This wonderful photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Cassini mission on Sept. 15, 2006. The sun is behind the planet, giving a wonderful view of the rings. Even more spectacular, you can just see the Earth at the left.
And the head of the astrophysics institute talks about the Canary Island observatories More information at http://shineagain.com Y el director del Instituto de Astrofisica habla del cielo canario Más información en http://www.vuelveabrillar.com/ Und der Chef der Astrophysik Institut spricht über die Kanareninsel Observatorien Weitere Informationen unter http://www.strahlmalwieder.com/
Yes, I know this is all over Facebook. But if you haven’t seen it yet, you owe yourself 5 minutes. Sí, sé que esto está en todas partes en Facebook. Pero si usted no ha visto todavía, te debes a ti mismo 5 minutos. Ja, ich weiß, das ist überall auf Facebook. Aber wenn Sie es nicht gesehen haben noch schulden Sie sich 5 Minuten.
Partial Lunar eclipses are quite common. Photos like this aren’t. It was taken by Ana Garcia of AstroLaPalma.com, who offer observations (tours or private), telescope rental, the “Los Indianos” tour in Santa Cruz de La Palma and tailored astronomy travel packages.
The European Space Agency have released this lovely video of the Horsehead Nebula in visible and infrared wavelengths. The Horsehead Nebula is in Orion’s Belt. It’s an area of dust and gas in space where stars are being born.
This guide book is now on sale from the Dragon Tree Publishing website, or from the following shops: Santa Cruz de La Palma Libreria Trasera La Molina Artesania Best of La Palma Papiro Libros Casa Fideo San Pedro Museo del Puro Libreria la Estrella Los Cancajos Artesania Las Nieves Bazar Costa Souvenir (beside Costa Salinas) Mazo El Molino Casa Roja/Belmaco Los Llanos Maria Luisa (Just below the church) Tijarafe El…