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Edited European Southern Observatory image of the galaxy Messier 61. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: Nuzzled in the chest of the constellation Virgo (the Virgin) lies a beautiful cosmic gem — the galaxy Messier 61. This glittering spiral galaxy is aligned face-on towards Earth, thus presenting us with a breathtaking view of its structure. The gas and dust of the intricate spiral arms are studded with billions of stars. This galaxy is a bustling hub of activity with a rapid rate of star formation, and both a massive nuclear star cluster and a supermassive black hole buried at its heart. Messier 61 is one of the largest members of the Virgo Cluster, which is made up of more than a thousand galaxies, and is itself at the centre of the Virgo Supercluster — to which our Milky Way also belongs. This dazzling beauty was first discovered in 1779, and it has been capturing astronomers’ interest ever since. Set against a dark sky littered with galaxies, this image shows the awe-inspiring M61 in its full glory — even at its distance of over 50 million light-years. This image was taken as part of ESO’s Cosmic Gems Programme, an outreach initiative to produce images of interesting, intriguing or visually attractive objects using ESO telescopes, for the purposes of education and public outreach. The programme makes use of telescope time that cannot be used for science observations. In case the data collected could be useful for future scientific purposes, these observations are saved and made available to astronomers through ESO’s Science Archive.
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Prima / Autoboy shooting on 2011
Photo by Tzu-Ting, Hong © All rights reserved
This is a photograph of my studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn–because I feel showing just one piece can’t explain it all. In the last couple of years my studio has usually been in disarray. Collected materials, half-finished projects, and tools litter all working surfaces. Though it’s frustrating to always feel like I’m playing a game of hide-and-seek with some items I need, I also feel inspired by the scattering of debris, a mess that’s taken on a life of it’s own, a universe of endless possibilities.
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy
7 x 120sec at ISO800
1 x Dark frame
20 x Bias frames
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and GIMP
Canon EOS 300D at prime focus on Orion ST80
Celestron CG-4 mount with SynScan EQ3-2 upgrade
(20140927_M31_800_14min)
M13
SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED
Canon 700d ISO800 60x30s (30mins)
Celestron CGEM
Misty sky and Moonlight, lots of sky glow so far from ideal
Resolution ............... 0.797 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -88.706 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2025-03-10 00:05:44 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2025-03-10 01:24:13 UTC
Focal distance ........... 543.51 mm
Pixel size ............... 2.10 um
Field of view ............ 2d 18' 21.2" x 1d 32' 20.5"
Image center ............. RA: 16 41 24.955 Dec: +36 30 16.60 ex: -0.000641 px ey: -0.002674 px
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The galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. The arcing spiral arms of dust and gas that harbor starforming regions glow vividly when seen in the infrared.
is a classic example of a grand design spiral galaxy, with prominent and well-defined spiral arms winding from the hot center, out to the cooler edges of the galaxy. It is located about 55 million light years away from Earth, in the little-known constellation of Coma Berenices, near to the more recognizable Leo.
In the center, we can see a prominent ring of hot, bright dust surrounding the inner galactic core. Moving further out, the spiral arms peter out towards the edges of the galaxy, where thick webs of dust dominate. Beyond the edges of the dust clouds, a faint blue glow of stars extends to the edge of the galaxys disk.
Two small companion galaxies, known as NGC 4323 and NGC 4328, appear as fuzzy blue blobs on the upper side of M100. These so-called lenticular galaxies are virtually clear of any dust, so they lack any of the red/green glow seen in their bigger neighbor. The shape of M100 is probably being perturbed by the gravity of these galaxies.
M100 was discovered in 1781, and is now known to stretch roughly 160,000 light years from one side to the other, making it about one and a half times the size of our own Milky Way galaxy. By studying these infrared images of M100, astronomers can map out the structure of the stars and dust, and study the ways in which galaxies like our Milky Way were formed.
M100 is well-known to astronomers because of the five stars that have become supernovae within the galaxy between 1901 and 2006. These exploding stars are extremely useful for helping astronomers to calibrate distance scales in the universe, and to estimate the age of the universe since its creation in the Big Bang.
The red regions reveal dust clouds that light up under the illumination of the surrounding stars. The stars themselves shine most brightly at the shorter infrared wavelengths, showing up here in blue. The blue dots covering the entire image are stars that lie between us and M100.
Infrared light with wavelengths of 3.6 and 4.5 microns are displayed in blue and green showing primarily the glow from starlight. 8 micron light is rendered in red; the small contribution from starlight at 8 microns was subtracted out from the data to better show the dust structures near the galaxys center.
This was a hard one to shoot because it is pretty messy with all the branches sticking down. There was lots of moss and I think it is still kind of a cool waterfall for the fact that it doesn't come from a creek. At the top it just starts by coming out of the ground. This was another one from the North Umpqua Trail (I think that is the name) by the Umpqua hot springs.
As I was shooting this my husband and two other friends were mountain biking on the trail. Well, out of the corner of my eye I saw a mountain bike and then I didn't pay much attention(thinking it was someone else). I looked back over and there is a section of trail where the water is running down it, and one of our friends had just wrecked. I didn't hear anything but the rushing of water and when I saw he fell about 7 feet down I decided I better go see if he was ok. His tire had hit a rock and it flew him over the handlebars and down onto some rocks. He was ok, and walked away with no serious injuries, but it could have been a lot worse. So, always be careful out there, you never know what can happen.
