Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Seagull and the Duck. Seen as a seagull and a duck, these nebulae are not the only cosmic clouds. Toward the constellation Canis Major.

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Thoughts on astronomy, astrophotography and spaceflight from Andrew Symes. The View Through the Telescope. Here are some of my best shots.

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli esploratore di nuove terre a cento anni dalla morte. Ilaria, Cristina, Anna Maria, Maria Rosa, Stefano ed Agnese vi ringraziano per avere seguito il blog e vi augurano un sereno 2011. Vi lasciamo con una buona notizia. Cose che devo fare ancora prima di morire.

The Universe as seen by PhD Student and Sky at Night co-presenter Chris Lintott. Sunday, October 01, 2006. And will be updated at least three times a week from now on. Please update your bookmarks and rss feeds, and have a look at www. Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Better than I could say. Combines the last two rants nicely.

The sun is the center of our solar system. It is a G-type main-sequence star comprising about 99. The Sun is composed almost entirely of the chemical elements hydrogen and helium; they account for 74. Mercury is the innermost planet of the Solar System. Circling close to Sun it shows phases and not much more. Venus is a twin planet of Earth in size and mass but the surface of Venus is hidden in thick layer of clouds.