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Galazy
Galazy
Public Domain
Description
The 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog is perhaps the original spiral nebula - a large galaxy with a well defined spiral structure also catalogued as NGC 5194. Over 60,000 light-years across, M51's spiral arms and dust lanes clearly sweep in front of its companion galaxy (top), NGC 5195. Image data from the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys has been reprocessed to produce this alternative portrait of the well-known interacting galaxy pair. The processing has further sharpened details and enhanced colour and contrast in otherwise faint areas, bringing out dust lanes and extended streams that cross the small companion, along with features in the surroundings and core of M51 itself. The pair are about 31 million light-years distant. Not far on the sky from the handle of the Big Dipper, they officially lie within the boundaries of the small constellation Canes Venatici.
Date
2 February 2010
Source
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Author
S. Beckwith (STScI), Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA, Additional Processing: Robert Gendler
A Scholar in his Study
A Scholar in his Study
Public Domain
Artist
Rembrandt (1606–1669)
Title
A Scholar in his Study
Date
between 1650 and 1654
Medium
etching print, drypoint print and burin on paper
Dimensions
height: 21 cm (8.2 in); width: 16.1 cm (6.3 in)
Collection
Current location
Rijksprentenkabinet
Accession number
RP-P-OB-521
Object history
1816: ownership transferred to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Inscriptions
center right:
INRI ADAM Te DAGERAM AMRTET ALGAR ALGASTNA
References
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Een geleerde in zijn werkkamer, 1650-1654.
Source/Photographer
The Whore of Babylon
The Whore of Babylon
Public Domain
Artist
William Blake (1757–1827)
Title
The Whore of Babylon
Object type
Genre
Description
English: Whore of Babylon with a triple tiara.
Depicted people
Date
1809
Medium
ink, watercolor paint and paper
Dimensions
height: 26.6 cm (10.4 in) ; width: 23.3 cm (9.1 in)
Collection
Accession number
1847,0318.123 (British Museum)
References
Source/Photographer
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1847-0318-123
Papyrus of Hunefer
Papyrus of Hunefer
Public Domain
Artist
Title
Papyrus of Hunefer
Object type
Description
English: The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, sheet 2.
Date
1275 BC
Medium
Dimensions
height: 39.8 cm (15.6 in) ; width: 550 cm (18 ft)
Collection
Accession number
EA 9901 (British Museum)
Place of creation
References
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA9901-3
Source/Photographer
British Museum free image service
British Museum reference
Detailed description
English: Book of the Dead of Hunefer (Hw-nfr) sheet 2; fully coloured vignettes; coloured border. Spell 183.
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