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Timelapse Video Captures a Year of Incredible Night Sky Views

May 6, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter This beautiful new timelapse video might have folks heading in droves for northern Michigan. Shawn Malone of Lake Superior Photo put together this incredible video — her first attempt at a timelapse compilation, believe it or not — using over 10,000 [...]

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Magnificent New Timelapse: Death Valley Dreamlapse 2

April 29, 2013

Have you ever dreamed of camping out under the dark skies of Death Valley? Dream no more: you can enjoy this virtual experience thanks to Gavin Heffernan and his Sunchaser Pictures crew. This magnificent new timelapse video includes some insane star trails, the beautiful Milky Way, and an incredible pink desert aurora! “As you can [...]

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Dust Complicates Determinations of the Distance to Galactic Center

April 25, 2013

Obtaining an accurate distance between the Sun and the center of our Galaxy remains one of the principal challenges facing astronomers. The ongoing lively debate concerning this distance hinges partly on the nature of dust found along that sight-line. Specifically, are dust particles lying toward the Galactic center different from their counterparts near the Sun? [...]

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Beautiful Astrophoto: The Moon and the Milky Way Arch

April 16, 2013

With the arrival of spring, the Milky Way begins its rise in the sky in the northern hemisphere. Now visible at dawn in the skies over Portugal at dawn, astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured this stunning 21-image mosaic showing the arch of the Milky Way framing the setting Moon from Monsaraz, Portugal in the Alqueva Dark [...]

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How Big Are Galaxies?

April 3, 2013

I’m going to refrain from the initial response that comes to mind… actually, no I won’t — they’re really, really, really big!!!! </Kermit arms> Ok, now that that’s out of the way check out this graphic by Arecibo astrophysicist Rhys Taylor, which neatly illustrates the relative sizes of 25 selected galaxies using images made from [...]

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