The Pleiades - or 7 Sisters - known around the world
EarthSky’s Marcy Curran introduces you to the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters, in this video.| EarthSky
EarthSky’s Marcy Curran introduces you to the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters, in this video.| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Amr Abdulwahab captured this image of the Milky Way on July 8, 2022. Amr wrote: “Sahara el Beyda, the White Desert Protected Area, is a national park in Egypt, first established as a protected area in 2002. It is located in the Farafra depression, 28 miles (45 km) north of the town of Qsar El Farafra. Part of the park is in the Farafra Oasis (New Valley Governorate). The park is the site of large white chalk rock formations, created through erosion by wi...| EarthSky
What is a variable star? Astronomers know millions of them, and you might find one in any part of the sky. Among the stars in this image of the central region of the Milky Way galaxy, there are 2 known Cepheid variables. They vary due to internal changes in the star. Image via ESO/ VVV consortium/ D. Minniti.Many stars are not constant| EarthSky
Closest spiral galaxy: Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy.| EarthSky
What is the Local Group? It’s a gravitationally bound system of the galaxies nearest to our Milky Way. Image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5 DEED).What is the Local Group?| EarthSky
