The Rosetta Nebula And NGC 2244

Sagittarius dwarf irregular galaxy (sagDIG) © Hubble

Galaxy Collisions Arp 140,143 © Hubble

Orbital path of asteroid near miss in 2002. Yah, that’s how close we came to nuclear winter and possible total destruction.

Interstellar dust in California Nebula © cosmic_background

Thor's Helmet

NGC2359 has been featured on this blog a number of times, but this image brought to us by APOD just needed to be re-shared again.

At the heart a Wolf Rayet star, throwing off sheets of atmosphere periodically, and creating this twisted bubble of dust and gas.

The image was captured using narrowband filters, picking out specific elements and the light frequencies they resonate at when bombarded with UV light. It's allowed some of the detailed filaments to be seen.

Ultimately, in the next 15-20, 000 years, this star will go supernova, and despite it's distance of 15,000 light years, will light up our sky for a few months.

What did Hubble see on your birthday? (x)

Dec. 3, 2009 - Stellar Jewel Box NGC 3603

Apollo 11 Launch

Interacting galaxies

The Milky Way in the direction of Vulpecula and Cygnus // AC1000

The Ghosts of Gamma Cas ©