2019 October 24 Dark Seahorse in Cepheus Image Credit & Copyright: Sergio Kaminsky Explanation: Light-years across, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula appears in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the […]
2019 October 16 BHB2007: A Baby Binary Star in Formation Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), F. O. Alves et al. Explanation: How do binary stars form? To help find out, ESO’s Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) recently captured one of the highest resolution images yet taken of a binary star
2019 August 16 The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus Image Credit & Copyright: Chuck Ayoub Explanation: Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off con
2019 August 10 M16 Close Up Image Credit & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo Explanation: A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 is also known as The Eagle Nebula. This beautifully detailed image of the region adopts the colorful Hubble
Chamaeleon II Dark Cloud Image Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman Explanation: A small constellation hiding near the south celestial pole, The Chamaeleon boasts no bright stars. Stars are forming within its constellation boundaries though, in a complex of dark, dusty molecular clouds. Some 500 ligh
2019 July 30 Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars Image Credit & Copyright: Andrew Campbell Explanation: What’s happening in the Statue of Liberty nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming and being liberated. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region cal
