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NASA的哈勃望远镜用“星系玫瑰”庆祝21周年

为了庆祝哈勃太空望远镜进入太空21周年,位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的太空望远镜科学研究所的天文学家将哈勃望远镜对准了一对特别上镜的相互作用星系——Arp 273。较大的螺旋星系UGC 1810,其圆盘在其下方伴星系UGC 1813的引力潮汐作用下被扭曲成玫瑰状。

珊蒂与月晕

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
请参阅说明。单击图片将下载可用的最高分辨率版本。

NGC 6188: 天坛座的龙形云气

Gas and dust are shown in a deep starfield. The gas glows blue and red, while the dark dust is connected in filaments across the image. To some, the filaments appear to have the shape of two dragons fighting. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示的是深邃星空下的气体和尘埃。气体发出蓝光和红光,而暗色的尘埃则在画面中以丝状相连。对某些人来说,细丝的形状看起来像两条龙在打斗。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

庆祝六月节

The crew aboard the International Space Station captured this image of Galveston, Texas, the birthplace of Juneteenth, as the station orbited 224 miles above on Nov. 23, 2011.
2011年11月23日,国际空间站的工作人员在距地面224英里的轨道上拍摄了这张“六月节”诞生地德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿的照片。

喜马拉雅山脉上空的巨大喷流

A landscape showing a night sky over distant mountains is shown. Lakes dot the foreground in front of the mountains. Extending from above the mountains into the night sky are six bright jets. The jets are violet at the bottom but red at the top. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中是一幅风景画,画中远处群山之上是夜空。群山前方,湖泊点缀在前景中。六条明亮的喷流从群山之上延伸到夜空中。喷流底部呈紫色,顶部呈红色。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

Ou4: 巨乌贼星云

A starfield has a red nebula covering much of the frame but in the center, extending nearly vertically, is a blue nebula that appears shaped, to some, like a squid. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
星场中有一个红色星云覆盖了大部分画面,但在中心,几乎垂直向外延伸的是一个蓝色星云,有些人觉得它的形状像乌贼。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。