Happy Waterfall Wednesday!
Edited European Southern Observatory image of the galaxy Messier 61.
Original caption: Nuzzled in the chest of the constellation Virgo (the Virgin) lies a beautiful cosmic gem — the galaxy Messier 61. This glittering spiral galaxy is aligned face-on towards Earth, thus presenting us with a breathtaking view of its structure. The gas and dust of the intricate spiral arms are studded with billions of stars. This galaxy is a bustling hub of activity with a rapid rate of star formation, and both a massive nuclear star cluster and a supermassive black hole buried at its heart. Messier 61 is one of the largest members of the Virgo Cluster, which is made up of more than a thousand galaxies, and is itself at the centre of the Virgo Supercluster — to which our Milky Way also belongs. This dazzling beauty was first discovered in 1779, and it has been capturing astronomers’ interest ever since. Set against a dark sky littered with galaxies, this image shows the awe-inspiring M61 in its full glory — even at its distance of over 50 million light-years. This image was taken as part of ESO’s Cosmic Gems Programme, an outreach initiative to produce images of interesting, intriguing or visually attractive objects using ESO telescopes, for the purposes of education and public outreach. The programme makes use of telescope time that cannot be used for science observations. In case the data collected could be useful for future scientific purposes, these observations are saved and made available to astronomers through ESO’s Science Archive.
The messy surrounds beneath one of the bird feeders; the one mostly frequented by house sparrow who scatter what they don't fancy eating all over the ground.
cf17 Week 24: Messy. 2
Teen rooms are often messy because teens are busy with more important things than cleaning, like studying, socializing, gaming, or sleeping. Teens also have a different definition of messiness than their parents. What may look like a chaotic pile of clothes, books, and gadgets to an adult is actually a carefully organized system of personal belongings that only the teen can understand. Teens also like to express their individuality and creativity by decorating their rooms with posters, stickers, and other accessories that may not match the rest of the house. Therefore, teen rooms are often messy because they reflect the teen's personality, lifestyle, and preferences.
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Miles has officially moved beyond baby food (or so he tells us by small tantrums and spitting) and is now in the realm of "real people food...just all over my face."
I didn´t notice her messy hair before uploading :'D
Anyway she´s beautiful isn´t she? :D
I love how she looks over her shoulder she´s such a model :p
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Oh and before I forget it this was taken at dollymeet with my bestest friend in the world Lala. More shots soon (:
I can't seem to avoid the messy drips. Fortunately, this time I'm using some better protection than newspapers strewn about.
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of M 105, a large elliptical galaxy with what looks like a jet of material from its center.
Original caption: It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s centre are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 200 million Suns! This black hole releases huge amounts of energy as it consumes matter falling into it and causing the centre to shine far brighter than its surroundings. This system is known as an active galactic nucleus. Hubble also surprised astronomers by revealing a few young stars and clusters in Messer 105, which was thought to be a “dead” galaxy incapable of star formation. Messier 105 is now thought to form roughly one Sun-like star every 10 000 years. Star-forming activity has also been spotted in a vast ring of hydrogen gas encircling both Messier 105 and its closest neighbour, the lenticular galaxy NGC 3384. Messier 105 was discovered in 1781, lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), and is the brightest elliptical galaxy within the Leo I galaxy group.
A lot of clutter visible in this view of Charlottetown's waterfront. Including dumbasses out on the ice when it's +10.
M78 è una nebulosa a riflessione che fa parte del complesso nebulare che circonda la costellazione di Orione.
Vixen ED102S, 8x180"L + 4x135"R + 4x178"G + 4x180"B
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of M 105, a large elliptical galaxy with what looks like a jet of material from its center. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s centre are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 200 million Suns! This black hole releases huge amounts of energy as it consumes matter falling into it and causing the centre to shine far brighter than its surroundings. This system is known as an active galactic nucleus. Hubble also surprised astronomers by revealing a few young stars and clusters in Messer 105, which was thought to be a “dead” galaxy incapable of star formation. Messier 105 is now thought to form roughly one Sun-like star every 10 000 years. Star-forming activity has also been spotted in a vast ring of hydrogen gas encircling both Messier 105 and its closest neighbour, the lenticular galaxy NGC 3384. Messier 105 was discovered in 1781, lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), and is the brightest elliptical galaxy within the Leo I galaxy group.
La galaxia del Ojo negro (también conocida como Galaxia del Ojo del diablo, Objeto Messier 64, M64 o NGC 4826) fue descubierta por Edward Pigott en marzo de 1779, y catalogada por Charles Messier en 1780.
Esta galaxia es reconocida por los astrónomos amateur, debido a que es visible con telescopios pequeños. Es una galaxia espiral en la constelación de Coma Berenice.
Está a una distancia de 17 millones de años luz (5,2 Megaparsecs). Tiene una banda de polvo oscura alrededor de su núcleo brillante, lo que le da el nombre de galaxia del Ojo negro, o del Ojo del diablo.
Estudios de M64 muestran una característica importante, y es que el gas interestelar en la región exterior de M64 gira de forma opuesta al gas y las estrellas de la región interior. La región interior tiene un radio de aproximadamente 3.000 años luz (gira en dirección a las manecillas del reloj), mientras la región exterior se extiende otros 40.000 años luz (gira en dirección contraria a las manecillas del reloj).
Miles has officially moved beyond baby food (or so he tells us by small tantrums and spitting) and is now in the realm of "real people food...just all over my face."