Astronomy Shares 05.01.2014
We've reached another weekend, and the weekend, my most productive time of the month, is almost over. I'll be posting on both days. Unfortunately, I won't be posting much until the end of the month. I have two courses, one weekday evening and one weekend. I'm also creating a website for my project. But I'll be back full-time after this month.
Let's get to the first post. The image below is similar to one I took with my phone, but much higher quality and even more magnified. The Moon and Venus. Looks great, right?
Our next image is a magnified version of Venus. If you have a telescope and are away from the light pollution of the city, you'll see this when you look at Venus in the evening.
Below, you can see the Manatee in space. Yes, this supernova remnant may seem a bit strange, resembling a familiar manatee (only the one in this picture, of course), but that's not the only similarity. Its name is indeed true. Twenty thousand years ago, the Manatee (Manatee) was a very massive star. It's estimated that it took 10,000 years for the remnants to take this shape after the supernova explosion.
This isn't exactly an astronomical picture, but I thought you should know. You've been seeing star size comparisons everywhere, and how small even the Sun is, haven't you? Just look at how big a Blue Supergiant Star is.
