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Circumpolar in Ecuador - Star Trail from the Equator (Ecuador) - Star line taken from Ecuador, Ecuador. 10 hours of cumulative poses show us more than 90% of all the visible sky (the remaining 10% are drowned in solar light). A shooting star indicates the South Pole to the horizon to the left of the image. The north pole is on the right horizon. This image is an unprecedented star trail image taken from the Equator (this imaginary line that splits the Earth into the two hemispheres) in Ecuador (the country). If you stand on the Equator line you can see the Southern Pole at the horizon to the South (left of the image) and the Northern pole at the horizon on the opposite direction. The Earth rotation will make all the sky and stars look like they rotate around these two points, making them appear as concentric circles (which look like ellipses on this distorsioning fish eye image). Note that on this image, that cumulates 10 hours of exposure starting 1 hour after sunset and finishing 1 h

Circumpolar in Ecuador - Star Trail from the Equator (Ecuador) - Star line taken from Ecuador, Ecuador. 10 hours of cumulative poses show us more than 90% of all the visible sky (the remaining 10% are drowned in solar light). A shooting star indicates the South Pole to the horizon to the left of the image. The north pole is on the right horizon. This image is an unprecedented star trail image taken from the Equator (this imaginary line that splits the Earth into the two hemispheres) in Ecuador (the country). If you stand on the Equator line you can see the Southern Pole at the horizon to the South (left of the image) and the Northern pole at the horizon on the opposite direction. The Earth rotation will make all the sky and stars look like they rotate around these two points, making them appear as concentric circles (which look like ellipses on this distorsioning fish eye image). Note that on this image, that cumulates 10 hours of exposure starting 1 hour after sunset and finishing 1 h

Stephane Guisard

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Circumpolar - Hemisphere south and hemisphere north - North and South celestial pole star trails - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole (left) in Australia and around the north pole in La Palma, Canary Islands. As the earth spins beneath the stars they appear to move across the sky from east to west. However, if one looks in the direction of the celestial poles, the stars appear to circle a single point on the sky. This is the position of the earth's axis of rotation projected into space. These pictures were made from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, and from the La Plama Observatory in the Canary Islands, so the pivotal points are about 30 degrees above their respective horizons, which reflects their geographical latitudes

Circumpolar - Hemisphere south and hemisphere north - North and South celestial pole star trails - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole (left) in Australia and around the north pole in La Palma, Canary Islands. As the earth spins beneath the stars they appear to move across the sky from east to west. However, if one looks in the direction of the celestial poles, the stars appear to circle a single point on the sky. This is the position of the earth's axis of rotation projected into space. These pictures were made from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, and from the La Plama Observatory in the Canary Islands, so the pivotal points are about 30 degrees above their respective horizons, which reflects their geographical latitudes

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Constellation Hydra male - Constellation Hydrus - The constellation Hydra Male. Uranometria by Johannes Bayer 1661 Recolorized by us. Hydrus, also referred to as “” male Hydra” or “” little Hydra””. Johannes Bayer's Uranometria, 1661. Recolored

Constellation Hydra male - Constellation Hydrus - The constellation Hydra Male. Uranometria by Johannes Bayer 1661 Recolorized by us. Hydrus, also referred to as “” male Hydra” or “” little Hydra””. Johannes Bayer's Uranometria, 1661. Recolored

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Southern Constellations - Southern Constellations - A map of the sky representing the constellations of the southern hemisphere above the Earth. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Southern hemisphere constellations above the Earth. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

Southern Constellations - Southern Constellations - A map of the sky representing the constellations of the southern hemisphere above the Earth. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Southern hemisphere constellations above the Earth. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

Sebastien Beaucourt

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Octant Constellation - Octans Constellation - It is in this constellation that the star Sigma octantis indicates the southern Celestial pole, but this star is too small to be a good repere, being barely visible to the naked eye. Lower left, the Little Magellan Cloud. Octans is notable mainly as the location of the south celestial pole. Its star Sigma Octantis is the closest naked - eye star to the pole, but it is so faint that it is practically useless as a polar star for navigation purposes. On bottom left, the Small Magellic cloud is visible

Octant Constellation - Octans Constellation - It is in this constellation that the star Sigma octantis indicates the southern Celestial pole, but this star is too small to be a good repere, being barely visible to the naked eye. Lower left, the Little Magellan Cloud. Octans is notable mainly as the location of the south celestial pole. Its star Sigma Octantis is the closest naked - eye star to the pole, but it is so faint that it is practically useless as a polar star for navigation purposes. On bottom left, the Small Magellic cloud is visible

Christopher Picking

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Cerro Tololo Observatory - Cerro Tololo Observatory - Circumpolar on Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. The 4 meter telescope Blanco and the small telescopes. Circumpolar above the 4 meter Blanco telescope and small telescopes in Cerro Tololo observatory, Chile

Cerro Tololo Observatory - Cerro Tololo Observatory - Circumpolar on Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. The 4 meter telescope Blanco and the small telescopes. Circumpolar above the 4 meter Blanco telescope and small telescopes in Cerro Tololo observatory, Chile

