The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EODcex
Day: November 4, 2021
Art Quote of the Day
“Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.” – Khalil Gibran
Nature quote of the day
“The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.” – Vladimir Nabokov
Rain today!
Rain today! With a high of 7C and a low of 7C.
93 Humidity.
6 C currently.
13 Km/h Wind from
Southwest.
93 Humidity.
6 C currently.
13 Km/h Wind from
Southwest.
NGC 147 and NGC 185
Dwarf galaxies NGC 147 (left) and NGC 185 stand side by side in this sharp telescopic portrait. The two are not-often-imaged satellites of M31, the great spiral Andromeda Galaxy, some 2.5 million light-years away. Their separation on the sky, less than one degree across a pretty field of view, translates to only about 35 thousand light-years at Andromeda’s distance, but Andromeda itself is found well outside this frame. Brighter and more famous satellite galaxies of Andromeda, M32 and M110, are seen closer to the great spiral. NGC 147 and NGC 185 have been identified as binary galaxies, forming a gravitationally stable binary system. But recently discovered faint dwarf galaxy Cassiopeia II also seems to be part of their system, forming a gravitationally bound group within Andromeda’s intriguing population of small satellite galaxies. via NASA https://ift.tt/3q5uhkA