Tiago Photography

The NASA Voyager probes which were sent out in 1977, are now more than 14 billion kilometres from Earth, and are approaching the Sun's influence.
The Voyagers are still sending back data, and computer modelling based on this information suggests that there is some interesting bubble-like activity happening at the edge of our Solar System.
"Computer modelling based on the Voyager insights suggests the edge of our Solar System is a froth of activity, like "an agitated jacuzzi", said Eugene Parker from the University of Chicago, US. Magnetic field lines carried in the "wind" of material coming off our star are breaking and reconnecting. This process is sculpting the wind into discrete bubbles that are many tens of millions of kilometres wide."Read more.
In my research, I have been researching the universality of roundness and studying the characteristics and behaviour of soap bubbles. Consequently, the idea of bubble-like activity happening in Space, is very exciting!

Labels: Art, Bbc, Bubbles, Magnetism, Nasa, Space, The Shape Of Our Universe, The Sun, Universality Of Roundness, Universe

Jupiter, with Ganymede & Lo by Damian Peach

The Milky Way at MangaiaOePan by Ttezel

Vela Supernova Remnant by Marco Lorenzi .
I have been following the Astronomy Photographer Of The Year competition with great interest. I'm amazed that technology has advanced so far, that even teenagers as young as 15 have the capabilities to photograph stars trailing around the North Star, and high quality pictures of our moon. source
The competition has now been opened as an exhibition at Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London and showcases all of the competition winners from 2011.
If you can't get to London, the BBC has provided a great slideshow with some commentary from the judges here and flickr has a dedicated group of entries.

Labels: Astronomy, Bbc, Damian Peach, Flickr, Ganymede, Jupiter, Lo, Marco Lorenzi, National Maritime Museum, Photography, Remnant, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Supernova, The Milky Way, Vela