#Messier 82

[quiltofstars]

The Cigar Galaxy, M82 // Victor Van Puyenbroeck

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #irregular galaxy #star-forming galaxy #cigar galaxy #messier #messier 82 #M82 #NGC 3034 #ursa major

[pazzesco]

Magnetic ‘Highway’ Channels Material Out of Cigar Galaxy

Magnetic fields in Messier 82, or the Cigar galaxy, are shown as lines over a white, red and yellow image of the galaxy. Magnetic fields in Messier 82, or the Cigar galaxy, are shown as lines over a visible light and infrared composite image of the galaxy from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Stellar winds streaming from hot new stars form a galactic super wind that is blasting out plumes of hot gas (red) and a huge halo of smoky dust (yellow/orange) perpendicular to the narrow galaxy (white). What’s fueling the massive ejection of gas and dust out of the Cigar galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 82? We know that thousands of stars bursting into existence are driving a powerful super-wind that’s blowing matter into intergalactic space. New research shows that magnetic fields are also contributing to the expulsion of material from Messier 82, a well-known example of a starburst galaxy with a distinctive, elongated shape.

Credits: NASA, SOFIA, L. Proudfit; NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team; NASA, JPL-Caltech, C. Engelbracht

Click links at bottom of picture to embiggen

#nasa #astronomy #m82 #messier 82 #hubble #cigar galaxy #astrophotography

[in-the-night-sky]

Messier 81 & Messier 82

#universe #space #galaxy #مجرة #messier 81 #messier 82

[amayasnep]

One of my absolute favourite deep sky objects: Messier 81 & 82

Messier 81 and 82 are a dynamic pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major. Gravitationally bound to one another, they dance amidst gaseous filaments of neutral hydrogen stripped from each other from past close encounters.

Messier 81, also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a bright spiral galaxy proudly twirling its arms around its pale amber nucleus. It’s the largest in its group.

Messier 82, the smaller of the pair, has absorbed so much interstellar gas that it’s led to a profusion of star-forming activity within its galactic nucleus. This activity has given rise to a strong galactic wind that spews knotty filaments of neutral hydrogen and nitrogen from its centre, partially obscuring the brilliance of its nucleus. Its distorted shape is a direct result of a close encounter with its partner Messier 81.

I would be remiss not to mention that there’s a third member of this galactic dance: the small elliptical galaxy NGC 3077. Nothing more than a faint smudge a bit above M81, NGC 3077 is just as connected by those fine gaseous filaments and the allure of each other’s gravity.

The Messier 81 group is among the brightest galactic groups in the night sky and are a favourite among amateur astronomers. If you’re ever in the northern hemisphere and have a friend with a good-sized telescope, peering through the eyepiece at this duo is a sight to behold. It’s a favourite of mine whenever I bring out my telescope on a dark winter night.

#astronomy #galaxies #deep sky objects #Messier 81 #Messier 82 #NGC 3077 #Ursa Major

[fannyyann]

matthew tkachuk is really good at hockey

#matthew tkachuk #he's elite #HE'S ELIIIIIIIITE #2223 #for reference: he's on pace for 111 in 79 games #it'd be 114 if it were the full 82 #and if he ties of surpasses messier i am going to looooose it

[jameswebb-discoveries]

Apr 03, 2024 - BREAKING: NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Hidden City of Stars!

The James Webb Telescope just captured an incredible image of a starburst galaxy, M82, revealing a hidden metropolis of young stars and a galactic wind in unprecedented detail. This discovery is rewriting what we know about star formation!