Alex Tudorica

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Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - South celestial pole star trails - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole. As the earth spins beneath the stars they appear to move across the sky from east to west. However, if one looks in the direction of the celestial poles, the stars appear to circle a single point on the sky. This is the position of the earth's axis of rotation projected into space. This picture was made from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, so the pivotal point is 30 degrees above the northern horizon, which is the geographical latitude of Siding Spring. In the northern sky there is a bright star very close to the celestial pole. By contrast the region of the south celestial pole is barren

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - South celestial pole star trails - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole. As the earth spins beneath the stars they appear to move across the sky from east to west. However, if one looks in the direction of the celestial poles, the stars appear to circle a single point on the sky. This is the position of the earth's axis of rotation projected into space. This picture was made from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, so the pivotal point is 30 degrees above the northern horizon, which is the geographical latitude of Siding Spring. In the northern sky there is a bright star very close to the celestial pole. By contrast the region of the south celestial pole is barren

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South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving)

South Pole, Plate 6 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving)

Pardies, Ignace-Gaston (1636-73)

STC3075760

Las Campanas Observatory - Las Campanas Observatory - Circumpolar on the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. The dome of the 1 meter Henrietta Swope telescope. Circumpolar above the 1 meter Swope telescope in Las Campanas observatory, Chile

Las Campanas Observatory - Las Campanas Observatory - Circumpolar on the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. The dome of the 1 meter Henrietta Swope telescope. Circumpolar above the 1 meter Swope telescope in Las Campanas observatory, Chile

Alex Tudorica

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Las Campanas Observatory - Las Campanas Observatory - Circumpolar on the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. The Henrietta Swope 1 metre telescope. Circumpolar above the 1 meter Swope telescope in Las Campanas observatory, Chile

Las Campanas Observatory - Las Campanas Observatory - Circumpolar on the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. The Henrietta Swope 1 metre telescope. Circumpolar above the 1 meter Swope telescope in Las Campanas observatory, Chile

Alex Tudorica

PIX4654081

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Circumpolar star trails above native Bolivian huts - Lake Titicaca, 1997. Circumpolar star trails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Circumpolar star trails above native Bolivian huts - Lake Titicaca, 1997. Circumpolar star trails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca

F.Espenak

PIX4581135

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Star trails around the south celestial pole - 10h30 photographic installation on 400 ISO film around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. By pointing a camera towards the south (or to the north in the northern hemisphere) at night, we can record the paths of stars which never set. They appear to circle the apparent position of the Earth's axis of rotation projected on the sky. The elevation of this position above the local horizon indicates our local geographical latitude, about 30 degrees south at Siding Spring. The angle swept out by the arcs is an indication of the exposure time, which was about 10.5 hours on 400 ISO colour film. This kind of exposure is only possible from an extremely dark site

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Star trails around the south celestial pole - 10h30 photographic installation on 400 ISO film around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. By pointing a camera towards the south (or to the north in the northern hemisphere) at night, we can record the paths of stars which never set. They appear to circle the apparent position of the Earth's axis of rotation projected on the sky. The elevation of this position above the local horizon indicates our local geographical latitude, about 30 degrees south at Siding Spring. The angle swept out by the arcs is an indication of the exposure time, which was about 10.5 hours on 400 ISO colour film. This kind of exposure is only possible from an extremely dark site

PIX4581074

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. Long time exposure of the south celestial pole

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. Long time exposure of the south celestial pole

David Miller

PIX4581225

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Dawn and evening twilights reflected on the AAT dome - Photographic pose of 6 hours during a summer night, around the south Celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. From a truly dark site like Siding Spring, Australia, the duration of star trail exposures is governed only by the length of the night. The shortest nights are in December, at the height of summer, when it is truly dark for a little over six hours. “True darkness” for astronomers is defined as the period between “” astronomical twilights” when the sun is 18 or more degrees below the horizon. This exposure was a little over six hours long on one December night, and the AAT dome reflects both the evening twilight on the west (right) of the dome and the morning twilight from the eastern glow on the left

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Dawn and evening twilights reflected on the AAT dome - Photographic pose of 6 hours during a summer night, around the south Celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. From a truly dark site like Siding Spring, Australia, the duration of star trail exposures is governed only by the length of the night. The shortest nights are in December, at the height of summer, when it is truly dark for a little over six hours. “True darkness” for astronomers is defined as the period between “” astronomical twilights” when the sun is 18 or more degrees below the horizon. This exposure was a little over six hours long on one December night, and the AAT dome reflects both the evening twilight on the west (right) of the dome and the morning twilight from the eastern glow on the left

PIX4581086

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. South celestial pole star trails reflected in water

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. South celestial pole star trails reflected in water

David Miller

PIX4581241

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Eight hour photographic pose around the southern Celestial pole. Namibia, May 2004. Eight hours exposure of stars around the south celestial pole in Namibia. May 2004. Spuren der Sterne um den suedlichen Himmelspol, IAS - Sternwarte/Namibia 8 Stunden belichtet auf Kodak E200 bei 16 mm Brennweite f/5.6 May 200

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Eight hour photographic pose around the southern Celestial pole. Namibia, May 2004. Eight hours exposure of stars around the south celestial pole in Namibia. May 2004. Spuren der Sterne um den suedlichen Himmelspol, IAS - Sternwarte/Namibia 8 Stunden belichtet auf Kodak E200 bei 16 mm Brennweite f/5.6 May 200

