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The images are either visible spectrum photographs, images taken at non-visible wavelengths and displayed in false color, video footage, animations, artist's conceptions, or micrographs that relate to space or cosmology. Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995. [3]
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Globular Cluster M22 from CFHT (27 June 2005) NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M22 and the Wanderers (April 12, 2018) Merriefield, Mike. "M22 – Globular Cluster". Deep Sky Videos. Brady Haran. Messier 22 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy , the Milky Way .
An online star chart; Monthly sky maps for every location on Earth Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine; The Evening Sky Map – Free monthly star charts and calendar for northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, and equatorial sky watchers. Sky Map Online – Free interactive star chart (showing over 1.2 million stars up to magnitude 12)
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100 to 115 centimetres (39 to 45 inches) from the beak tip to the end of the tail, with a wingspan of 155 to 215 centimetres (61 to ...
Centre of NGC 2440. NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula, one of many in our galaxy.Its central star, HD 62166, [1] is possibly the hottest known white dwarf, about 400,000°F(200,000°C).
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is one of the world's premier observatory sites. Pictured is the W. M. Keck Observatory, an optical interferometer.. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to astronomy:
O'Donnell has been awarded with the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) by NASA twice. The first was published on the APOD website on March 20, 2015, entitled "Sunshine, Earthshine". [11] "Earth Shine" depicts the moon 14 hours after perigee, the point where the moon is closest to the earth. [12]