Read the full story here - NASA's Webb Telescope Unveils a Hidden City of Stars in Messier 82

#NASA #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #Space #StarFormation #Astronomy #Science

#NASA #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #Space #StarFormation #Astronomy #Science #james webb space telescope #jwst #webb telescope #webb discoveries #spaceexploration #jameswebbtelescope

[swifty-fox]

Okay so i went in depth about some of Bucky's hockey stats and habits as a goal tender with @1343-40 BUT i gotta talk about Gale "One Engine" Cleven (Aka Clevy, AKA Buck) for a second

so i imagine he's about 5 years into his NHL career. A cup under his belt, not quite a seasoned vet, not quite a rookie. He could still be argued as up-and-coming and has won a lot of awards but theres a lotta people who think he's overrated, over hyped. Bit of a candy-ass when it comes to taking hits and standing up to the bigger players (not that Austin is itty bitty but he's small for a hockey player)

so anyways by year Five Gale is playing a solid 78-82 games. He's the main guy, hes the superstar. Got his nickname "One Engine" cause he skated and scored with one broken off skate

Stats(Cumulative): 146 goals, SOLID 350 assists, (What can i say hes a giver) He's got a really low PIM; mostly nonviolent calls so Holding, maybe some accidental high-sticks and obstruction. He's an ace on the Powerplay (58 PPG, 140 PPA) but struggles with his SHG (we'll put it at a solid ONE TIME) ,again because of his size. if he doesn't have enough players playing interference the other team roughs him up easy.

he's got a respectably 24 game winning goals by now, a stanley cup and a closet of trophies:

Art Ross, Hart memorial, Ted Lindsay. ALMost snags the Messier but I think Curt gets it instead. Maurice Richard and 2 Conn Smythes

#mostly fudged from Sid stats cause i just know him best #picture me doing SOOO much math it was so hard be proud #mota hockey au #i think he could manage all those trophies by year 5 but thats the part im least sure about

[space-pics]

Messier 82 by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

#spacepics #space #spacepics2

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

New SpaceTime out Wednesday....

SpaceTime 20240417 Series 27 Episode 47

Brown dwarfs are more star like than thought

A new study suggests that brown dwarfs are created through the same processes as stars and not like planets.

Astronomers expecting a nova event before the end of the year

Astronomers are expecting a distant star to explode in a spectacular event called a nova sometime between now and September.

The extreme starburst in galaxy M82

Astronomers have discovered that the starburst galaxy Messier 82 is manufacturing new stars some ten times faster than the Milky Way.

The Science Report

Study says Homosexual behaviour may have evolved because it plays a role in social bonding.

40% of the world's coastlines saw significant increase in heatwaves and extreme sea level rise.

TV, computer, and video game use by teens linked to psychotic experiences.

Alex on Tech Samsung’s new mega TV with a mega price to match.

SpaceTime covers the latest news in astronomy & space sciences.

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SpaceTime -- A brief history

SpaceTime is Australia’s most popular and respected astronomy and space science news program – averaging over two million downloads every year. We’re also number five in the United States.  The show reports on the latest stories and discoveries making news in astronomy, space flight, and science.  SpaceTime features weekly interviews with leading Australian scientists about their research.  The show began life in 1995 as ‘StarStuff’ on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) NewsRadio network.  Award winning investigative reporter Stuart Gary created the program during more than fifteen years as NewsRadio’s evening anchor and Science Editor.  Gary’s always loved science. He studied astronomy at university and was invited to undertake a PHD in astrophysics, but instead focused on his career in journalism and radio broadcasting. He worked as an announcer and music DJ in commercial radio, before becoming a journalist and eventually joining ABC News and Current Affairs. Later, Gary became part of the team that set up ABC NewsRadio and was one of its first presenters. When asked to put his science background to use, Gary developed StarStuff which he wrote, produced and hosted, consistently achieving 9 per cent of the national Australian radio audience based on the ABC’s Nielsen ratings survey figures for the five major Australian metro markets: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.  The StarStuff podcast was published on line by ABC Science -- achieving over 1.3 million downloads annually.  However, after some 20 years, the show finally wrapped up in December 2015 following ABC funding cuts, and a redirection of available finances to increase sports and horse racing coverage.  Rather than continue with the ABC, Gary resigned so that he could keep the show going independently.  StarStuff was rebranded as “SpaceTime”, with the first episode being broadcast in February 2016.  Over the years, SpaceTime has grown, more than doubling its former ABC audience numbers and expanding to include new segments such as the Science Report -- which provides a wrap of general science news, weekly skeptical science features, special reports looking at the latest computer and technology news, and Skywatch – which provides a monthly guide to the night skies. The show is published three times weekly (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and available from the United States National Science Foundation on Science Zone Radio, and through both i-heart Radio and Tune-In Radio.

