Roadmap to The Moon: LRO to Artemis (2009-2024) | NASA Goddard
FriendsofNASA org: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is laying the groundwork for future Artemis science The orbiter's LOLA (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter) instrument provides topographical data on the lunar surface The information collected also makes it possible to simulate sunlight and shadow on the Moon at any date in the past or future We feature two data visualizations that showcase this at the lunar South Pole LOLA data is vital to Artemis for planning exploration endeavors
This year, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) celebrates its 15th anniversary orbiting the Moon (2009-2024) This mission has given scientists the largest volume of data ever collected by a planetary science mission at NASA Considering that success and the continuing functionality of the spacecraft and its instruments, NASA awarded the mission an extended mission phase to continue operations This is LRO's 5th extended science mission (ESM5) LRO continues to be one of NASA's most valuable tools for advancing lunar science
Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Video Produced, Edited, and Narrated by: David Ladd (Abacus Technology)
Data Visualizations: Ernie Wright (USRA)
Animations: NASA’s Conceptual Image Lab
Duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Release Date: May 31, 2024
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Wolf-Rayet Star WR 134 in Cygnus | Mayall Telescope
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This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory WR 134 is the brightest star below the center of the image It is a Wolf-Rayet star—a very hot, massive star that is blowing off its outer layers The layers are shed at very high speeds Part of these layers can be seen as the blue arc in the upper-left part of the image The arc was created when the outer layer collided with the ambient nebula surrounding the star
Distance: ~6,000 light-years
The image was generated with observations in Hydrogen alpha (red) and Sulphur [SII] (blue) filters In this image, North is left, East is down
The Nicholas U Mayall Telescope is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope in Arizona named after Nicholas U Mayall It saw first light on February 27, 1973, and was the second-largest telescope in the world at that time
Credit: T A Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Release Date: June 30, 2020
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Stars #WolfRayet #WR134 #Cygnus #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #KittPeakNationalObservatory #KPNO #MayallTelescope #Arizona #NSF #AURA #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
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This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory WR 134 is the brightest star below the center of the image It is a Wolf-Rayet star—a very hot, massive star that is blowing off its outer layers The layers are shed at very high speeds Part of these layers can be seen as the blue arc in the upper-left part of the image The arc was created when the outer layer collided with the ambient nebula surrounding the star
Distance: ~6,000 light-years
The image was generated with observations in Hydrogen alpha (red) and Sulphur [SII] (blue) filters In this image, North is left, East is down
The Nicholas U Mayall Telescope is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope in Arizona named after Nicholas U Mayall It saw first light on February 27, 1973, and was the second-largest telescope in the world at that time
Credit: T A Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Release Date: June 30, 2020
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Stars #WolfRayet #WR134 #Cygnus #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #KittPeakNationalObservatory #KPNO #MayallTelescope #Arizona #NSF #AURA #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
The Nebulous Realm of Wolf-Rayet Star WR 134 in Cygnus
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Made with narrowband filters, this cosmic snapshot covers a field of view over twice as wide as the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas Embedded in the region's expanse of interstellar clouds, the complex, glowing arcs are sections of shells of material swept up by the wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 134, brightest star near the center of the frame Distance estimates put WR 134 about 6,000 light-years away, making the frame over 100 light-years across
Shedding their outer envelopes in powerful stellar winds, massive Wolf-Rayet stars have burned through their nuclear fuel at a prodigious rate and end this final phase of massive star evolution in a spectacular supernova explosion The stellar winds and final supernova enrich the interstellar material with heavy elements to be incorporated in future generations of stars
Image Credit & Copyright: Xin Long
Xin's website: in/gCnyzYFn
Release Date: May 31, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #WolfRayet #WR134 #Cygnus #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #Astrophotography #XinLong #Astrophotographer #STEM #Education #APoD
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Made with narrowband filters, this cosmic snapshot covers a field of view over twice as wide as the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas Embedded in the region's expanse of interstellar clouds, the complex, glowing arcs are sections of shells of material swept up by the wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 134, brightest star near the center of the frame Distance estimates put WR 134 about 6,000 light-years away, making the frame over 100 light-years across
