#UMPlus - NGC 6106 by Jerry Yesavage

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/ngc-6106-por-jerry-yesavage.html

This image by astronomer Jerome Yesavage shows the spiral galaxy NGC 6106, visible in the direction of the constellation of Hercules, located at a distance of about 67 million light-years from the Milky Way. NGC 6106 is notable for having hosted two recent supernovae, in 2020 and 2024, called AT 2020kog and.....
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#UMPlus - Messier 17 by Frank Sackenheim

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/messier-17-por-frank-sackenheim.html

This excellent image by astronomer Frank Sackenheim shows the Messier 17 nebula, also cataloged as Gum 81 and Sh2-45. This nebula is ionized by ultraviolet radiation from the young stars in the open star cluster NGC 6618. Messier 17's shape has been sculpted by the stellar winds from these same.....
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#UMPlus - #UMPlus - A Planet Destroyed in Helix

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/un-planeta-destruido-en-helix.html

On March 4, 2025, the Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed this image of the Helix Nebula, at the center of which is a mysterious X-ray emission. Astronomers have studied this nebula for over 40 years, and this is the first time such an event has been observed at the center of a planetary nebula. A.....
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#UMPlus - Planetary Nebula PN K 4-55

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/nebulosa-planetaria-pn-k-4-55.html

This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the planetary nebula PN K 4-55. Published in Universo Mágico in 2022, but recently reprocessed, it bears a certain resemblance to a parrot's eye. The swirling clouds in this stunning image seem surreal. What we are seeing are vast clouds of ionized.....
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#UMPlus - Messier 61 Through the Spectrum

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/messier-61-traves-del-espectro.html

Magical Universe's approach to displaying the galaxy Messier 61 is a double slow transition, allowing the galaxy's distinct details to be appreciated by changing the wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum with each observation. Messier 61, also cataloged as NGC 4303 among other designations, is.....
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#UMPlus - On the outskirts of NGC 346

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/03/en-las-afueras-de-ngc-346.html

In this image, the Hubble Space Telescope presents a scene located on the outskirts of an extraordinary star cluster called NGC 346, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The SMC is a dwarf galaxy located at a distance of about 200,000 light-years from the Solar System. Most of the galaxy resides in.....
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#UMPlus - Sh2-74 by Naoyuki Kurita

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/03/sh2-74-por-naoyuki-kurita.html

This image, produced by Japanese astronomer Naoyuki Kurita, shows an emission nebula that is rarely photographed, mainly because it is small and plain. Sh2-74, also cataloged as RCW 182 and LBN 109, is located toward the western-central part of the Aquila constellation and lies at a distance of about.....
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#UMPlus - RCW 52 by Georg N. Nyman

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/03/rcw-52-por-georg-n-nyman.html

This excellent image processed by astronomer Georg N. Nyman, using data collected at Telescope Live, shows an emission nebula neighboring the Carina Nebula NGC 3372. Cataloged as RCW 52 and Gum 32, it is located in the direction of the Carina Constellation and is located at a distance of about.....
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#UMPlus - The Altjira system

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This fictional image attempts to recreate one of the possible scenarios for the Altjira 148780 system located in the Kuiper Belt, situated at the edge of the Solar System. It is likely a hierarchical triple formation, in which two very close companions are orbited by a third member at a greater distance. The.....
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#UMPlus - Light Effects on Yellowstone

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/03/efectos-de-luz-sobre-yellowstone.html

This image taken by astronomer David Lane shows a spectacular sky over Yellowstone National Park, at the foot of a lagoon accompanied by a charming natural landscape. However, the visit to the park was quite an odyssey for the photographer, as the cloud cover was abundant and the night storms fell.....
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#UMPlus - Messier 31 by Séb Gozé

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/02/messier-31-por-seb-goze.html

For Valentine's Day, the editor of Universo Mágico had thought of a classic like the Heart Nebula IC 1805, however to celebrate this day with a different object, we have set our sights on this spectacular image by astronomer Sébastien Gozé, which presents the Andromeda Galaxy Messier 31, another.....
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#UMPlus - The Great Rift

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This image shows the colossal dust clouds known as the Great Rift. Also pictured in this stunning image is the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory CTIO, the dark clouds of the Great Rift appear to cut the Milky Way's river of starlight in half, a natural phenomenon known as.....
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#UMPlus - Centaurus A by Rolf Olsen

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This stunning image by astronomer Rolf Wahl Olsen shows a spectacular view of the Centaurus A galaxy thanks to 321 hours of integration, which make this image a delight for those who like to study objects in great detail, highlighting the red filaments that accompany a.....
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#UMPlus - NGC 2242 by Jerry Yesavage

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/ngc-2242-por-jerry-yesavage.html

This image by astronomer Jerome Yesavage shows the planetary nebula NGC 2242. Until now it was thought to be a galaxy, however its nature has been confirmed as a planetary nebula, a star in its final agony that in its last breath expels its outer layers into space. When the.....
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#UMPlus - Auroras over Norway

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/auroras-sobre-noruega.html

This fairy-tale-like image was taken by astronomer Alan Dyer in November 2024 near Bodo, aboard a ferry off the coast of Norway. The curtain of lights appeared during evening twilight. The appearance of the aurora in the early evening made the lights more colorful as sunlight added.....
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#UMPlus - Messier 77

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/messier-77.html

This image of the galaxy Messier 77 was taken by the Very Large Telescope. The image does justice to the beauty of the barred spiral galaxy, highlighting its bright arms crisscrossed with dust lanes, but it does not reveal the turbulent nature of Messier 77. It is located at a distance of.....
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#UMPlus - Io's North Pole

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/polo-norte-de-io.html

During the 57th orbit of Jupiter in December 2023, the Juno spacecraft took the data used to create this post-processed image. The low angle of illumination along the line dividing day from night shows several previously unknown mountain blocks rising abruptly above the.....
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#UMPlus - NGC 602 by Chandra

https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-602-por-chandra.html

The star cluster NGC 602 is located in the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, located in the direction of the Hydra Constellation and situated at a distance of about 200,000 light-years from Earth. NGC 602 is a star cluster with.....
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#UMPlus - NGC 5643

https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-5643.html

Magical Universe previously published an excellent image of NGC 5643 processed by astronomer Judy Schmidt. However, now the Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at this galaxy, showing the glorious spiral galaxy, which is located at a distance of about 40 million light-years from the.....
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#UMPlus - Sh2-112 by Jerry Yesavage

https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/sh2-112-por-jerry-yesavage.html

Sh2-112, seen in this image by astronomer Jerome Yesavage, is an emission nebula located in the northern part of the Cygnus constellation, one and a half degrees from the bright star Deneb. This nebula lies about 5,700 light-years from the Solar System. Its reddish glow comes from hydrogen atoms ionized by.....
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