#science #space #astronomy #physics #news #nasa #esa #astrophysics #spacetimewithstuartgary #starstuff #spacetime #nasa photos #jwst

[lackaspace]

Photo of Messier 82–The “Cigar Galaxy”—in Ursa Major taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (Img Creds: NASA)

#astronomy #nasa photos #hubble #space

[through-hubbles-eyes]

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒙𝒚

This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a galaxy that appears to be sizzling hot, with huge plumes of smoke swirling around it. The galaxy is known as Messier 82 or the Cigar galaxy.

#astronomy #nasa #space #universe #cosmos #nebula #stars #galaxy #wallpaper

[quiltofstars]

Bode's Galaxy (M81, lower right) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, upper left) // JLastro

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #spiral galaxy #irregular galaxy #star-forming galaxy #interacting galaxies #bode's galaxy #cigar galaxy #messier #messier 81 #M81 #messier 82 #M82 #NGC 3031 #NGC 3034 #ursa major

[astronerdscorner]

Smoking Companions or Messier 82 & 81

Bode and Cigar Galaxy or M81 & M82 in the constellation Ursa Major about 12 million light years away from us.

M81 (left) is a Hubble-type spiral galaxy, like about 10% of all spiral galaxies.

M82 passed its galactic neighbor M81 about 500 million years ago and this significantly increased the star formation rate in M82 (starburst). As a result, it is one of the brightest galaxies in the infrared and also in the radio wavelength range.

Almost 15hours of data were used to process this picture.

Bilddaten:

- RGB 153 x 300s / Gain 100

- Dual 29 x 360s / Gain 100

- 25 Flat Dark

- 25 Flat Darks

- 25 Darks

Setup:

- Skywatcher 150/750 F5 PDS

- Omegon 571C

- Skywatcher EQ6R Pro

- Zwo Asi 178mm als Guide cam

#astronomy #universe #space #space photography #astrophotography #night sky #astrophysics #nature

[johnlyngfr]

Bode’s Galaxy (centre) is catalogued as Messier-81. In the bottom-left is the irregularly-shaped “Cigar Galaxy”, catalogued as Messier-82.

Bode’s Galaxy is about 12 million light years distance, which is close, on a cosmic scale. It is a bright object, and a favourite target for researchers and amateurs. In 2022, “fast radio bursts” were detected. These are rare radio sources that, as yet, cannot be explained.

The Cigar Galaxy is small compared to our Milky Way galaxy, but it is much more luminous. It is classified as a “Starburst Galaxy” because it is an extremely active area of star formation. Adding to the mystery of this strange galaxy was the recent discovery of a unique radio source that might be from a “micro-quasar”, but cannot be fully explained.

At the right of this image is the third member of the “M81 Group”, the small disrupted elliptical galaxy NGC 3077.

I photographed the Messier-81 group of galaxies from my garden in Strasbourg France on two cold evening in January 2024.

70 images x 180 seconds each.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_82

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3077

#astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrophotographiefrance #astronomiefrance #messierobjects #messier81 #messier82 #astronomy #astronomie

[verseinfinity]

Messier 82

#messier82 #space #galaxy #universe #stars #nebula #astronomy #cosmos #constellations

[starmagicked]

as promised, a detailed description of rilha's outfits / hairstyles through the expansions. : ) because i'm insane.

clicking on the images below will take you to an imgur link with all the gposes in full !! ( or if you wanna see 'em without reading, they're here )

cw spoilers for all expansions.

