3247 in the.....
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2024-01-24 17:20:41

#UMPlus - NGC 5584
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This view taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 5584. This galaxy has played a key role in a new study that measures the expansion rate of the Universe more precisely than ever before. NGC 5584 was first detected as a faint glow in the constellation Virgo by the great visual observer.....
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2024-01-23 20:23:38

#UMPlus - Galaxy EGSY8p7
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The galaxy EGSY8p7, seen here in the center of the image, was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, as it is a Lyman-alpha emitter. The galaxy is located at a redshift distance of z=8.6, in the early Universe, where the emission of light from excited hydrogen atoms is seen, that is.....
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2024-01-22 19:53:02

#UMPlus - NGC 4236 by Alson Wong
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NGC 4236, also cataloged as Caldwell 3, is a barred spiral galaxy seen here in an image by astronomer Alson Wong. It is located in the direction of the Draco Constellation and is located at a distance of about 12 million light years from the Milky Way. It is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group Galaxy Cluster. NGC 4236 is considered to be.....
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2024-01-21 20:15:14

#UMPlus - Globular cluster Messier 12
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/cumulo-globular-messier-12.html
The high concentration of stars within globular clusters, like Messier 12, shown here in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, makes them beautiful photographic targets. But the little space within these clusters also makes them home to exotic binary star systems where two stars are locked in tight orbits around each other and the.....
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2024-01-20 19:42:28

#UMPlus - Galaxy UGC 5189 A
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/galaxia-ugc-5189-a.html
The image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the relatively small galaxy UGC 5189 A, the designation UGC 5189 refers to the tip of the tidal tail that extends to the left in the image, the trail of the galaxy's passage after an interaction with another galaxy. Possibly responsible for this interaction is the galaxy with an.....
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2024-01-19 19:48:52

#UMPlus - The Moon by Lóránd Fényes
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/la-luna-por-lorand-fenyes.html
The image of the Moon taken by astronomer Lóránd Fényes is an example of what both the equipment and the astronomer are capable. At Universo Mágico we consider this image to be the best of all known images taken of the Moon, exceeding the author's own expectations. The image focuses on the Ticho crater, a prominent.....
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2024-01-18 20:30:09

#UMPlus - Arp 122 galaxy fusion
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/fusion-de-galaxias-arp-122.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows Arp 122, a peculiar interaction comprising two galaxies, NGC 6040 is the tilted and warped spiral galaxy, and NGC 6039, also called NGC 6042, is the upside-down spiral, which It is independently listed as NGC 6040A or NGC 6040S. These galaxies are in the middle of.....
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2024-01-17 18:01:57

#UMPlus - UGC 9128
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/ugc-9128.html
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a dwarf irregular galaxy called UGC 9128. It is located in the direction of the Bootes Constellation and is located at a distance of about 8 million light years from the Milky Way. It contains around 100 million stars, a small number compared to our galaxy. Dwarf galaxies are.....
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2024-01-16 20:06:06

#UMPlus - IRAS 22036+5306
https://www.universomagico.net/2024/01/iras-220365306.html
Near a nearby bright star is a strange spiral-shaped object known as IRAS 22036+5306. has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as the parent star spends a brief period of time at the end of its life. Inside IRAS 22036+5306 is an aging star that has shed almost all of its outer material, forming a cloud in space. Hidden beneath this.....
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2023-09-26 18:48:55

#UMPlus - Sh2-16 by Gary Imm
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The image by astronomer Gary Imm shows a visible emission nebula in the Sagittarius Constellation and located at a distance of about 4,890 light years from the Solar System. Called Sh2-16, RCW 137 and Gum 70 among other designations, it is located on the edge of the constellation very close to.....
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2023-08-05 18:44:58

#UMPlus - NGC 6652
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This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the dazzling globular star cluster NGC 6652. A sphere filled with brilliant stars whose core is suffused with a pale blue hue from the glow of countless stars. The stars with diffraction spikes are in the foreground, they lie between the cluster and the Earth. It is.....
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