the spring sky at minning low
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The Spring Sky at Minning Low
This image below shows the night sky throughout Spring
as seen from Minning Low car park one hour after
sunset. If you look north towards Sheffield you can make out the orange glow
caused by thousands of streetlights; this is called
light pollution.
SunsetearlyMay
SunriseearlyMarch
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Minning Low
MatlockSheffield
Plough
Bootes
The Universe at LargeGalaxies Everywhere
Many galaxies are hidden in Coma: M64, 16 million light year away, easy to observe in dark skies with binoculars. It was shaped by a collision with another galaxy.
M64 also called the Black Eye Galaxy imaged with ING. The dark central area is a result of a galaxy collision. Notice also the very young blue stars in the centre.
Earth based modern telescopes like the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma, Canary Islands, observing galaxy collisions and huge clusters of galaxies. You too can observe them but you need quite dark skies. The National Park Authority is currently working with partners to raise awareness of this issue.
These are a few of the ING telescopes operated partly by the UK on La Palma. At the top of this volcano they can observe above the clouds and away from light pollution and peer into the centre of our Milky way and other galaxies.
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Image courtesy of ING group of
telescopes, Nik Szymanek
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M64Coma
Vega
Deneb
Little Bear
Pole Star
Hydra