the spring sky at minning low

e Spring Sky at Minning Low This image below shows the night sky throughout Spring as seen from Minning Low car park one hour after sunset. If you look north towards Sheffield you can make out the orange glow caused by thousands of streetlights; this is called light pollution. Sunset early May Sunrise early March SE S E NE N Minning Low Matlock Sheffield Plough Bootes The Universe at Large Galaxies Everywhere Many galaxies are hidden in Coma: M64, 16 million light year away, easy to observe in dark skies with binoculars. It was shaped by a collision with another galaxy. M64 also called the Black Eye Galaxy imaged with ING. The dark central area is a result of a galaxy collision. Notice also the very young blue stars in the centre. Earth based modern telescopes like the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma, Canary Islands, observing galaxy collisions and huge clusters of galaxies. You too can observe them but you need quite dark skies. The National Park Authority is currently working with partners to raise awareness of this issue. These are a few of the ING telescopes operated partly by the UK on La Palma. At the top of this volcano they can observe above the clouds and away from light pollution and peer into the centre of our Milky way and other galaxies. I m a g e c o u r t e s y o f I N G g r o u p o f t e l e s c o p e s N i k S z y m a n e k a n d I a n K i n g Image courtesy of ING group of telescopes, Nik Szymanek Leo M64 Coma Vega Deneb Little Bear Pole Star Hydra

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The Spring Sky at Minning Low

This image below shows the night sky throughout Spring

as seen from Minning Low car park one hour after

sunset. If you look north towards Sheffield you can make out the orange glow

caused by thousands of streetlights; this is called

light pollution.

SunsetearlyMay

SunriseearlyMarch

SE SENEN

Minning Low

MatlockSheffield

Plough

Bootes

The Universe at LargeGalaxies Everywhere

Many galaxies are hidden in Coma: M64, 16 million light year away, easy to observe in dark skies with binoculars. It was shaped by a collision with another galaxy.

M64 also called the Black Eye Galaxy imaged with ING. The dark central area is a result of a galaxy collision. Notice also the very young blue stars in the centre.

Earth based modern telescopes like the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma, Canary Islands, observing galaxy collisions and huge clusters of galaxies. You too can observe them but you need quite dark skies. The National Park Authority is currently working with partners to raise awareness of this issue.

These are a few of the ING telescopes operated partly by the UK on La Palma. At the top of this volcano they can observe above the clouds and away from light pollution and peer into the centre of our Milky way and other galaxies.

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