Thursday, February 18, 2016

Space Images


  • Title Magical aurora
  • Released: 22/01/2016 12:08 pm
  • Copyright: ESA/NASA
  • Description: ESA astronaut Tim Peake posted a series of photos of aurora as seen from on board the International Space Station, commenting: "Getting a photo masterclass from Scott Kelly – magical aurora."


  • Title Sentinel-3A liftoff
  • Released 17/02/2016 1:01 pm
  • Copyright ESA–Stephane Corvaja, 2016
  • Description Sentinel-3A – the first in the two-satellite Sentinel-3 mission – lifted off on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 17:57 GMT (18:57 CET) on 16 February 2016.



  • Title The Magellanic Clouds and an interstellar filament
  • Released 07/09/2015 11:00 am
  • Copyright ESA and the Planck Collaboration
  • Description Portrayed in this image from ESA’s Planck satellite are the two Magellanic Clouds, among the nearest companions of our Milky Way galaxy. The Large Magellanic Cloud, about 160 000 light-years away, is the large red and orange blob close to the centre of the image. The Small Magellanic Cloud, some 200 000 light-years from us, is the vaguely triangular-shaped object to the lower left.
  • Title The icy blue wings of Hen 2-437
  • Released 12/02/2016 12:00 pm
  • Copyright ESA/Hubble & NASA
  • Description In this cosmic snapshot, the spectacularly symmetrical wings of Hen 2-437 show up in a magnificent icy blue hue. Hen 2-437 is a planetary nebula, one of around 3000 such objects known to reside within the Milky Way.



  • Title Planetary nebula ESO 456-67
  • Released 25/02/2013 12:00 pm
  • Copyright ESA/Hubble & NASA. Acknowledgement: J.-C. Lambry
  • Description Planetary nebula ESO 456-67 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula is the product of a dying Sun-like star flinging its shells of dust and gas into space. ESO 456-67 lies in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), in the southern sky.



  • Title Comet on 14 July 2015 – NavCam
  • Released 22/07/2015 11:30 am
  • Copyright ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
  • Description This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 14 July 2015 from a distance of 161 km from the comet centre. The image has a resolution of 13.7 m/pixel and measures 14 km across.

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2 comments:

  1. Cynthia Rose HavenFebruary 21, 2016 at 4:58 PM

    The picture are great, but I think that instead of just describing what the images are, perhaps you can write about why those images are significant. Also, maybe you can explain how they were discovered/captured and how they are relevant to space travel?

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  2. UnknownFebruary 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM

    LOVE the pictures; they're beautiful and add a really great visual aspect to the blog. I agree with Gigi though, I think that they could definitely use more explanation. Not only of their significance, but of some of the words that are used could be defined as well. Also, are these things one could realistically see while traveling in space?

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