Sebastian Voltmer

PIX4581281

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Star trails around the south celestial pole - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. The reddish color of the sky is due to the volcanic eruption of the Pinatubo. On June 15, 1991, after weeks of rumbling and venting steam and poisonous gas, Mt Pinatubo exploded on the island of Luzon, in the Phillipines. This was the largest volcanic eruption for nearly a century. The eruption killed over 700 people and ejected several cubic kilometers of dust and gas over 35 km high into the stratosphere. The effects were felt around the world and included a temporary global cooling and a thinning of the ozone layer as well as other changes in the global weather pattern. However, the most obvious effect for many people was a milkiness in the daytime sky due to scattering by high altitude aerosols, and corresponding anomalous sunsets and twilights that were noticable for years. This pictu

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Star trails around the south celestial pole - Photographic pose of several hours around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. The reddish color of the sky is due to the volcanic eruption of the Pinatubo. On June 15, 1991, after weeks of rumbling and venting steam and poisonous gas, Mt Pinatubo exploded on the island of Luzon, in the Phillipines. This was the largest volcanic eruption for nearly a century. The eruption killed over 700 people and ejected several cubic kilometers of dust and gas over 35 km high into the stratosphere. The effects were felt around the world and included a temporary global cooling and a thinning of the ozone layer as well as other changes in the global weather pattern. However, the most obvious effect for many people was a milkiness in the daytime sky due to scattering by high altitude aerosols, and corresponding anomalous sunsets and twilights that were noticable for years. This pictu

PIX4581098

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. Circumpolar star trails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. Circumpolar star trails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca

F.Espenak

PIX4581192

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The long time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The long time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581174

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. Long time exposure showing stars around the south celestial pole over water

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours around the southern Celeste pole. Long time exposure showing stars around the south celestial pole over water

David Miller

PIX4581228

Circumpolar - hemisphere south - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 65 minutes of exposure on film 800 ISO - 1997. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The one hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - hemisphere south - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 65 minutes of exposure on film 800 ISO - 1997. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The one hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581144

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic installation around the south celestial pole. Bad Cap, The Reunion. Startrail at Cap Mechan

Circumpolar - South Hemisphere - Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Photographic installation around the south celestial pole. Bad Cap, The Reunion. Startrail at Cap Mechan

Luc Perrot

PIX4581298

Circumpolar - Cerro Paranal - Hemisphere South - Circumpolar above Cerro Paranal observatory - 10h photographic pose around the southern Celeste pole. The glows of twilight on the right and dawn on the left are visible. In the foreground, the domes of the VLT. Cerro Paranal observatory from twilight (right) to dawn (left). 10 hours exposure

Circumpolar - Cerro Paranal - Hemisphere South - Circumpolar above Cerro Paranal observatory - 10h photographic pose around the southern Celeste pole. The glows of twilight on the right and dawn on the left are visible. In the foreground, the domes of the VLT. Cerro Paranal observatory from twilight (right) to dawn (left). 10 hours exposure

Stephane Guisard

PIX4581255

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 30mn of installation on film 800 ISO The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The half hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 30mn of installation on film 800 ISO The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The half hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581166

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 2 hours of exposure on film 800 ISO - 1997 The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The two hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 2 hours of exposure on film 800 ISO - 1997 The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The two hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581143

Circumpolar - southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 2 hours of application on film ISO 800 - 1997. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The two hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 2 hours of application on film ISO 800 - 1997. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The two hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581160

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The long time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - Southern hemisphere - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca. The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The long time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581183

Planisphaerii Coelestis Hemisphaerium Meridionale, from Atlas Coelestis, pub. 1706 (hand coloured engraving)

Planisphaerii Coelestis Hemisphaerium Meridionale, from Atlas Coelestis, pub. 1706 (hand coloured engraving)

Allard, Carel (c.1648-1709) (after)

STC3075763

Circumpolar on the Church of Isluga in Chile - Circumpolar above Isluga church in Chile - Circumpolar on the Church of Isluga in Chile. A shooting star is also visible near the Celestial south pole. Circumpolar above Isluga church in Chile. A meteor is visible near the south celestial pole

Circumpolar on the Church of Isluga in Chile - Circumpolar above Isluga church in Chile - Circumpolar on the Church of Isluga in Chile. A shooting star is also visible near the Celestial south pole. Circumpolar above Isluga church in Chile. A meteor is visible near the south celestial pole

Stephane Guisard

PIX4581294

Constellations near the south pole - Constellations near southern celestial pole - The constellation Abeille has been renamed the Fly. Uranometria by Johannes Bayer 1661. Recolorated by us. Uranometria of Johannes Bayer 1661, recolored

Constellations near the south pole - Constellations near southern celestial pole - The constellation Abeille has been renamed the Fly. Uranometria by Johannes Bayer 1661. Recolorated by us. Uranometria of Johannes Bayer 1661, recolored

PIX4594567

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Star trails around the south celestial pole - 10h30 photographic installation on 400 ISO film around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. By pointing a camera towards the south (or to the north in the northern hemisphere) at night, we can record the paths of stars which never set. They appear to circle the apparent position of the Earth's axis of rotation projected on the sky. The elevation of this position above the local horizon indicates our local geographical latitude, about 30 degrees south at Siding Spring. The angle swept out by the arcs is an indication of the exposure time, which was about 10.5 hours on 400 ISO colour film. This kind of exposure is only possible from an extremely dark site

