Tag: Star
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Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun
In the night of Thu. 27, Jupiter is going to be aligned with the Sun and the Earth. The Image is a combination of the SOHO Lasco C1, Lasco C2 and SDO 171. Soho Database // SDO latest hi-res image of the photosphere (171 nm wavelenght) Artistic interpretation: (cc) Eduardo Santana
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The Sun from Space
The Sun seen from the International Space Station photographed by Terry W. Virts (NASA Astronaut) We are so used to see the Sun on a blue sky that often we forget it is a star, like all the shiny light dots scattered in the night sky.
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How to find the star Sirius? a sun behind the sun…
Sirius is the brightest star in the Earth’s night sky, it’s actually a star system 8.7 light years distant. It is about twice as massive as the Sun and 25 times more luminous. It’s so bright that it can even be seen during the day in some areas. Sirius appear already in the earliest astronomical…
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