Astronomy & Space Exploration

#UMPlus - Globular Cluster NGC 1851 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/cumulo-globular-ngc-1851.html This near-infrared image from the Gemini South International Observatory's GeMS adaptive optics system shows the individual stars of the globular star cluster NGC 1851, also...See more

#UMPlus - Sprites by Petr Horálek https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/sprites-por-petr-horalek.html A Red Sprite, seen here in a beautiful image by astronomer Petr Horálek, is an electrical discharge that occurs above the clouds or cumulonimbus in intense storms in the part...See more

#UMPlus - Juno Looks at Jupiter https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/juno-mira-jupiter.html On June 13, 2024, the Juno spacecraft was making its 62nd close flyby of Jupiter. Its most popular instrument, JunoCam, took this snapshot. Mission scientists have developed the first...See more

#UMPlus - A Well-Hidden Cluster https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/un-cumulo-bien-escondido.html This image taken by the Victor M. Blanco Telescope located at Cerro Tololo, Chile, shows an open star cluster hiding among the branches of the Vela Supernova Remnant. Located in the direction of the Vela Constellation, and called [FSR2007] 1410, this cluster has been discovered in the modern era of astronomy since its member stars are located..... #astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

#UMPlus - LDN 1089 by Jerry Yesavage https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/ldn-1089-por-jerry-yesavage.html Today's image released by astronomer Jerry Yesavage shows in the foreground one of the many dark clouds that lie in the direction of the constellation Cepheus. Cataloged as LDN 1089, it is a dusty, snake-like cloud that shares the spotlight with many other dark clouds that are not visible in the field of view. It is located northeast of the bright fourth magnitude star called..... #astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

#UMPlus - V838 Monocerotis by Judy Schmidt https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/v838-monocerotis-por-judy-schmidt.html V838 Monocerotis, also called V* V838 Mon and seen here in an elaborate image by astronomer Judy Schmidt, is a cataclysmic variable star located in the...See more

#UMPlus - Active Galaxy UGC 11861 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/galaxia-activa-ugc-11861.html Near the center of the boreal constellation Cepheus, high in the northern sky, lies the barred spiral galaxy UGC 11861, featured in this Hubble Space Telescope image. UGC...See more

#UMPlus - Different and neighbouring https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/diferentes-y-vecinas.html Compared to their more showy spiral cousins, elliptical galaxies resemble soft, hazy clouds. These galaxies have smooth, indistinct boundaries and bright cores surrounded by a...See more

#UMPlus - Aurora Storm by Babak Tafreshi https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/tormenta-de-auroras-por-babak-tafreshi.html Astronomer Babak Tafreshi's excellent image shows an Aurora that occurred on the incredible night of May 10, 2024. It took place when the most intense...See more

#UMPlus - Venus over Kitt Peak https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/venus-sobre-kitt-peak.html This unusual image shows a crescent Venus just days before inferior conjunction. Venus was falling over the horizon from Kitt Peak National Observatory, as seen from Tucson,...See more

#UMPlus - Star-forming region Lupus 3 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/08/region-de-formacion-estelar-lupus-3.html A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes through the cosmos in this spectacular image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre Telescope in Chile. The elongated cloud stretches...See more