https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8 en-us 2016-07-26 14:13:42 UTC 2025-09-29 19:45:26 UTC hello@padlet.com singerl https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117003164 Example of a Nikon camera aiming at the stars to gain a better understanding of their sequence and color.]]> 2016-07-26 14:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117003164 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117019651 This is an image shot by the Hubble Telescope of what may be the youngest galaxy discovered by humans so far. It is very helpful to take pictures of this "late bloomer" as it helps with the understanding of how galaxys grow and change.]]> 2016-07-26 19:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117019651 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117019720 This is another Image taken by the Hubble telescope using its deep space technology. This is one of the farthest images taken by the telescope and it provides a wealth of understanding as to how the universe functions and grows as a whole.]]> 2016-07-26 19:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/117019720 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/122396839 This is an Image taken of the Andromeda Galaxy. The closest galaxy to our own. (close enough in fact, that Andromeda may collide with us within the next few million years)
This helps show just how large and diverse the Universe really is, and with the right technology, we could possibly get there within one lifetime. (Cryogenic Preservation)]]> 2016-09-08 12:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/122396839 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/122401023 This is a nebula (appropriately named the "Horsehead Nebula") Found by the Hubble, it is approximately 1.5 lightyears from Earth. This helps us imagine, and learn about the process of how solar systems form.

]]> 2016-09-08 12:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/122401023 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/130774946 2016-10-14 15:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/130774946 calabreser https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/139075175 "Pillars of Creation" is a photograph taken by the HubbleSpace Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500-7,000 light years from Earth.]]> 2016-11-21 13:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/139075175 calabreser https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/139076164 Mystic Mountain is a term for a region in the Carina Nebula imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The view was captured by the then new Wide Field Camera 3, though the region was also viewed by the previous generation instrument. The new view celebrated the telescope's 20th anniversary of being in space. The nebula is about 7500 light-years away from Earth. The pillar measures three light years in height; nascent stars inside the pillar fire off gas jets streaming from towering peaks.]]> 2016-11-21 13:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/139076164 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142269215 This a picture of the Jellyfish Nebula, a galactic supernova remnant that is approximately 5,000 light years. The Jellyfish Nebula is located in the constellation Gemini. ]]> 2016-12-07 13:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142269215 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142270766 The Supernova Remnant Sh2-240 is located in the Taurus constellation. It is also called Semeis 147. There is a rapidly pulsating  neutron star inside of it that is thought to be remnant of the star that caused the catastrophe. ]]> 2016-12-07 13:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142270766 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142344366 This is a picture of Saturn taken by the Hubble Telescope. In this picture you can clearly see Saturn's rings and the divisions between them. By taking pictures like this it helps us see the finer details of these planets. For example the storms on Saturn]]> 2016-12-07 16:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142344366 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142348515 This a 4D picture of Jupiter mapped and taken by the Hubble Telescope. Now that technology has gotten so advanced these days, telescopes are able to take many pictures and send them back to earth. After we receive the pictures, we can make a 4D image and see the planet better. ]]> 2016-12-07 16:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/142348515 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/144090906 This is the Witches Broom Nebula. According to the photographer, it is a larger Nebula known as the Western Veil Nebula, which is a part of a super Nova in Cygnus.]]> 2016-12-16 16:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/144090906 capozzil https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/150605008 This is the Messier M13, also commonly known as Hercules Global cluster. Located in the constellation, Hercules, it is an extremely large, bright cluster that some stars revolve around the center of it.]]> 2017-01-31 17:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/150605008 capozzil https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/150608479 Messier M51, otherwise known as the Whirlpool galaxy. This whirlpool has two spiral arms from the center and has a very distinct dark dust lanes. It has a bright bold center surrounded in the faint purple arms/lanes of dust.]]> 2017-01-31 17:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/150608479 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/152765382 This is the NGC 6946 galaxy and is about 22 million light years away.  It is located in the constellation Cygnus and was discovered by William Herschel in 1798. It was seen through the Ritchey-Chretien telescope. ]]> 2017-02-09 13:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/152765382 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/152767432 This is the M20 nebula. It is also known as the Trifid Nebula and is located in Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. The name Trifid Nebula means "divided into three lobes. ]]> 2017-02-09 13:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/152767432 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/157004920 Andromeda Galaxy 

Shot with a Mosaic Ha LRGB with 17in Planewave  2014.  This is the closest galaxy relative to the Milky Way. In 1923 Edwin Hubble discovered this celestial body.]]> 2017-03-01 13:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/157004920 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/157006209 Capturing pictures of Nebulae require loads of patience. A single photo takes about 12 hours to complete. The amateur astronomer that tok this picture has been capturing these kinds of images for over ten years, ]]> 2017-03-01 13:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/157006209 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161514015 This is a picture of C1396 Elephant Trunk or Elephant's Trunk Nebula.
This Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas as well as a collection of dust, located in a large region of ionized gas. It is located i the constellation Cepheus and is about 2,400 light years away from Earth.]]> 2017-03-21 14:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161514015 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161518916 NGC 6960 otherwise known as the Veil Nebula is a giant cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust. The nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, and includes a large but faint supernova remnant. The distance of the Veil Nebula is unknown but scientists predict it is about 1,470 light years away. ]]> 2017-03-21 14:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161518916 snitzerj https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161664047 This is the Pinwheel Galaxy. It is hard to see and fairly blurred because it is 21 million light years away from Earth. Its colors are bright and clearly show a big mix of different wavelengths being given off.]]> 2017-03-21 21:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161664047 snitzerj https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161664879 This is the Owl Nebula. It was formed roughly 6,000 years ago and is a very complex planetary nebula in the Ursa Major constellation. It is called the "Owl Nebula" because it resembles an owl's eyes.]]> 2017-03-21 21:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/161664879 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/163184605 The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

]]> 2017-03-28 16:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/163184605 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/165232782 This is a picture of the Eastern Veil Process. This is a nebula cloud this is currently forming stars and other celestial bodies. This nebula is 1470 light years away and is one of the most commonly studied nebulas in the universe.]]> 2017-04-06 18:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/165232782 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/165236881 This is a photo of the Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula is a part of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is one of the most photographed bodies in the night sky; in some places of the Earth it is even visible to the naked eye. Astronomers study this nebula because it is currently a birthplace for new stars. ]]> 2017-04-06 18:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/165236881 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/168680145 The "Pillars of creation" a photo taken by the hubble telescope depicts massive plumes of intetstellar gas, and dust. It is rouphly 7000 light years away from earth]]> 2017-04-27 16:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/168680145 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/168682398 This is a picture of the andremeda galaxy taken by the hubble telescope. It is the closest galaxy relative to us, and will actually crash into us in the next few million years]]> 2017-04-27 16:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/168682398 https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/170580638 2017-05-08 17:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/singerl/pvgis285jeo8/wish/170580638