A REALM REBORN.

coming from kugane, rilha is very used to wearing clothing that shows some skin due to the heat. though the temperate is moderate in gridania, her attire has an open midriff. if not for her mother being an esteemed white mage, the conjurer's guild would have made her dress more appropriate long ago. ( not to say they haven't tried in the past, that is. )

her hair is a decent length with messy bangs. while on the journey to gridania, she had cut it short, mostly out of rebellion. over the next coming years, it goes past her shoulders.

HEAVENSWARD.

seeking shelter in coerthas brings rilha to change her outfit. the cold is harsh in ishgard, and during her time on the backlines of the dragonsong war, she learns to adapt to the winds and snow. despite this, she still finds a way to show her thighs a bit with some absolute territory. the leggings and shorts she wears are fleece lined to combat the wind that hits the absolute territory.

while in the war, her hair gets longer and messier. she has little time to take care of her hair when aiding in the war effort, but hydaelyn does she try. her hair reaches her lower back at this point.

STORMBLOOD.

as much as rilha came to find shelter in ishgard, she is relieved when her duties begin to take her elsewhere. her attire shifts to be more free flowing, taking a chance on adorning pink for a change instead of monochromes. the flowy outfit keeps her safe from the dry heat of ala mhigo and the humidity of the far east.

aiding in one war effort quickly leads her to the next. before arriving in ala mhigo, rilha cuts her hair shorter than she had previously. not just as a way to have it out of the way when healing and carrying out duties, but also as a way to take ownership of herself.

this expansion forces her to confront her past, and come to accept who she is. she embraces her feminine side more, but also works on taking control of who she is and what she wants.

SHADOWBRINGERS.

upon settling into the crystarium, rilha returns to her revealing outfits, whilst still trying to accommodate for all the climates present in norvrandt. the skin she shows is tasteful, the tail ends of her gown covering what needs to be covered. her confidence shines through in her attire, and it's that confidence that helps aid her in infiltrating eulmore.

though she lives in norvrandt for four years, she keeps her hair length at her shoulders, not letting the length go past her chest. it is the most upkeep she gives her hair since starting her journey, partially because tracking the time to cut her hair grounds her. it helps her keep note of how long it's been since she arrived to the first. it isn't until she reunites with the warrior of light that she allows her hair to grow once more.

ENDWALKER.

levels 80 - 81.

rilha's attire is more fitting for a mage, with some edge to it. she adorns a bright lily in her hair, with tasteful skin being shown throughout her fit. it's a very adaptive fit, to compensate for the climates of various regions she explores in this arc.

her hair has grown longer since being in the first, enough to be able to tie it up. feeling the long hair, she opts to pull it up when working as a healer. her messy bangs stay prominent.

levels 82 - 84.

while in garlemald, her heavensward attire makes a return due to the harsh cold. her hair stays consistent, tied up to make working easier for her. her bright lily is gone for this arc, due to the cold winds.

levels 85 - 87.

being stationed in radz-at-han for the final days, her attire changes to accommodate for the blistering humid heat. having been given clothes from the locals, she matches a top with some older thigh boots she's possessed and some shorts. on the back of her head is a white bow, an attempt at keeping her free flowing hair in check.

due to the chaos of this time period, she forgoes tying her hair up every day, instead letting it flow freely. her bangs slightly part, due to her continuously running her hand through them to get them out of her face whilst trying to help those in need.

levels 88 - 90.

as the warrior of light returns from elpis, rilha goes back to her previous attire to continue the quest of stopping the final days. her bright lily makes a return in her hair.

this time, she opts to let her hair flow freely once more, her hair gaining some volume and fluff from the intense travel across the universe.

#♡. 「白花」tied and severed / headcanons. #♡. 「白花」its your golden hour / mirror. #♡. 「白花」i'll play my part / scion. #OH MAN I FINALLY FINISHED THIS #dont ask why enw has like 4 outfits #just ... SO much happens #so many new areas #it felt wrong to ignore the drastic climate changes