NOIRLab image of the week
A Silhouette Hunts for Dark Energy
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/O. Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2527a/
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NOIRLab image of the week
Dust and Dark Energy above CTIO
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
Release date: Jan. 22, 2025
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2504a/
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NOIRLab image of the week: Southern Vortex above Blanco Telescope
As Earth rotates throughout the night, the stars appear to circle the north or south celestial poles. The southern hemisphere’s pole star, Sigma Octantis, is located in the middle of the ‘vortex’ in the image. It is fainter than the northern hemisphere’s more recognizable pole star, Polaris.
📷 CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/D. Munizaga
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2429a/
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