Yes, it's Valentine's Day (!) and looking toward star cluster NGC 346 in our neighboring galaxy the Small Magellanic Cloud, astronomers have noted this heart-shaped cloud of hot, x-ray emitting gas in the cluster's central region. The false-color Chandra Observatory x-ray image also shows a strong
Palomar Observatory South, SanDiego County, CA 🗺33.3582, -116.8620 🧭306° ⛰5584 ft https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/13509
Which planet is this? Earth. The featured false color picture shows how the Earth shines in ultraviolet (UV) light. The image is historic because it was taken from the surface of the Moon by humanity's first lunar observatory. (Another is operating now.) Although very little UV light is transmitted
Ultraviolet Earth from an Observatory on the Moon Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181028.html #EarthFrmSpace #UltravioltLight #Aollo16 #LunarObsevatory #uroras #SpaceExplratio #NASA #UVPhotgraphy #Spacecience #PlantEarth #SoarWind #SpaceImages
X-ray Spectroscopy of the Dwarf Nova Z Chamaeleontis in Quiescence and Outburst Using the XMM-Newton Observatory https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.14526 Solen Balman, Eric M. Schlegel, Patrick Godon, Jeremy J. Drake
arXiv abstract link
The observatory was very cool, but I'm a sea-level kinda gal. Our regular elevation here is just under 3000 feet and climbing and descending another 7500 didn't feel great in the ol' noggin.
3. mario galaxy. wonderful design, tons of ideas. the observatory is perfect as a hub. most fun mario game for me to control, i think. profound impact on me as a kid. i was rosalina for halloween the year after i got it
