Results for "Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Star Catalogue"
Archiving Born-Digital Media from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Date: October 27, 2020
- Description: We’ve been processing audiovisual media collections from the Science Media Group division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station
- Date: December 2, 2021
- Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.
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Star Birth, Star Death
- Date: January 31, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Today, three new images of starbursts and colliding galaxies from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Chandra X-ray team were uploaded to the Smithsonian's Flickr Commons stream.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Shadia Habbal
- Date: June 21, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Shadia Habbal, researches solar wind and eclipses, and established the solar-terrestrial physics research group at the Smithsonian's Astrophysical Observatory. #Groundbreaker
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New Commons Photos: The Destiny of a Galaxy
- Date: August 11, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: In the past week, a series of six more images from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Chandra X-ray team were uploaded to the Flickr Commons. Incidentally, they are all images of supernovas and black holes. Visualizing black holes is a challenge (at least for me) as the term conjures up images in my own head of silent, black infinity. But luckily for us (and as you
Sneak Peek: Eclipse Edition
- Date: August 21, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Solar Eclipse Expedition, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1900.
Introducing the Science Media Group YouTube Playlist
- Date: June 29, 2021
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives YouTube channel has a new dedicated playlist for the Science Media Group Collection, which features videos from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory program that was active from 1989 to 2013.
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Seeing the Invisible
- Date: May 11, 2009
- Description: Throughout May and June, we are inviting people throughout the Smithsonian to talk about photography and astronomy. This is the first installment from Megan Watzke, Press Officer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Most people think of a telescope as something in a backyard or the dome at the local planetarium. And it’s true that many telescopes are designed to
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Seeing the Invisible (Part 2)
- Date: June 1, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Documenting a Geologist's Adventures
- Date: December 11, 2012
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recently acquired the papers of Ursula Marvin, a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory geologist who has studied meteorites and lunar samples.
New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons
- Date: October 27, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Stellar Evolution: A Journey with Chandra
- Date: April 25, 2012
- Description: The Chandra X-ray Observatory explains the origins of recently added image of stellar evolution to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons stream.