Alitheastronomer - Science Rules

Striking views of our Solar System

Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System can be seen at the Natural History Museum, London, from 22 January - 15 May 2016.

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Check out our new video to see every NASA astronaut class. Some patterns emerge.

The night sky. 09/03/15 Watch as the colour of the sky changes due to the rising Moon. This was a 4 hour time lapse recorded last night from 21:00-01:00.

Whirlpool Galaxy by Alessandro Falesiedi

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Apparently this is “The clearest photo of Mercury ever taken.”

I'm so glad to see this trend and I look forward to seeing it continue!

Check out our new video to see every NASA astronaut class. Some patterns emerge.

A solar eclipse and the Milky  Way seen from the ISS

Mount Rainier shadow casts on the sky at sunrise. It only happens when the sun rises farther to the south and has to be in the exact position to where Rainier blocks the first rays of morning light. (Source)

Milky way