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Star trails around the south celestial pole - 10h30 photographic installation on 400 ISO film around the south celeste pole. Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope dome in the foreground. By pointing a camera towards the south (or to the north in the northern hemisphere) at night, we can record the paths of stars which never set. They appear to circle the apparent position of the Earth's axis of rotation projected on the sky. The elevation of this position above the local horizon indicates our local geographical latitude, about 30 degrees south at Siding Spring. The angle swept out by the arcs is an indication of the exposure time, which was about 10.5 hours on 400 ISO colour film. This kind of exposure is only possible from an extremely dark site

PIX4581063

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 30 minutes on film ISO 800 - 1997 The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The half hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

Circumpolar - hemisphere sud - Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) - Lake Titicaca - 30 minutes on film ISO 800 - 1997 The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore - side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The half hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars

F.Espenak

PIX4581175

Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor shower Nov 2001 - Circumpolar around the south celestial pole. During an (approximately) one hour exposure, many Leonid meteors can be seen near the South Celestial Pole. Note that Uluru (Ayers Rock) can be seen in silhouette along the horizon. Nov 19 2001

Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor shower Nov 2001 - Circumpolar around the south celestial pole. During an (approximately) one hour exposure, many Leonid meteors can be seen near the South Celestial Pole. Note that Uluru (Ayers Rock) can be seen in silhouette along the horizon. Nov 19 2001

F.Espenak

PIX4598745

Dragon Constellation - Constellation of Draco - Dragon Constellation with part of the Big Bear and Little Bear. Draco (the Dragon) is said to represent Ladon, the multi - headed dragon slaughtered by Hercules, an act necessary to obtain the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides as the 11th of his 12 labours. Other ancient, dragonocentric legends exist. The constellation itself is rather indistinct with few bright stars, but it is a large and rambling construction wrapped around the north celestial pole. It extends from close to the Pole Star to more than 40 degrees of delination south of it and wanders over 11 hours of Right Ascension between Hercules and the Big Dipper. It is the 8th largest constelation in terms of area, which is over 1000 square degrees. This image also contains the constellation of Ursa Minor

Dragon Constellation - Constellation of Draco - Dragon Constellation with part of the Big Bear and Little Bear. Draco (the Dragon) is said to represent Ladon, the multi - headed dragon slaughtered by Hercules, an act necessary to obtain the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides as the 11th of his 12 labours. Other ancient, dragonocentric legends exist. The constellation itself is rather indistinct with few bright stars, but it is a large and rambling construction wrapped around the north celestial pole. It extends from close to the Pole Star to more than 40 degrees of delination south of it and wanders over 11 hours of Right Ascension between Hercules and the Big Dipper. It is the 8th largest constelation in terms of area, which is over 1000 square degrees. This image also contains the constellation of Ursa Minor

PIX4590525

Carene Constellation and Southern Constellation - Constellation of Carina and southern constellations - The constellation of Carene, the Great Magellan Cloud, the southern Celestial pole, and the star Canopus. This part of the sky is best seen in the early evening between April and June. Carina the Keel, is a remnant of Argo Navis, a giant mythical sailing vessel afloat on the southern Milky Way, described elsewhere. The constellation is a delight for southern hemisphere observers, with many star clusters and nebulae visible in binoculars or modest telescopes. Some of these are quite spectacular in a large telescope. The second brightest star in the sky, Canopus (a Car) is here as is Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unstable stars in the Galaxy. Eta is hidden in the most conspicuous nebula in Carina, NGC 3372, the Great Carina nebula. This photograph also shows the location of the south celestial pole and the Large Magellanic Cloud as well as several complete or almost complete

Carene Constellation and Southern Constellation - Constellation of Carina and southern constellations - The constellation of Carene, the Great Magellan Cloud, the southern Celestial pole, and the star Canopus. This part of the sky is best seen in the early evening between April and June. Carina the Keel, is a remnant of Argo Navis, a giant mythical sailing vessel afloat on the southern Milky Way, described elsewhere. The constellation is a delight for southern hemisphere observers, with many star clusters and nebulae visible in binoculars or modest telescopes. Some of these are quite spectacular in a large telescope. The second brightest star in the sky, Canopus (a Car) is here as is Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unstable stars in the Galaxy. Eta is hidden in the most conspicuous nebula in Carina, NGC 3372, the Great Carina nebula. This photograph also shows the location of the south celestial pole and the Large Magellanic Cloud as well as several complete or almost complete

PIX4589528

Constellation of Carene - Constellation of Carina - The constellation of Carene, the Great Magellan Cloud, the southern Celestial pole, and the star Canopus. This part of the sky is best seen in the early evening between April and June. Carina the Keel, is a remnant of Argo Navis, a giant mythical sailing vessel afloat on the southern Milky Way, described elsewhere. The constellation is a delight for southern hemisphere observers, with many star clusters and nebulae visible in binoculars or modest telescopes. Some of these are quite spectacular in a large telescope. The second brightest star in the sky, Canopus (a Car) is here as is Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unstable stars in the Galaxy. Eta is hidden in the most conspicuous nebula in Carina, NGC 3372, the Great Carina nebula. This photograph also shows the location of the south celestial pole and the Large Magellanic Cloud as well as several complete or almost complete constellations, including Apus, Chameleon, Crux, Do

