Comet Ison's core

This picture of Comet Ison was taken by the Chinese Space Radar on September 03, 2013. This picture is impressive because not only can we see the comet's core but we can observe two objects travelling alongside the comet. These two objects were probably released from the comet by the escaping gasses and a weak gravitational field.

Solar Eclipse as seen from Uganda

This picture is from the most recient solar eclipse taken from Uganda. Since we are currently studying the solar system I thought this picture would be fitting. Around the moon, you can see the solar corona and the many solar flares which can extend more than a few Earth lengths off the surface of the sun.

Andromeda Galaxy in Infrared

This is a picture of the Andromeda Galaxy as seen in infrared. This shot was taken by the Spitzer telescope in 2005. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest galaxy in the local group and is about twice the size of ours. The bright red lines are caused by excess gas withing the arms of the galaxy.