Starsglaxiesspace - SPACE

The prominent ridge of emission featured in this vivid skyscape is designated IC 5067. Part of a larger emission region with a distinctive shape, popularly called The Pelican Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years and follows the curve of the cosmic pelican’s head and neck. https://go.nasa.gov/2hiMiLy

Front page post reminded me to upload my eclipse shot.

Solstice

About 12 hours ago we passed the solstice, the start of Winter for the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere. I’d have had this post done but my computer was misbehaving.

Anyway, one of my favorite things to check out on the solstice is the view from the Japanese Himawari-8 weather satellite. That satellite, launched a few years ago, sends back HD pictures and video from a geostationary orbit over the Pacific. That means it can watch as the earth rotates into shadow each night. Here’s its lovely solstice view from today – a thin band of light is always present at the south pole, and the north pole never appears.

-JBB

Video credit: https://twitter.com/himawari8bot/status/943853755753263104

Hubble-X in galaxy NGC 6822

The saying 'X' marks the spot holds true in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image where Hubble-X marks the location of a dramatic burst of star formation, very much like the Orion Nebula in our Milky Way galaxy, but on a vastly greater scale.

(ESA/Hubble)  Hubble-X is a glowing gas cloud, one of the most active star-forming regions within galaxy NGC 6822. The name Hubble-X does not refer to the shape of the gas cloud, but rather is derived from a catalog of objects in this particular galaxy.

Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

About the Object Name: Barnard’s Galaxy, Hubble-X, NGC 6822 Type: Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation           Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred           Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Distance: 2 million light years ConstellatioSagittarius Category: Galaxies

Coordinates

Position  (RA):19 45 5.03 Position (Dec): -14° 43’ 20.00" Field of view: 1.09 x 1.01 arcminutes Orientation: North is 305.8° left of vertical

Source

Mount Bromo - Indonesia

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