Constellation of Carene - Constellation of Carina - The constellation of Carene, the Great Magellan Cloud, the southern Celestial pole, and the star Canopus. This part of the sky is best seen in the early evening between April and June. Carina the Keel, is a remnant of Argo Navis, a giant mythical sailing vessel afloat on the southern Milky Way, described elsewhere. The constellation is a delight for southern hemisphere observers, with many star clusters and nebulae visible in binoculars or modest telescopes. Some of these are quite spectacular in a large telescope. The second brightest star in the sky, Canopus (a Car) is here as is Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unstable stars in the Galaxy. Eta is hidden in the most conspicuous nebula in Carina, NGC 3372, the Great Carina nebula. This photograph also shows the location of the south celestial pole and the Large Magellanic Cloud as well as several complete or almost complete constellations, including Apus, Chameleon, Crux, Do

PIX4589603

Dragon Constellation - Constellation of Draco - Dragon Constellation with part of the Big Bear and Little Bear. Draco (the Dragon) is said to represent Ladon, the multi - headed dragon slaughtered by Hercules, an act necessary to obtain the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides as the 11th of his 12 labours. Other ancient, dragonocentric legends exist. The constellation itself is rather indistinct with few bright stars, but it is a large and rambling construction wrapped around the north celestial pole. It extends from close to the Pole Star to more than 40 degrees of delination south of it and wanders over 11 hours of Right Ascension between Hercules and the Big Dipper. It is the 8th largest constelation in terms of area, which is over 1000 square degrees. This image also contains the constellation of Ursa Minor

Dragon Constellation - Constellation of Draco - Dragon Constellation with part of the Big Bear and Little Bear. Draco (the Dragon) is said to represent Ladon, the multi - headed dragon slaughtered by Hercules, an act necessary to obtain the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides as the 11th of his 12 labours. Other ancient, dragonocentric legends exist. The constellation itself is rather indistinct with few bright stars, but it is a large and rambling construction wrapped around the north celestial pole. It extends from close to the Pole Star to more than 40 degrees of delination south of it and wanders over 11 hours of Right Ascension between Hercules and the Big Dipper. It is the 8th largest constelation in terms of area, which is over 1000 square degrees. This image also contains the constellation of Ursa Minor

PIX4590805

Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor shower Nov 2001 - 19 November 2001. Meteors quickly flash across the southern sky in an image that captures Uluru (Ayers Rock) on the horizon. The star trails of Crux and Centaurus are to the left while the ghostly images of the Magellanic Clouds are visible to the right

Shooting star rain -Leonides 11/2001 - Leonid meteor shower Nov 2001 - 19 November 2001. Meteors quickly flash across the southern sky in an image that captures Uluru (Ayers Rock) on the horizon. The star trails of Crux and Centaurus are to the left while the ghostly images of the Magellanic Clouds are visible to the right

F.Espenak

PIX4598739

Constellations near the south pole - Constellations near southern celestial pole - Image obtained from New Zealand

Constellations near the south pole - Constellations near southern celestial pole - Image obtained from New Zealand

Christopher Picking

PIX4594573

Star Map with the South Pole and Constellations Phoenix and Centaurus, 1922 (colour litho)

Star Map with the South Pole and Constellations Phoenix and Centaurus, 1922 (colour litho)

Scottish School, (20th century)

GRC3035819

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainte

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainte

PIX4594597

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the cons

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the cons

PIX4594601

Southern constellations around the Clock - Southern constellations around Horologium - Southern constellations around the Clock. The two bright stars are Canopus (bottom) and Achernar. This wide angle image includes Horologium, Phoenix and Pictor, insignificant constellations roughly centred on an arc of delination 50* south, but at a scale too small to show the star identifications and stick figures. Horologium, the Pendulum Clock (originally l'Horloge and then Horologium Oscillitorium), was a constellation introduced by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1752. It was named to honor Christian Huygens as the inventor of this type of clock, but the idea for such a method of regulating time came from Galileo. Lacaille's constellation drawing shows a remarkably detailed dial, weights and a pendulum that has little apparent connection with the scattering of faint stars in this part of the sky. There are no named stars and little else in

Southern constellations around the Clock - Southern constellations around Horologium - Southern constellations around the Clock. The two bright stars are Canopus (bottom) and Achernar. This wide angle image includes Horologium, Phoenix and Pictor, insignificant constellations roughly centred on an arc of delination 50* south, but at a scale too small to show the star identifications and stick figures. Horologium, the Pendulum Clock (originally l'Horloge and then Horologium Oscillitorium), was a constellation introduced by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1752. It was named to honor Christian Huygens as the inventor of this type of clock, but the idea for such a method of regulating time came from Galileo. Lacaille's constellation drawing shows a remarkably detailed dial, weights and a pendulum that has little apparent connection with the scattering of faint stars in this part of the sky. There are no named stars and little else in

