Astronomy in Pictures: Saturn and the Milky Way
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/astronomy-in-pictures-saturn-and-the-milky-way/

The James Webb Space Telescope offers a new view of Saturn, while the IceCube Observatory creates a neutrino-painted picture of the Milky Way. The post Astronomy in Pictures: Saturn and the Milky Way appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Milky_Way #Solar_System #Milky_Way_Galaxy #neutrinos #Saturn's_Rings

Milky Way's Central Black Hole Flared 200 Years Ago
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/milky-ways-central-black-hole-flared-200-years-ago/

A glowing molecular cloud shines today because of a 200-year-old flare let out by our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, scientists say. The post Milky Way's Central Black Hole Flared 200 Years Ago appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Black_Holes #Milky_Way #Sgr_A*

See Summer's Best 'Gobbled' Globulars
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/see-summers-best-gobbled-globulars/

Mergers between the Milky Way and long-ago dwarf galaxies have enriched our skies with dozens of iconic globular clusters. Many are visible in small telescopes. The post See Summer's Best 'Gobbled' Globulars…
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Astronomy_Blogs #Celestial_Objects_to_Observe #Cosmology #Deep_Sky #Explore_the_Night_with_Bob_King #Galaxies #Milky_Way #Night_

Radiotelescope image of structures in our galaxy

Horizontal structures, up to 10 light years in length, appear to point in direction of galaxy’s black hole. Image by Farhad Yusef-Zadeh.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/02/scientists-discover-mysterious-cosmic-threads-in-milky-way

#astronomy #milky_way #RadioTelescope #Astrodon

Watch the Milky Way’s Black Hole Spaghettify a Cloud
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/watch-the-milky-ways-black-hole-spaghettify-a-cloud/

Two decades of observations show a dusty gas cloud elongating as it approaches our galaxy's supermassive black hole. The post Watch the Milky Way’s Black Hole Spaghettify a Cloud appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Black_Holes #Milky_Way #supermassive_black_holes

Amateur Astronomers Find Glowing Gas Arc Near Andromeda
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/amateur-astronomers-find-glowing-gas-arc-near-andromeda/

An arc that glows green thanks to doubly ionized oxygen appears near the Andromeda Galaxy in a photo obtained by amateur astronomers. The post Amateur Astronomers Find Glowing Gas Arc Near Andromeda appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Galaxies #Milky_Way #Nebulae

A 3D Magnetic Map of the Local Bubble
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/3d-magnetic-map-of-the-local-bubble/

Astronomers have mapped the magnetic field along the "bubble" of gas 1,000 light-years wide around the Sun. The post A 3D Magnetic Map of the Local Bubble appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Milky_Way

A three-dimensional map of the Milky Way using 66,000 Mira variable stars
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2212.00035
We study the three-dimensional structure of the Milky Way using 65,981 Mira variable stars discovered by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey.
#3d #astronomy #bulge #galaxy #map #milky_way #mira_variable

The Milky Way ate another galaxy, and we can still see the undigested bits
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-milky-way-ate-another-galaxy-and-we-can-still-see-the-undigested-bits

#Bad_Astronomy #Milky_Way #galaxies #galaxy_collisions #Gaia #globular_clusters