NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Image for Hubble 25th Anniversary (2017-12-08)NASA
Relax, calm your mind, and think of the night sky. What majestic celestial bodies can you see?
Astronomicum caesareum.Adler Planetarium
The stars appear to rotate around us in a predictable pattern. Do you recognize any constellations?
This bear is best known as Ursa Major, though cultures around the world have different names for the pattern of stars.
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-team-breaks-cosmic-distance-record (2017-12-08)NASA
This grouping of stars, called the Big Dipper in the US and the Plough in the UK, forms the hind leg of Ursa Major.
Northern Lights by František TóthHead On Foundation
The Northern Lights, also called aurora borealis, are a gorgeous atmospheric phenomenon caused by solar wind. Can you see any auroras where you are?
The Magic Flute Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Set design for second scene, the Queen of the Night’s Hall of Stars (ca. 1815) by Karl Friedrich SchinkelKupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
In Mozart's famous The Magic Flute, the Queen of the Night sings her first aria under an incredible dome of stars like this one.
Crew Earth Observations (CEO) of the Aurora Borealis and city lights taken during Expedition Six (2003-01-18)NASA
This breathtaking photo shows the aurora borealis from orbit. Can you imagine living between the Earth and stars?
New Moon (2017-12-08)NASA
The moon lights up the night sky on most nights, but sometimes it's shrouded in shadows leaving only a sliver.
The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van GoghMoMA The Museum of Modern Art
Do you think when Van Gogh saw these stars, he imagined that his depiction of a night sky would be one of the most famous paintings in the world?
Seeing Beyond the Monkey Head (2015-08-20) by NASA/JPL-CaltechNASA
Beyond the visible spectrum of light, there is infrared and ultraviolet radiation throughout the universe. What other cosmic wonders do you think we'll discover?
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