miércoles, julio 22, 2009

Las fotos del infinito

Del sitio oficial del telescopio Hubble

Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 4826 in Infrared
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Dust Band Around the Nucleus of "Black Eye Galaxy" M64

Star Cluster
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Supernova 1994D in Galaxy NGC 4526

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared Light
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A brilliant white core is encircled by thick dust lanes in this spiral galaxy, seen edge-on. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light years from Earth.

A Jupiter Storm
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Three Moons Cast Shadows on Jupiter

X-Rays Emanate From Heated Material Falling Into Black Hole
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X-Rays Shine From Heated Material Falling Into A Black Hole

Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis – May 2002
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"Light Echo" Illuminates Dust Around Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon)

Star Cluster
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Interacting Galaxies Group Arp 194

HST-Spitzer Composite of Galactic Center (Full-field)
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Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center. This sweeping panorama is the sharpest infrared picture ever made of the Milky Way's galactic core, where massive stars are forming.

Saturn Prior to Cassini Probe
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Saturn's Dynamic Auroras

The Crab Nebula From the Ground (left) and Its Interior With Pulsar
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A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, all that remains of a tremendous stellar explosion. Observers in China and Japan recorded the supernova nearly 1,000 years ago, in 1054.

Star Cluster
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An Eclectic Mix of Galaxies

Stellar "Eggs" Emerge from Molecular Cloud: Closeup of Evaporating Globules in M16
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Star-Birth Clouds in M16: Stellar "Eggs" Emerge from Molecular Cloud

Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star
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The Cat's Eye Nebula: Dying Star Creates Fantasy-like Sculpture of Gas and Dust. The Cat's Eye Nebula, one of the first planetary nebulae discovered, also has one of the most complex forms known to this kind of nebula. Eleven rings, or shells, of gas make up the Cat's Eye.

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