Space Telescope Science Inst.Can we visit other galaxies? Nope, not yet! But we can still study other galaxies using powerful telescopes.
Quiz yourself about other space knowledge in the “How Do We Know?” section of #ViewSpace: https://viewspace.org/video_library?tags=466
Examine the case of the “Blue Lurker,” a rare class of star observed by Hubble.
What to get more “News from the Universe”? Check out the extensive #ViewSpace library: https://viewspace.org/video_library?tags=1637
Almost everything we know about Altair, a bright star in the constellation Aquila, comes from studying its light. This #ViewSpace interactive will show you how we study stars by observing images and spectra: https://bit.ly/4gy1xHH
Break down each wavelength of light in #ViewSpace to see what appears when galaxy Centaurus A—shown here in a multiwavelength composite image—is viewed in X-ray, radio, infrared, and visible light: https://bit.ly/3xQTC8h
mc ☕> The #DigitalUniverse may be viewed for free via two software applications.
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#Partiview is an #opensource viewer from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
https://www.amnh.org/research/hayden-planetarium/digital-universe/download
> #Celestia — real-time #3D visualization of #space
The free space #simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
Celestia runs on Windows, #Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.
https://celestiaproject.space/
> #ViewSpace is a #free, web-based collection of digital interactives and videos highlighting the latest developments in #astronomy and Earth #science.
https://viewspace.org/
> #Stellarium
It shows a #realistic sky in #3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a #telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5768-stellarium.html
