The edge-on artist view of the MW with B/P bulge that was used to illustrated the New Scientist article about the buckling-bars paper.

"This artist’s impression shows how the Milky Way galaxy would look seen from almost edge on and from a very different perspective than we get from the Earth. The central bulge shows up as a peanut shaped glowing ball of stars and the spiral arms and their associated dust clouds form a narrow band."

"Your STC Art Print will be the most precise and accurate depiction of the Solar System commemorating the personal date of your choosing. The latest NASA data and algorithms are used to compute precisely the positions of the planets and their orbital paths."

he was referenced in today's (19 Sep 2017) exoplanet pizza discussion by Avi Shporer regarding false positives in the K2 pipeline.

spectra for nearly all elements. click "periodic table" view for zoom-able view

large pictures of some atomic emission spectra

Dean Lectures - California Academy of Sciences | #Astronomy... #Astronomy

NASA video shows Earth age one full year - #astronomy #space

Explanation: A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey. In the foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a winner in The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.