Caturday’s Astronomy Pix for September 30 – October 6, 2012
A newly expanded image of the Helix nebula lends a festive touch to the fourth anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. This spectacular object, a dying star unraveling into space, is a favorite of amateur and professional astronomers alike. Spitzer has mapped the expansive outer structure of the six-light-year-wide nebula, and probed the inner region around the central dead star to reveal what appears to be a planetary system that survived the star’s chaotic death throes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745
Introducing Comet ISON
An Ancient Stream Bank on Mars
Goat Aurora Over Greenland
NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
Aurora and Fireball Over Norway
At the Heart of Orion
Comets Kick up Dust in Helix Nebula (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Caturday’s Astronomy Pix is a weekly installment, published each weekend with links to each daily entry on NASA’s website Astronomy Picture of the Day. I hope you enjoy looking at these often breathtaking images as much as I do.
Posted on Saturday, 20:14, October 6, 2012, in APOD and tagged Astronomy, Astronomy Pix, Greenland, Images, Links, Mars, NASA, Pictures. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
space is so beautiful!
amazing pictures Troy, thanks for sharing them. they look like human eyes.