Shedding their outer envelopes in powerful stellar winds, massive Wolf-Rayet stars have burned through their nuclear fuel at a prodigious rate and end this final phase of massive star evolution in a spectacular supernova explosion The stellar winds and final supernova enrich the interstellar material with heavy elements to be incorporated in future generations of stars
Image Credit & Copyright: Xin Long
Xin's website: in/gCnyzYFn
Release Date: May 31, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #WolfRayet #WR134 #Cygnus #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #Astrophotography #XinLong #Astrophotographer #STEM #Education #APoD
Zodiacal Light over Rubin Observatory in Chile
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Vera C Rubin Observatory sits under the faint glow of a fascinating astronomical phenomenon known as zodiacal light It appears as a faint, cone-shaped glow that extends along the path followed by the planets and Sun (known as the ecliptic) and is caused by sunlight reflecting off interplanetary dust that sits in the plane of our Solar System This phenomenon is most easily seen in the western sky just after sunset or in the eastern sky just before sunrise The dust is thought to be left by comet tails and collisions between asteroids Zodiacal light is faint and usually drowned out by light-polluted skies or glare from the Moon
The NSF–DOE Vera C Rubin Observatory is funded by the U S National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U S Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE/SC) Rubin Observatory is a Program of NSF NOIRLab that will jointly operate Rubin with DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Rubin Observatory is being built on Cerro Pachón, Chile which is one of the best observing sites in the southern hemisphere, making it a great place to capture such a rare sight as zodiacal light When complete it will use its 8 4-meter mirror combined with the largest camera ever built for astronomy to begin an ambitious decade-long survey of the southern sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) that will help answer key questions about the Universe Rubin Observatory will begin science operations in late 2025
This photo was taken by Hernán Stockebrand, NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador
Credit: Rubin Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / H Stockebrand
Release Date: May 29, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Earth #ZodiacalLight #InterplanetaryDust #SolarSystem #SolarSystem #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #NOIRLab #AURA #NSF #RubinObservatory #Telescopes #Chile #SouthAmerica #STEM #Education
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Vera C Rubin Observatory sits under the faint glow of a fascinating astronomical phenomenon known as zodiacal light It appears as a faint, cone-shaped glow that extends along the path followed by the planets and Sun (known as the ecliptic) and is caused by sunlight reflecting off interplanetary dust that sits in the plane of our Solar System This phenomenon is most easily seen in the western sky just after sunset or in the eastern sky just before sunrise The dust is thought to be left by comet tails and collisions between asteroids Zodiacal light is faint and usually drowned out by light-polluted skies or glare from the Moon
The NSF–DOE Vera C Rubin Observatory is funded by the U S National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U S Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE/SC) Rubin Observatory is a Program of NSF NOIRLab that will jointly operate Rubin with DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Rubin Observatory is being built on Cerro Pachón, Chile which is one of the best observing sites in the southern hemisphere, making it a great place to capture such a rare sight as zodiacal light When complete it will use its 8 4-meter mirror combined with the largest camera ever built for astronomy to begin an ambitious decade-long survey of the southern sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) that will help answer key questions about the Universe Rubin Observatory will begin science operations in late 2025
This photo was taken by Hernán Stockebrand, NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador
Credit: Rubin Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / H Stockebrand
Release Date: May 29, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Earth #ZodiacalLight #InterplanetaryDust #SolarSystem #SolarSystem #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #NOIRLab #AURA #NSF #RubinObservatory #Telescopes #Chile #SouthAmerica #STEM #Education
Boeing Starliner Moved to Pad for Crew Launch | International Space Station
FriendsofNASA org: Boeing's Starliner and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V have returned to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 for the Crew Flight Test On May 30, 2024, teams rolled the 172 ft (52 m) tall stack at a pace of ~1 mph (1 6 km/h) along tracks from ULA's Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad
Pad teams will perform final checks before the launch scheduled for 12:25 p m ET on June 1 Starliner will transport NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit: boeing com/starliner
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
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Video Credit: Boeing
Duration: 35 seconds
Release Date: May 30, 2024
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FriendsofNASA org: Boeing's Starliner and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V have returned to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 for the Crew Flight Test On May 30, 2024, teams rolled the 172 ft (52 m) tall stack at a pace of ~1 mph (1 6 km/h) along tracks from ULA's Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad
