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HCG
87 (3/7/2003) Caption:: During commissioning in early 2003 of the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South Telescope, images and spectra were obtained of the group of galaxies known as the Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG 87). The Gemini image (shown, left) compares very favorably with the Hubble Space Telescope Heritage image of this same field and illustrates the remarkable resolution that is possible with Gemini when atmospheric conditions are optimal. The three Gemini images used to make the color composite image have resolutions between 0.36 and 0.5 arcseconds (full-width-half-max) and an unsharp mask has been applied to highlight details in the major galaxies. Credit:: Gemini Observatory - GMOS-S Commissioning Team |
Gold
Saints 黃金聖鬥士 (2/7/2003) Caption:: Today is a bit different, the pic here is not astronomical pic nor animal pic, but is the pic of an anime - Saint Seiya. If you have read the About page, you would note that I have mentioned that I will post any pic I like. Saint Seiya is an very popular anime broadcast 10 years ago, since my new site Saint Seiya @ Stardust Sand have newly launched, therefore today's pic is the pic from the anime - 6 gold Saints. However, I'm sorry that this new site is only in Chinese. Credit:: Kurumada Masami, Shueisha and Toei Animation |
Milky
Way Center 銀河中心 (1/7/2003) Caption:: This is one of the richest regions of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Sweeping star clouds stretch diagonally across the frame in the plane of the Milky Way from Scutum at the upper left, through Sagittarius into Scorpius. Numerous red emission nebulae dot the region as well as clouds of opaque matter in the form of dark nebulae. The center of the galaxy lies just to the right of the large Sagittarius star cloud, the brightest star cloud in the photo visible just a little to the left and below the center of the photo. At the right of the photo lies Scorpius, with the brilliant red giant star Antares at its heart. Mighty Jupiter is the brightest "star" in the image, its spikes caused by diffraction of the light by the aperture blades in the camera lens. Credit:: Jerry Lodriguss |
Rosette
Nebula 玫瑰星雲 (30/6/2003) Caption:: This stunning emission-line image of the Rosette nebula (NGC2237) in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn) was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-m telescope on Kitt Peak with the Mosaic camera, and is presented here in false color (hydrogen alpha, OIII oxygen, and SII sulfur respectively red, green and blue, using five ten-minute exposures each). The Rosette is a prominent star formation region, glowing due to ultraviolet light from the young, hot, blue stars whose winds also cleared the central hole. It is enormously large on the sky, covering more than six times the area of the full moon. An approximately true color version at lower resolution from the Schmidt telescope is also available. Credit:: T.A.Rector, B.A.Wolpa, M.Hanna, KPNO 0.9-m Mosaic, NOAO/ AURA/ NSF |
Rock
Spires in Ocean 海中尖石 (29/6/2003) Caption:: This is the rock spires, off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This is the only information I know about this image, actually, today, I am not going to introduce this city, just want to show you this picture that I like. Credit:: Kennan Ward |
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