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Lactee route - Pointe du Raz - Milky Way - Pointe du Raz - The Great Bear is almost entirely masked by the semaphore tower at Pointe du Raz. The “Two Guards” located on the right of the tower point towards the Polar Star, vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cuts the lactee path near the zenith. As we descend towards the southern horizon, we can see the Great Galaxy of Andromede and that of the Triangle. Brittany, 27 September 2008. The Big Dipper is almost completely masked by the tower of the semaphore. Its two stars on the right are pointing towards the star Polaris, at the vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cross the Milky Way near the zenith. Then, descending towards the South, we can see the Great Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy. Pointe du Raz, Brittany, 27 September 2008

Lactee route - Pointe du Raz - Milky Way - Pointe du Raz - The Great Bear is almost entirely masked by the semaphore tower at Pointe du Raz. The “Two Guards” located on the right of the tower point towards the Polar Star, vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cuts the lactee path near the zenith. As we descend towards the southern horizon, we can see the Great Galaxy of Andromede and that of the Triangle. Brittany, 27 September 2008. The Big Dipper is almost completely masked by the tower of the semaphore. Its two stars on the right are pointing towards the star Polaris, at the vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cross the Milky Way near the zenith. Then, descending towards the South, we can see the Great Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy. Pointe du Raz, Brittany, 27 September 2008

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Lactee route - Pointe du Raz - Milky Way - Pointe du Raz - The Great Bear is almost entirely masked by the semaphore tower at Pointe du Raz. The “Two Guards” located on the right of the tower point towards the Polar Star, vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cuts the lactee path near the zenith. As we descend towards the southern horizon, we can see the Great Galaxy of Andromede and that of the Triangle. Brittany, 27 September 2008. The Big Dipper is almost completely masked by the tower of the semaphore. Its two stars on the right are pointing towards the star Polaris, at the vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cross the Milky Way near the zenith. Then, descending towards the South, we can see the Great Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy. Pointe du Raz, Brittany, 27 September 2008

Lactee route - Pointe du Raz - Milky Way - Pointe du Raz - The Great Bear is almost entirely masked by the semaphore tower at Pointe du Raz. The “Two Guards” located on the right of the tower point towards the Polar Star, vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cuts the lactee path near the zenith. As we descend towards the southern horizon, we can see the Great Galaxy of Andromede and that of the Triangle. Brittany, 27 September 2008. The Big Dipper is almost completely masked by the tower of the semaphore. Its two stars on the right are pointing towards the star Polaris, at the vertical of the antenna. Higher, our eye cross the Milky Way near the zenith. Then, descending towards the South, we can see the Great Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy. Pointe du Raz, Brittany, 27 September 2008

Laurent Laveder

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Star trainees above an old chapel - Star trails above an old chapel - Photographic pose on the constellation of Orion above the chapel of Languidou (Finistere). Orion is located exactly on Celestial Ecuador. The stars above the belt draw concave circular arches surrounding the north celestial pole while the stars under the belt draw convex arches surrounding the south celestial pole. 21/10/2007 Long exposure on the Orion constellation above the old chapel of Languidou (Finistere, France). Orion is located on the celestial equator. The stars above the Orion's Belt draw some concave arcs circling the North celestial Pole while the stars under the Belt draw some convex arcs circling the South celestial Pole. 21/10/200

Star trainees above an old chapel - Star trails above an old chapel - Photographic pose on the constellation of Orion above the chapel of Languidou (Finistere). Orion is located exactly on Celestial Ecuador. The stars above the belt draw concave circular arches surrounding the north celestial pole while the stars under the belt draw convex arches surrounding the south celestial pole. 21/10/2007 Long exposure on the Orion constellation above the old chapel of Languidou (Finistere, France). Orion is located on the celestial equator. The stars above the Orion's Belt draw some concave arcs circling the North celestial Pole while the stars under the Belt draw some convex arcs circling the South celestial Pole. 21/10/200

Laurent Laveder

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Constellation Cameleon - Constellation Chamaeleon - Cameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the southern Celestial pole. The chameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, close to the south celestial pole

Constellation Cameleon - Constellation Chamaeleon - Cameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the southern Celestial pole. The chameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, close to the south celestial pole

Christopher Picking

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Constellation Cameleon - Constellation Chamaeleon - Cameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the southern Celestial pole. The chameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, close to the south celestial pole

Constellation Cameleon - Constellation Chamaeleon - Cameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the southern Celestial pole. The chameleon is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere, close to the south celestial pole

Christopher Picking

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Constellation of the Southern Cross - Constellation Crux. The Southern Cross - A distinctive pattern of stars helped guide sailors for centuries, the upright of the cross pointing to the south celestial pole

Constellation of the Southern Cross - Constellation Crux. The Southern Cross - A distinctive pattern of stars helped guide sailors for centuries, the upright of the cross pointing to the south celestial pole

Christopher Picking

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Stars - The view to the north from Siding Spring - Photographic pose of several hours made in Australia; the northern Celestial pole is here 30 degrees below the horizon. As the Earth rotates beneath them the stars appear to drift across the sky from east to west. From a dark site, a camera with its shutter left open will record the apparent movement of the stars. This is the view from Siding Spring Mountain, the site of the telescopes of Anglo - Australian Observatory. It is located about 30 degrees south of the equator, so the north celestial pole is 30 degrees below the northern horizon. Behind the camera the south celestial pole is about 30 degrees above the horizon