Pad teams will perform final checks before the launch scheduled for 12:25 p m ET on June 1 Starliner will transport NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit: boeing com/starliner
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
in/epGx9hWb
Video Credit: Boeing
Duration: 35 seconds
Release Date: May 30, 2024
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Boeing Starliner on ULA Atlas V Rocket | International Space Station
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Boeing's Starliner sit on Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at sunset at Cape Canaveral ahead of the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program Pad teams will perform final checks before the launch scheduled for 12:25 p m ET on June 1, 2024
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
in/epGx9hWb
Image Credit: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Image Date: May 30, 2024
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Boeing's Starliner sit on Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at sunset at Cape Canaveral ahead of the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program Pad teams will perform final checks before the launch scheduled for 12:25 p m ET on June 1, 2024
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
in/epGx9hWb
Image Credit: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Image Date: May 30, 2024
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NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Departs for ULA Atlas V Launch
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, are seen as they depart the Neil A Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch, Saturday, June 1, 2024, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch with astronauts of the Boeing CFT-100 spacecraft and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program The flight test, targeted for launch at 12:25 p m EDT on June 1, 2024, serves as an end-to-end demonstration of Boeing’s crew transportation system and will carry Wilmore and Williams to and from the orbiting laboratory
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
in/epGx9hWb
Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Image Date: June 1, 2024
#NASA #Space #Earth #ISS #Boeing #Starliner #CST100 #AtlasVRocket #CommercialCrewProgram #CFT #Astronauts #SuniWilliams #BarryWilmore #HumanSpaceflight #Science #SpaceTechnology #Engineering #LaunchAmerica #NASAKennedy #ULA #SLC41 #CapeCanaveral #Florida #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, are seen as they depart the Neil A Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch, Saturday, June 1, 2024, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is the first launch with astronauts of the Boeing CFT-100 spacecraft and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program The flight test, targeted for launch at 12:25 p m EDT on June 1, 2024, serves as an end-to-end demonstration of Boeing’s crew transportation system and will carry Wilmore and Williams to and from the orbiting laboratory
Launch updates:
in/gBbZumqV
For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit:
boeing com/starliner
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
in/epGx9hWb
Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Image Date: June 1, 2024
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Mars Images: May 2024 | NASA Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers
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Celebrating 11+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)
Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Rover Name: Curiosity
Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life
Launch: Nov 6, 2011
Landing Date: Aug 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars
Celebrating 3+ Years on Mars
Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars nasa gov
Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Processing: Kevin M Gill
Image Release Dates: May 25-30, 2024
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Astrobiology #Geology #CuriosityRover #MSL #MountSharp #GaleCrater #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #JezeroCrater #Robotics #SpaceTechnology #SpaceEngineering #JPL #Caltech #UnitedStates #CitizenScience #KevinGill #STEM #Education
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Celebrating 11+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)
Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Rover Name: Curiosity
Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life
Launch: Nov 6, 2011
Landing Date: Aug 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars
Celebrating 3+ Years on Mars
Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars nasa gov
Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Processing: Kevin M Gill
Image Release Dates: May 25-30, 2024
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Astrobiology #Geology #CuriosityRover #MSL #MountSharp #GaleCrater #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #JezeroCrater #Robotics #SpaceTechnology #SpaceEngineering #JPL #Caltech #UnitedStates #CitizenScience #KevinGill #STEM #Education
Strong Solar X1 1 Flare Erupts from Sun | NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
FriendsofNASA org: The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 6:03 p m ET on May 31, 2024 NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) It watches the Sun constantly and captured an image of the event
