Outer Space ObjectsOuter Space Objects

Center of Milky WayCenter of Milky Way

COMETSCOMETS

Series of 7 slidesSeries of 7 slides

Photographs provided on the web by NASA

Halley’s Comet Halley’s Comet

13 May 1910 over Flagstaff, Arizona13 May 1910 over Flagstaff, Arizona

Halley Halley CometComet

from Giottofrom Giotto19861986

GiottoGiotto

Comet BradfordComet Bradford

Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9

Mosaic from Hubble

Sun is above and to the right.

Comet Shoemaker—Levy 9Comet Shoemaker—Levy 9collision with Jupitercollision with Jupiter

-1994--1994-

Comet Ikeya--ZhangComet Ikeya--Zhang

Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope

The The Kepler Kepler

SupernovaSupernova

Eagle Nebula Eagle Nebula fromfrom Hubble Hubble

AntennaAntennae e

galaxiesgalaxies(mosaic)(mosaic)

Andromeda GalaxyAndromeda Galaxy

Next four images of Crab Nebula Next four images of Crab Nebula use different wavelengths of use different wavelengths of

electromagnetic radiation (light).electromagnetic radiation (light).

Southern Crab NebulaSouthern Crab Nebula

Crab Crab NebulNebul

aa6,000 light years from earth

Remains of a supernova explosion seen in 1054 AD

High energy center

Photo from Hubble

Crab Crab NebulNebul

a – a – radio radio imageimage

Crab Nebula -- a PulsarCrab Nebula -- a Pulsar

End of part 1

Ben Zalewski Jan. 2007

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