Space Contents Archive

Painting I just finished

I was wondering when beetle juice explodes will we be able to see it if it becomes a black hole or a neutron star?

Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, says NASA

First attempt at astrophotography (Google pixel 6)

Well, a few weeks ago i did astrophotography for the very first time. I shot this with my phone (google pixel 6) in the desert of Atacama in Chile.

M101

IC446 & IC447 reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros

Neil Armstrong House

if you're heading to Johnson Space Center or Space Center Houston Neil Armstrong's former home is now available as an AirBnb! Should be awesome for families and historians. Right now looks like it's on Vacasa but maybe other sites soon? How cool. Same home from the movie!

Video of the moon captured with iPhone 12

Curiosity Finds A Book Like Rock

How did Cecilia Payne come to the conclusion that stars were made of hydrogen and helium (more explanation below)?

I’m doing a science project and I wanted to use spectroscopy to do my own experiment and see what stars were made of, and I learned about Cecilia Payne who discovered what they were made of. The problem is, the other scientists at the time (and myself) got spectra that closely resembled iron and carbon. I saw online that Cecilia understood that the spectra of light is determined by the configuration of its electrons as well, and using that, she came to the conclusion of hydrogen and helium. Problem is, I don’t know how specifically that happened. I tried searching specifically on google and I got basic layperson articles, then I tried google scholar but no studies showed up at all, so I’m stuck. How did she take the spectra of iron and carbon from a star and come to the conclusion of hydrogen using electron configuration? Is there an online source that I’m missing? Also important to note that I am a high school student. Any help is appreciated.

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Sunset in the everglades

South florida. It's cool going out to the Everglades at night and looking at the stars, sun, and moon.

Is this darkspot I captured a planet crossing or sunspot? I have numerous images of it. Shot at 1930 East. two evenings ago.

Starstruck

In Purulia, West Bengal

NASA’s Webb Takes Closest Look Yet at Mysterious Planet