NGC 5095 (also MCG 0-34-29, UGC 8381 and PGC 46561) is a magnitude +13.7 lenticular galaxy located 266 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, o...
NGC 5248 (also Caldwell 45, IRAS 13350+0908, MCG 2-35-15, UGC 8616 and PGC 48130) is a magnitude +10.3 compact intermediate spiral galaxy located ~58.7 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm...
Sun 14.04.14; Photo mosaic captured with a 100mm refractor and vesta pro webcam Sun 14.04.14; Test photo mosaic (ultraviolet filter) Sun 14.04.14; Test photo mosaic (ultraviolet filter)
The 160 - 350 metre wide asteroid 2014 GL49 will make a close pass (66.2 lunar distances, 0.1702 AU), travelling at 10.94 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th April 2014 @ 08:16 UT ±00:16. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
NGC 3631 (also Arp 27, IRAS 11181+5326, MCG 9-19-47, UGC 6360 and PGC 34767) is a magnitude +10.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is listed as Arp 27 in the Atlas of peculiar galaxies by Halton Arp because the spiral arms have an asy...
NGC 3656 (also Arp 155, IRAS 11208+5406, MCG 9-19-63, UGC 6403 and PGC 34989) is a magnitude +12.3 elliptical galaxy located 133 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy MCG +09-19-064: these two galaxies a...
This face-on spiral galaxy, called NGC 3982, is striking for its rich tapestry of star birth, along with its winding arms. The arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, newborn blue star clusters, and obscuring dust lanes that provide the raw material for future generatio...
NGC 4330 (also IRAS 12207+1138, MCG 2-32-20, UGC 7456 and PGC 40201) is a magnitude +12.4 edge-on spiral galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr...
NGC 5201 (also MCG 9-22-69, UGC 8480 and PGC 47324) is a magnitude +13.2 face-on spiral galaxy located 404 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Wind...
NGC 5211 (also IRAS 13305-0046, MCG 0-35-9, UGC 8530 and PGC 47709) is a magnitude +12.3 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 171 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector...
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 23:50:06 (UTC) on Monday, April 17, 2006 , in the Santa Cruz Islands region.
Location 12.634°S, 165.971°E
It occurred at a Depth of 70.6 km , 210 km South of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands.
Floodwater triggered by melted glacial ice is pouring from an Icelandic volcano, and scientists say it may be a precursor to an eruption. Read more The Grímsvötn lakes are lakes in Icel...
The 32 - 72 metre wide asteroid 2014 GN1 made a close pass (2.4 lunar distances, 0.0063 AU), travelling at 20.71 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th April 2014 @ 10:25 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).
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