Astronomy & Space Exploration

#UMPlus - Gum 25 by Ezequiel Bellocchio https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/gum-25-por-ezequiel-bellocchio.html The Gum 25 nebula, also catalogued as RCW 40, is a small emission nebula located in the direction of the Vela Constellation and situated at a distance of about 5,900 light years from Earth. It is an HII region that is part of the Vela molecular cloud and in which star formation processes occur. Inside the nebula there is..... #astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

#UMPlus - NGC 602 by Webb https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-602-por-webb.html The James Webb Space Telescope turned its gaze toward the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small companion galaxy to the Milky Way located at a distance of about 200,000 light-years from the Solar...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2192 by William Maxwell https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-2192-por-william-maxwell.html This image by astronomer William Maxwell shows the open star cluster NGC 2192. A group of type III1p stars, it is located in the direction of the constellation Auriga....See more

#UMPlus - C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) By Juan Carlos Casado https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/c2023-a3-tsuchinshanatlas-por-juan.html Astronomer Juan Carlos Casado's beautiful image shows comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), photographed from Alt Empordà in Girona,...See more

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy IC 3225 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/galaxia-espiral-ic-3225.html The spiral galaxy in the centre of this Hubble Space Telescope image is IC 3225. It is located about 100 million light-years from the Milky Way and lies in the direction of the...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2244 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-2244.html This colorful image taken by the Victor M. Blanco Telescope in Chile shows the young open star cluster NGC 2244, also called NGC 2239, Caldwell 50, Collinder 99, and Melotte 47. This bright cluster is...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 4151 by Mark Hanson https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-4151-por-mark-hanson.html Astronomer Mark Hanson's excellent image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4151, popularly known as the Eye of Sauron. It is located in the direction of the Canes Venatici...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2126 by Bernhard Hubl https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-2126-por-bernhard-hubl.html This image by astronomer Bernhard Hubl shows the open star cluster NGC 2126, also cataloged as Collinder 78 and Melotte 39. It is located in the direction of the...See more

#UMPlus - Minkowski's Footprint https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/la-huella-de-minkowski.html This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a striking view of a rare astronomical phenomenon called a protoplanetary nebula. This particular example, called Minkowski's...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 7217 by Judy Schmidt https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/ngc-7217-por-judy-schmidt.html Astronomer Judy Schmidt's image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 7217, which lies in the direction of the northern constellation Pegasus and is located at a distance of about 41...See more

#UMPlus - Full view of NGC 6744 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/vista-completa-de-ngc-6744.html This image taken with the DECam instrument on the Victor M Blanco Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 6744, a twin galaxy of the Milky Way. This galaxy, captured here in...See more