Stars - The view to the north from Siding Spring - Photographic pose of several hours made in Australia; the northern Celestial pole is here 30 degrees below the horizon. As the Earth rotates beneath them the stars appear to drift across the sky from east to west. From a dark site, a camera with its shutter left open will record the apparent movement of the stars. This is the view from Siding Spring Mountain, the site of the telescopes of Anglo - Australian Observatory. It is located about 30 degrees south of the equator, so the north celestial pole is 30 degrees below the northern horizon. Behind the camera the south celestial pole is about 30 degrees above the horizon

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Star Line - South Hemisphere - Star trails - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours north; the northern Celestial pole is beneath the horizon. Long time exposure; the view north from Hall's Creek (Lyra, Cygnus and Cassiopieia)

Star Line - South Hemisphere - Star trails - Southern hemisphere - Photographic pose of several hours north; the northern Celestial pole is beneath the horizon. Long time exposure; the view north from Hall's Creek (Lyra, Cygnus and Cassiopieia)

David Miller

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Constellation of the Southern Cross - Constellation Crux. The Southern Cross - With the lack of a significant pole star in the southern sky (Sigma Octantis is closest to the pole, but is so faint as to be useless for the purpose), two of the stars of Crux (Alpha and Gamma, Acrux and Gacrux respectively) are commonly used to mark south. Following the line defined by the two stars for approximately 4.5 times the distance between them leads to a point close to the Southern Celestial Pole

Constellation of the Southern Cross - Constellation Crux. The Southern Cross - With the lack of a significant pole star in the southern sky (Sigma Octantis is closest to the pole, but is so faint as to be useless for the purpose), two of the stars of Crux (Alpha and Gamma, Acrux and Gacrux respectively) are commonly used to mark south. Following the line defined by the two stars for approximately 4.5 times the distance between them leads to a point close to the Southern Celestial Pole

Christopher Picking

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Observatory of Las Campanas - Chile - Circumpolar - Las Campanas observatory - Star trails - Photographic pose on the stars around the south celestial pole. Swope Telescope

Observatory of Las Campanas - Chile - Circumpolar - Las Campanas observatory - Star trails - Photographic pose on the stars around the south celestial pole. Swope Telescope

S. Numazawa

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Constellation Toucan - Constellation of Tucana - Constellation of Toucan near the galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud. Tucana, represents the Toucan (Rhamphastos toco, a large - billed tropical bird), and was named by Johann Bayer in 1603. It was also known to some astronomers as Anser Americanus, the American Goose, as late as the 1870s. The constellation is circumpolar (never sets) for most of the southern hemisphere, and lies south of Phoenix, bordering on Octans which includes the south celestial pole. There are no named stars in Tucana, but it contains one of the finest globular clusters in the sky, 47 Tucanae. This is named for a star but is easily seen to be diffuse with the unaided eye. By chance 47 Tuc is seen alongside the much more distant Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite of the Milky Way

Constellation Toucan - Constellation of Tucana - Constellation of Toucan near the galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud. Tucana, represents the Toucan (Rhamphastos toco, a large - billed tropical bird), and was named by Johann Bayer in 1603. It was also known to some astronomers as Anser Americanus, the American Goose, as late as the 1870s. The constellation is circumpolar (never sets) for most of the southern hemisphere, and lies south of Phoenix, bordering on Octans which includes the south celestial pole. There are no named stars in Tucana, but it contains one of the finest globular clusters in the sky, 47 Tucanae. This is named for a star but is easily seen to be diffuse with the unaided eye. By chance 47 Tuc is seen alongside the much more distant Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite of the Milky Way

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Constellation Toucan - Constellation of Tucana - Constellation of Toucan near the galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud. Tucana, represents the Toucan (Rhamphastos toco, a large - billed tropical bird), and was named by Johann Bayer in 1603. It was also known to some astronomers as Anser Americanus, the American Goose, as late as the 1870s. The constellation is circumpolar (never sets) for most of the southern hemisphere, and lies south of Phoenix, bordering on Octans which includes the south celestial pole. There are no named stars in Tucana, but it contains one of the finest globular clusters in the sky, 47 Tucanae. This is named for a star but is easily seen to be diffuse with the unaided eye. By chance 47 Tuc is seen alongside the much more distant Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite of the Milky Way

Constellation Toucan - Constellation of Tucana - Constellation of Toucan near the galaxy of the Little Magellan Cloud. Tucana, represents the Toucan (Rhamphastos toco, a large - billed tropical bird), and was named by Johann Bayer in 1603. It was also known to some astronomers as Anser Americanus, the American Goose, as late as the 1870s. The constellation is circumpolar (never sets) for most of the southern hemisphere, and lies south of Phoenix, bordering on Octans which includes the south celestial pole. There are no named stars in Tucana, but it contains one of the finest globular clusters in the sky, 47 Tucanae. This is named for a star but is easily seen to be diffuse with the unaided eye. By chance 47 Tuc is seen alongside the much more distant Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite of the Milky Way

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Nebula in the constellation Cameleon, 2021 (photography)

Nebula in the constellation Cameleon, 2021 (photography)

