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Infrared-Radio image of Andromeda galaxy approximately 25 million light years away from Earth Some of the hydrogen gas (red) around Andromedas dis
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False-colour CCD optical image of the Hour-glass Nebula which lies within the Lagoon Nebula The nebula (purple) is a large cloud of gas which is lit
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Time-lapse photo of sun setting over obse
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Liquid nitrogen tank
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William Herschel Telescope
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William Herschel Telescope (WHT) mirror The shielding segments are unfolding to reveal the WHTs primary 42-metre mirror (lower frame) The WHT is p
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William Herschel Telescope (WHT) detectors The WHT is part of the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on the i
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Dome of the William Herschel Telescope at dusk
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View of the dome of the 42 metre William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands Commissione
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Roque de los Muchachos observatory La Palma
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View of the 42 metre William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands Commissioned in 1987 a
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The dome of the 42 metre (165-inch) William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands Commissi
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Twenty-two degree halo around the sun seen above the dome of the 4 2 metre (165-inch) William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Obser
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The open dome of the 42 metre (165-inch) William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands Com
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Photograph of the giant 42 metre diameter mirror of the William Herschel telescope as it undergoes its final polishing The telescope is at present u
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Herschels 40-foot telescope
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Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) Caricature of the German-born British astronomer and sister of Sir William Herschel Caroline Herschel Caroline Hersch
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William Herschel (1792-1871) Caricature of the British astronomer and chemist John Frederick William Herschel Herschel studied nebulae and double st
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Starbirth
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La Palma Canary Islands
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Crab Nebula composite image Combined visible (blue) and infrared (red) image of the Crab Nebula a supernova remnant 6000 light years distant in the
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Emission nebula IC 1396 optical image
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The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237- 2239) above the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) La Palma Canary Islands About 2600 light years away the Rosette Neb
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Stellar gas Five-color infrared image of a reservoir of cold gas in the constellation of the Southern Cross Imaged by the Herschel Space Observatory
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Milky Way over William Herschel Telescope View of the Milky Way in the sky over the William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observat
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Milky Way over William Herschel Telescope
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Rocky debris around Vega Artwork of the ring of rocky debris orbiting the star Vega 25 light years distant Vega is the brightest star in the conste
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Comet PanSTARRS over telescope dome Evening view from Roque de los Muchachos Observatory of Comet PanSTARRS (C2011 L4 upper left) over the dome of
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Isaac Newton telescope at night Moon above the William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory La Palma Canary Islands This o
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Open star cluster M46 19th-century astronomical observation of the open star cluster M46 (NGC 2437) North is at top Also visible near centre as a n
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Herschel Space Observatory with Earth in the background artwork Herschel is one of the largest space telescopes ever launched It was placed in orb
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Herschel Space Observatory with nebulae in the background artwork Herschel is one of the largest space telescopes ever launched It was placed in o
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Herschel orbital separation artwork The Herschel Space Observatory (left) was launched into space on 14 May 2009 by an Ariane 5 rocket Here it is
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Planck and Herschel launch artwork These two missions were launched into space on 14 May 2009 by an Ariane 5 rocket The spacecraft are mounted on t
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Planck and Herschel rocket artwork
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineers working on the main body of the Herschel Space Observatory This observatory will carry a 35 metre
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineers working on the main body of the Herschel Space Observatory This observatory will carry a 35 metre
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the finish of the M1 mirror (silver) of the Herschel space telescope for imperfections pr
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the surface of the M1 mirror of the Herschel space telescope for imperfections prior to i
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the finish of the M1 mirror (silver) of the Herschel space telescope for imperfections pr
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Herschel space telescope construction Close-up of the reflective surface of the M1 mirror of the Herschel space telescope Here the mirror is under i
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians preparing the M1 mirror (centre) of the Herschel space telescope for optical testing in a controlle
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians preparing the M1 mirror of the Herschel space telescope for optical testing in a controlled environ
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Herschel space telescope construction Technician testing the optical characteristics of secondary mirror (centre circular) used in the M1 mirror of t
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the optical controls of the M1 mirror (circular right) of the Herschel space telescope W
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the optical controls of the M1 mirror (circular upper right) of the Herschel space telesc
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Herschel space telescope construction Technician checking the quality of the aluminium coating used on the M1 mirror of the Herschel space telescope
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Herschel space telescope construction Technicians checking the quality of the aluminium coating used on the M1 mirror (upper centre) of the Herschel
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Herschel space telescope construction Inside the chamber used to apply the metal coating to the mirror of the Herschel space telescope The atmospher
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineers assembling the support structure for the 3 5-metre-wide mirror for the Herschel Space Observatory
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineer working on electronics for the Herschel Space Observatory The 35-metre-wide mirror is at upper rig
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineers working on the 35-metre-wide mirror (in background) for the Herschel Space Observatory This space
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Herschel Space Observatory construction Engineer working on the support structure for the 3 5-metre-wide mirror for the Herschel Space Observatory
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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Milky Way Galactic Plane infrared image This is part of Hi-
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Composite image of supernova remnant G54103 including radio infrared and X-ray light The yellow point indicates a strong X-ray source at the cent
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Black hole with accretion disc and plasma jet illustration This artwork is based on observations made by the NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope
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Telescopes Canary Islands Telescopes at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands This group of telesc
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Milky Way and laser guide star at twilight
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North Galactic Pole as imaged in infrared by the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) on ESAs Herschel Space Observatory The North Gala
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North Galactic Pole as imaged in infrared by the Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) on ESAs Herschel Space Observatory The North Gal
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William Herschel Telescope at sunset with a twilight glow over clouds below This telescope is located at an altitude of 2400 metres on La Palma the
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Milky Way and laser guide star This laser guide star (green) is from the William Herschel Telescope pointing to the Summer Triangle At lower left a
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Laser guide star from William Herschel Telescope with part of the Milky Way in the night sky This telescope is located at an altitude of 2400 metres
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Laser guide star from William Herschel Telescope with the Milky Way in the night sky This telescope is located at an altitude of 2400 metres on La P
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Polaris designated Alpha Ursae Minoris (abbreviated Alpha UMi) commonly the North Star or Pole Star is the brightest star in the constellation of U
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