Ad-astra-affecte-spe - Reach For The Stars With Hope

Astronomical photographs, Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, 1890-1920

WR 134, Cygnus

Venus makes Oxygen During the Day

Ok, it's little more than an excuse to show a beautiful image of a fascinating planet, but in a recent scientific study, it was discovered in the upper atmosphere of Venus, during the day (which lasts a little longer than our day, at 243 Earth Days !!) Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide is broken down by sunlight into it's Carbon and Oxygen. The oxygen then moves around the planet, and over to the night side too, where it plays an important role in the upper atmosphere of the planet.

Amusingly, a full year on Venus is only 225 Earth days, making a day on Venus longer than a year on Venus.

I guess the upshot of this is, every day is your Birthday on Venus, so Happy Venusian Birthday to you all !

NGC 2244, Within the Rose

New pics of Io just dropped

More are over here at NASA's Juno probe site.

Orion, The Great Hunter

NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula

(by Evan Leith)

WR 25 & Tr16-244 in Carina Nebula © Hubble

Jupiter Swirling Storms l NASA Juno