Messier 72 (also known as M72 or NGC 6981) is a globular cluster in the Aquarius constellation discovered by Pierre Méchain on August 29, 1780. Charles Messier looked for it on the following October 4 and 5, and included it in his catalogue. Both decided that it was a faint nebula rather than a cluster....
NGC 7360 (also MCG 1-58-1, UGC 12167 and PGC 69591) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 215 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 29th August 1864. Right Ascen...
NGC 7367 (also MCG 0-58-2, UGC 12175 and PGC 69633) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 332 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 29th August 1864. Right Ascen...
NGC 7369 (also MCG 6-49-80 and PGC 69619) is a magnitude +13.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 302 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Obser...
NGC 7376 (also PGC 69715) is a magnitude +14.4 barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 29th August 1864. Right Ascension 22h 47m 17.5s, Declination +03° 38' 43&qu...
NGC 7518 (also IRAS 23106+0603, MCG 1-59-12, UGC 12422 and PGC 70712) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 162 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 29th August...
NASA's Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids. This type of collision can eventually lead to the formation of planets. Scientists had been regularl...
The 190 - 440 metre wide asteroid 2006 HR29 will make a close pass (74.6 lunar distances, 0.1917 AU), travelling at 7.88 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 11th October, 2012 @ 11:13 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....
NGC 316 is a magnitude +14.5 star located near to the galaxy NGC 315 in the constellation of Pisces. The star was discovered by Irish astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney, assistant to Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the...
What comes to mind first when we hear the name “Çanakkale” is Gallipoli, the Aynalı Çarşı (Mirror Bazaar) and the ancient city of Troy. The places where the Gallipoli campaign took place are mostly frequented by local and Australian tourists. The ancient city of Troy, added in 2006...
Title: A Terrestrial Planet in a ~1 AU Orbit Around One Member of a ~15 AU Binary Author: A. Gould, A. Udalski, I.-G. Shin, I. Porritt, J. Skowron, C. Han, J. C. Yee, S. Kozlowski, J.-Y. Choi, R. Poleski, L. Wyrzykowski, K. Ulaczyk, P. Pietrukowicz, P. Mróz, M.K. Szymanski, M. Kubiak, I. Soszynski, G. P...
Thirty years ago this summer, two spacecraft lifted off from Earth. Both carried a gift for any extra-terrestrial life that might be on the receiving end. Voyager 1 and its cousin, Voyager 2, carried rock-and-roll by Chuck Berry, jazz by Louis Armstrong, Bach, Beethoven, and other music from aroun...
Title: Louth Crater: Evolution of a layered water ice mound Author: Adrian J. Brown, Shane Byrne, Livio L. Tornabene, Ted L. Roush We report on observations made of the ~36km diameter crater, Louth, in the north polar region of Mars (at 70°N, 103.2°E). High-resolution imagery from the instruments...
Title: Why is Astronomy Important? Author: Marissa Rosenberg, Pedro Russo (EU-UNAWE, Leiden Observatory/Leiden University, The Netherlands), Georgia Bladon, Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESO, Germany) Astronomy and related fields are at the forefront of science and technology; answering f...
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