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Star outside the Milky Way seen about to blow in closeup image
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Hey, Space Placers!
This is the 1st-ever close-up picture of a star outside our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The star is called WOH G64. It lies in a neighboring galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is more than 160,000 light-years away. The GRAVITY instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer captured this image. The bright oval is a dusty envelope around the star, which suggests the star is going through the final stages before a supernova erupts! Image via ESO/ K. Ohnaka et al.
This is an AMAZING feat of astronomical imaging and interpretation of what we are seeing.
Hey Space Placers! According to geologists we are living in the Holocene epoch. But due to humanity's interaction with Earth's biophysical system there is the informal declaration that we are in the "Anthropocene" Era representing the latter half of the 18th Century to present day. Human activity is starting to be seen in the geologic record, from lead, methane and PLASTIC, yes plastic - deposits in the rock layers. Take a moment to read this enlightening article . You'll be glad you did. Sky Guy in VA
Hey Space Placers AND AURORA CHASERS! OCTOBER 10, 2024 AURORA OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA TAKEN WITH SMARTPHONE Greg Redfern The Sun has unleashed a solar event that impacted Earth yesterday https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/cme-passage-continues-today-16-apr-2025 and has intensified even more today. Earth is experiencing a Level G3 Geomagnetic Storm https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/cme-passage-continues-today-16-apr-2025 today that will produce the Northern Lights (Aurora) tonight after it gets dark. It is recommended that Aurora chasers check the latest Aurora forecast at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center Aurora Forecast Webpage https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental and get outside after dark equipped with their Smartphones and/or cameras. You will need a clear view of the northern horizon that is hopefully free of bright lights. Try looking with your eyes to see if Aur...
Hey, Space Placers! Check out Comet A3! The bright Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will first become visible in the evening sky on October 11th, appearing between Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, and Arcturus, the brightest star in Boötes. While opening night will have it competing against twilight, it will be both higher in the sky and more visible against darker skies on subsequent evenings. Download a higher-resolution version here. Sky & Telescope illustration All your details here. Good luck! Sky Guy Looking in VA
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