The Sun, shown in red, appears against a black background Several bright yellow active regions appear across the Sun A bright flash of yellow and white light can be seen in the lower left part of the Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare—as seen in the bright flash on the left—on May 31, 2024 The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts
Sunspot AR3664 (a k a AR3697) has decayed, but it is still potent This flare is classified as an X1 1 flare X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength
The most famous sunspot in decades had its name changed AR3664 caused the great May 10, 2024, superstorm It has been re-numbered AR3697 following a 2-week trip around the farside of the Sun
To see how such space weather may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center: gov/
NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun’s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth
Image Credit: NASA/SDO
Release Date: May 31, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Earth #Moon #SpaceWeather #Sun #Star #Solar #SolarFlares #Sunspots #Ultraviolet #Plasma #MagneticField #Astrophysics #Heliophysics #Physics #Spacecraft #Satellites #ElectricalGrids #SDO #SolarSystem #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
FriendsofNASA org: The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 6:03 p m ET on May 31, 2024 NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) It watches the Sun constantly and captured an image of the event
The Sun, shown in red, appears against a black background Several bright yellow active regions appear across the Sun A bright flash of yellow and white light can be seen in the lower left part of the Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare—as seen in the bright flash on the left—on May 31, 2024 The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts
Sunspot AR3664 (a k a AR3697) has decayed, but it is still potent This flare is classified as an X1 1 flare X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength
The most famous sunspot in decades had its name changed AR3664 caused the great May 10, 2024, superstorm It has been re-numbered AR3697 following a 2-week trip around the farside of the Sun
To see how such space weather may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center: gov/
NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun’s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth
Image Credit: NASA/SDO
Release Date: May 31, 2024
#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Earth #Moon #SpaceWeather #Sun #Star #Solar #SolarFlares #Sunspots #Ultraviolet #Plasma #MagneticField #Astrophysics #Heliophysics #Physics #Spacecraft #Satellites #ElectricalGrids #SDO #SolarSystem #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
Nebula Cederblad 90 in Canis Major | Kitt Peak National Observatory
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This is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation Canis Major This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program during 2014 at Kitt Peak Visitor Center The vibrant hydrogen alpha atoms mix with dust particles reflected by the bright star SAO 152349 to produce a pink hue with delicate traces of blue nebulosity
The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, 88 kilometers (55 mi) west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona With more than twenty optical and two radio telescopes, it has one of the largest installations of astronomical instruments in the Earth's northern hemisphere
Kitt Peak National Observatory was founded in 1958 It is home to what was the largest solar telescope in the world, and many large astronomical telescopes of the late 20th century in the United States
The observatory was administered by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) from the early 1980s until 2019, after which it was overseen by NOIRLab
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tad Denton/Adam Block/José Joaquín Pérez
Release Date: June 6, 2014
#NASA #Gemini #Astronomy #Space #Science #Nebulae #Nebula #Cederblad90 #Gum3 #Star #SAO152349 #CanisMajor #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #Observatory #Telescope #Optical #NOIRLab #AURA #NSF #KittPeak #KPNO #Tucson #Arizona #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
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This is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation Canis Major This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program during 2014 at Kitt Peak Visitor Center The vibrant hydrogen alpha atoms mix with dust particles reflected by the bright star SAO 152349 to produce a pink hue with delicate traces of blue nebulosity
The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, 88 kilometers (55 mi) west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona With more than twenty optical and two radio telescopes, it has one of the largest installations of astronomical instruments in the Earth's northern hemisphere
Kitt Peak National Observatory was founded in 1958 It is home to what was the largest solar telescope in the world, and many large astronomical telescopes of the late 20th century in the United States
The observatory was administered by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) from the early 1980s until 2019, after which it was overseen by NOIRLab
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tad Denton/Adam Block/José Joaquín Pérez
Release Date: June 6, 2014
#NASA #Gemini #Astronomy #Space #Science #Nebulae #Nebula #Cederblad90 #Gum3 #Star #SAO152349 #CanisMajor #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #Observatory #Telescope #Optical #NOIRLab #AURA #NSF #KittPeak #KPNO #Tucson #Arizona #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
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