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RS Puppis Rotation Sequence

RS Puppis Rotation Sequence


Dec 17, 2013

This movie shows the reflection nebula around the Cepheid variable RS Puppis at seven equally spaced intervals during its 41.4-day pulsation period. Each time RS Puppis reaches maximum brightness, it sends another wave ... more
RS Puppis Video Sequence (Annotated)

RS Puppis Video Sequence (Annotated)


Dec 17, 2013

This movie shows the reflection nebula around the Cepheid variable RS Puppis at seven equally spaced intervals during its 41.4-day pulsation period. Each time RS Puppis reaches maximum brightness, it sends another wave ... more
Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Namesake's Discovery (Narrated)

Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Namesake's Discovery (Narrated)


May 23, 2011

Less than a century ago, the bright arc of our Milky Way was thought to contain all the stars in the universe. But, astronomers were perplexed by a cigar-shaped object in the autumn sky called the Andromeda nebula. Some ... more
Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Namesake's Discovery (Unnarrated)

Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Namesake's Discovery (Unnarrated)


May 23, 2011

Less than a century ago, the bright arc of our Milky Way was thought to contain all the stars in the universe. But, astronomers were perplexed by a cigar-shaped object in the autumn sky called the Andromeda nebula. Some ... more
V838 Monocerotis Dissolve Sequence of Epochs

V838 Monocerotis Dissolve Sequence of Epochs


Oct 26, 2006

A dissolve sequence of eight images taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys shows a CAT-scan-like probe of the three-dimensional structure of the shells of dust surrounding the aging star V838 Monocerotis. The ... more
Zoom into the Light Echo V838Mon

Zoom into the Light Echo V838Mon


Oct 26, 2006
V838 Mon Light Echo Unveiling

V838 Mon Light Echo Unveiling


Feb 3, 2005

A dissolve sequence of six images taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys shows a CAT-scan-like probe of the three-dimensional structure of the shells of dust surrounding the aging star V838 Monocerotis. The ... more
NGC 300 Zoom Animation

NGC 300 Zoom Animation


Apr 8, 2004

Zoom from the Digitized Sky Survey of the spiral galaxy NGC 300 and dissolve into the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys image of a section of the galaxy.
V838 Monocerotis Dissolve Sequence

V838 Monocerotis Dissolve Sequence


Mar 4, 2004

Dissolve sequence of the 5 epochs of the light echo of star V838 Mon.
NGC 3370: Celestial Composition

NGC 3370: Celestial Composition


Sep 4, 2003

Pan of the galaxy NGC 3370 taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys in early 2003. Adam Riess, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., observed NGC 3370 a dozen times over the ... more