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Las Campanas Observatory - Chile - Circumpolar - Las Campanas observatory - Star trails - Photographic posing on the stars around the south celestial pole

Las Campanas Observatory - Chile - Circumpolar - Las Campanas observatory - Star trails - Photographic posing on the stars around the south celestial pole

S. Numazawa

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Hubble deep field sud - Hubble deep field south - In the southern constellation of Toucan, the Hubble space telescope posed 75h to obtain this image of the distant universe. Thousands of galaxies away from 1 to 12 billion light years are visible in this image. From Earth, the target field is the one “” that one would see through the eye of a needle held at arm's length.” If the distribution of galaxies over the entire Celestial vault were similar to this field, the number of galaxies observable up to magnitude 30 would be 50 billion. This picture is the culmination of a 10 - day - long observation called the Hubble Deep Field South which was carried out in October 1998. This new “” far - look”” complements the original Hubble “” deep field””” taken in late 1995, when Hubble was aimed at a small patch of space near the Big Dipper. The new region is in the constellation Tucana, near the south celestial pole. Hubble's sharp vision allows astronomers to sort galaxy shapes. The image is dom

Hubble deep field sud - Hubble deep field south - In the southern constellation of Toucan, the Hubble space telescope posed 75h to obtain this image of the distant universe. Thousands of galaxies away from 1 to 12 billion light years are visible in this image. From Earth, the target field is the one “” that one would see through the eye of a needle held at arm's length.” If the distribution of galaxies over the entire Celestial vault were similar to this field, the number of galaxies observable up to magnitude 30 would be 50 billion. This picture is the culmination of a 10 - day - long observation called the Hubble Deep Field South which was carried out in October 1998. This new “” far - look”” complements the original Hubble “” deep field””” taken in late 1995, when Hubble was aimed at a small patch of space near the Big Dipper. The new region is in the constellation Tucana, near the south celestial pole. Hubble's sharp vision allows astronomers to sort galaxy shapes. The image is dom

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Constellation of the Southern Cross - The Southern Cross - The Southern Cross and the Alpha and Beta stars of Centaurus. Crux, the Southern Cross, is the smallest constellation in the sky yet one of the most distinctive, at least to those of us who live in the southern hemisphere. It was once part of Centaurus, where the bright stars Acrux and Mimosa could easly be imagined as the rear hooves of the rearing mythical centaur. However, when Christian sailors began to explore southwards in the 16th century, this memorable asterism took on a new significance. The cross appears on the national flags of several southern hemisphere countries, including Australia, though it can be seen on the southern horizon from the tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees north of the equator. Along with the Southern Cross is a very distinctive dark shape known as the Coalsack, much used by southern hemisphere astronomers as an indicator of a dark sky, especially if the sixth magnitude star embedded in it is visible.

Constellation of the Southern Cross - The Southern Cross - The Southern Cross and the Alpha and Beta stars of Centaurus. Crux, the Southern Cross, is the smallest constellation in the sky yet one of the most distinctive, at least to those of us who live in the southern hemisphere. It was once part of Centaurus, where the bright stars Acrux and Mimosa could easly be imagined as the rear hooves of the rearing mythical centaur. However, when Christian sailors began to explore southwards in the 16th century, this memorable asterism took on a new significance. The cross appears on the national flags of several southern hemisphere countries, including Australia, though it can be seen on the southern horizon from the tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees north of the equator. Along with the Southern Cross is a very distinctive dark shape known as the Coalsack, much used by southern hemisphere astronomers as an indicator of a dark sky, especially if the sixth magnitude star embedded in it is visible.

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Large and Small Magellan Clouds - Large and Small Magellanic clouds - These two irregular galaxies are close to our galaxy. Visible in the southern hemisphere, they are located approximately 160,000 (Grand Cloud, right) and 240,000 light years (Small Cloud, left). The Magellanic Clouds are the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way, about 170,000 and 240,000 light years distant respectively. They are in the far southern sky, practically invisible from northern latitudes, and their low surface brightness makes them difficult to see unless they are high in the sky. Both Magellanic Clouds are less than 25 degrees from the South Celestial Pole and are visible at some time on any clear, dark night from Siding Spring, where this picture was taken. To the dark adapted eye the Magellanic Clouds look like detached pieces of the Milky Way, but this apparent detachment is misleading because both are in orbit around it. Although the Magellanic Clouds are separate galaxies they are interacting with each

Large and Small Magellan Clouds - Large and Small Magellanic clouds - These two irregular galaxies are close to our galaxy. Visible in the southern hemisphere, they are located approximately 160,000 (Grand Cloud, right) and 240,000 light years (Small Cloud, left). The Magellanic Clouds are the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way, about 170,000 and 240,000 light years distant respectively. They are in the far southern sky, practically invisible from northern latitudes, and their low surface brightness makes them difficult to see unless they are high in the sky. Both Magellanic Clouds are less than 25 degrees from the South Celestial Pole and are visible at some time on any clear, dark night from Siding Spring, where this picture was taken. To the dark adapted eye the Magellanic Clouds look like detached pieces of the Milky Way, but this apparent detachment is misleading because both are in orbit around it. Although the Magellanic Clouds are separate galaxies they are interacting with each

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