#ngc6822

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[jameswebb-discoveries]

Unveiling the Mysteries of NGC 6822 with James Webb Space Telescope. Read full article here

📸 Check out this mesmerizing image captured by the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope! The swirling yellow patterns indicate gas-rich regions, while the densely packed field of stars in this galaxy looks absolutely mind-blowing! 😍

💫 Fun fact alert: NGC 6822 has a fascinating history that dates way back! E. E. Barnard discovered it in 1884 and mistook it for a faint nebula 🤔. But Edwin Hubble (yes, the Hubble Space Telescope guy!) did some major deep diving in 1925, confirming that this beauty was way beyond our Milky Way! Mind = blown! 🤯

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New NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day NGC 6822 Barnard‘s Galaxie im Sternbild Schütze Barnard's Galaxie ist eine Besonderheit am Sternenhimmel. Im Sternbild Schütze beheimatet, ist sie mit nur 1,5 Mio Lichtjahren sehr nahe. Gemeinsam mit den Magellan'schen Galaxien gehört sie zu jenen Sterneninseln, die uns am allernächsten sind. Entdeckt 1884 vom Astronomen Edward E. Barnard, zählt sie mit knapp 8.000 Lichtjahren zu den Zwerggalaxien und beinhaltet etwa 10 Mio Sterne. Diese Nähe von NGC 6822 ermöglicht es, im Bild sogar Kugelsternhaufen finden und optisch auflösen zu können. Diese irregulär geformte Zwerggalaxie ist klein und in der Sternenproduktion trotzdem hochaktive, was man an den blauen Regionen erkennt. Blaue Sterne sind meist sehr heiße, aktive Sterne. Wir sehen auch zahlreich rosafarbenes Leuchten von Wasserstoff von Sternbildungsregionen. Foto = Kooperation Eric Benson & Stargazer Observatory – Dietmar Hager ********** NGC 6822 Barnard's Galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius Barnard's galaxy is a feature in the night sky. Located in the constellation Sagittarius, it is very close at only 1.5 million light years. Together with the Magellanic galaxies it is one of the closest star islands. Discovered in 1884 by astronomer Edward E. Barnard, it's a dwarf galaxy with about 8,000 light years and contains about 10 million stars. This proximity of NGC 6822 makes it possible to find globular clusters in the image and to resolve them optically. This irregularly shaped dwarf galaxy is small and nevertheless highly active in star production, which can be seen by the blue regions. Blue stars are usually very hot, active stars. We also see numerous pink glows of hydrogen from star forming regions. Photo = joint project of Eric Benson & Stargazer Observatory - Dietmar Hager #ngc6822 #zwergalaxie #dwarfgalay #kugelsternhaufen #globularcluster #schuetze #sagittarius #barnard #apod #dietmarhager #ericbenson #stargazerobservatory #weltall #space #universe #universum #milchstrasse #milkyway #sterne #stars #galaxie #galaxy #astronomie #astronomy #astrofotografie #astrophotography #astrophoto #astrofotografia #sternenfotograf #sternenfotografie (hier: Stargazer Observatory - Dr. Dietmar Hager) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW_bZYbKraF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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10/11, right back at you!!

A sport I don’t like: American football. Why are there so many rules? There’s no flow to the game because they stop it every two seconds. Plus every game takes like two years but only 1% of that is actual sports being played.

A sport I like: Most other sports! I think my love of hockey and rest-of-the-world football is pretty obvious, so for this I will say college basketball. As a Hoosier alum, I’m kind of obligated to say that. But I really do find it fun and exciting as hell. I don’t like that the last 30 seconds of a game can take like 20 minutes, but it’s not as bad as American football so I can deal.

I also love baseball. All those stats! So geometrically satisfying! An excuse to eat tons of fried overpriced food and get drunk!

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NGC 6822 (Barnard's Galaxy)  (C) NASA

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