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Astro Money and Stamps
The Rumanian
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Empresa de Correos de ChileThe Return of Comet Halley 1985
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The Unites States Postal ServiceEdmund Halley 33 Cent Stamps
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The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in April 1990, was named by NASA in
honor of Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953). Hubble
determined that galaxies (very large groups of stars and associated
matter) exist outside of and are receding from the Milky Way. His work
demonstrated that the universe is expanding. The Hubble Space Telescope
has taken hundreds of thousands of images of astronomical objects,
including the four nebulae (interstellar clouds of gas and dust) and one
galaxy shown on these stamps.
The Top Row of Stamps - Left to Right Eagle Nebula - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the beauty of a dramatic region of star formation. This stellar nursery, known as the Eagle Nebula, features pillars of dust and gas that act as cocoons for embryonic stars. Ring Nebula - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope peered at the Ring Nebula, a barrel of gas cast off by a dying star similar to our sun. The barrel, formed over thousands of years at the end of the star's life, appears as a ring. Lagoon Nebula - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope imaged an eerie cradle of star formation called the Lagoon Nebula. The giant clouds of dusty gas may have been shaped by high-speed interstellar winds created within the clouds by newly formed stars. The Egg Nebula - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provided this view of the last gasps of the sun-like star in the Egg Nebula. The intriguing "searchlight" beams are emerging from the dying star, hidden behind the dark central dust band. Galaxy NGC 1316 - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the aftermath of an ancient collision between two galaxies. The remains of the small galaxy appear as dark clumps against the glowing core of the large galaxy, known as NGC 1316 |
Looking at the sun directly without proper
protection
is dangerous and can permanently damage your eyesight.
The American Optometric Association warns skywatchers not to look directly at the eclipsed sun. "Looking at the solar eclipse without proper protection can result in serious eye damage," the association warns in a statement. To view the eclipse, the experts recommend special equipment, such as a welder's lens, a pinhole camera, or other indirect viewing equipment.
Observing Awards. Quarterly Newsletter. Astronomy News and Special Publications.
Join the American Association
of Amateur Astronomers.
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