smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
115 photos tagged smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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The last upload was April 2012.
Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick? from Smithsonian Institution uploaded April 2012
All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova from Smithsonian Institution uploaded April 2012
Giant Ring of Black Holes: A galaxy about 430 million light years from Earth. from Smithsonian Institution uploaded October 2011
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Massive Black Hole Implicated in Stellar Destruction - An elliptical galaxy in the Fornax cluster that contains an ultraluminous X-ray source.
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Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion - A supernova remnant located in the Large Magellenic Cloud.
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bob the builder of luv said:
amazing
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Samuel Bavido said:
What an incredible image.
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Smithsonian Institution said:
You can read a blog post about this photo here: blog.photography.si.edu/2010/08/11/destiny-of-a-galaxy/
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Tempered State said:
Thank you again for posting - this is an awe-inspiring image.
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The Expanding Universe -
NZ#1 said:
it is beautiful and it looks quite big by human reckoning.
The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon - Spectacular death of a star in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.
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Florence [ Missy ] Baldwin said:
Hey Awake Yet. That Was God. Bless You!
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Truthful Stop said:
très étonnant
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freezing oranges said:
stunning :) I could stare at this for ages.
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Rk Rao said:
Superbly composed and presented very nice Shot wonderful weekend my friend
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ppana said:
Never seen it with my own eyes .