Starry Collection (#51)

COLLINS: WOMAN IN WHITE. Frederick Walkers famous poster that advertised the theatrical production of William Wilkie Collins The Woman in White at the Olympic Theatre, London, England, in 1871

The New Man in the Moon by S. Longley
A demure Columbine sits in the branches of a tree with her Pierrot who stares at her adoringly under a moonlit, starry sky. Date: 1924

Donkey and owl at night
A donkey and owl alone together in the night, the crescent moon and stars shining down on them in this tranquil scene. 1925

The Star That Would Not Light by Hugh Williams
A group of child like angels gather together in the night sky but try as they might, they cannot get one lone star to light and twinkle. Date: 1926

Snowflake Moray Eel (Echidna nebulosa) adult, on reef, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Alien hand pointing at stars, computer artwork

Iridium satellite flare

Head in space. Conceptual computer artwork of a wire-frame model of a human head in space. The light coming from its eyes may represent vision

Space brain

NGC 2068 reflection nebula
NGC 2068 (M78) nebula. Optical image of the bright reflection nebula NGC 2068, 1600 light years away in the constellation of Orion. North is at top. A dark lane of dust obscures part of the nebula

Orions Belt. Optical image of the three bright stars making up Orions Belt in the constellation of Orion. North is at top

Cone Nebula. Optical image of the dark Cone Nebula (lower left) and an emission nebula NGC 2264 (red, upper left) in the constellation Monoceros. North is at top

Starry sky. Composite image of a lantern-bearing woman silhouetted against a starry sky. A crescent moon is seen at lower left

NGC 2264 nebulae. Optical image of the NGC 2264 nebulae in the constellation Monoceros. North is at top. NGC 2264 is the hot young star cluster (bright patch at centre left)

Orion nebulae. Optical image of nebulae 1600 light years away in the constellation of Orion. North is at top. The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024, pink, lower centre) is bisected by a dark lane of dust

Comet Ikeya-Zhang

Tritons geysers. Artwork of erupting geysers (lower left & right) on Triton, with the planet Neptune seen at upper left. The geysers are composed of liquid nitrogen and methane

Aquila constellation. Aquila, the eagle, is a summer constellation in the northern hemisphere. Its brightest star is Altair (Alpha Aquilae, centre)

Solar flare
Stellar flare. Computer artwork of a stellar flare erupting through space from a star(not seen). A stellar flare is an intense eruption of radiation and hot plasma (ionised gas)

Iris Nebula. Optical image of NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula (blue, upper centre). North is at top. This reflection nebula is the part of a cloud of gas

Bubble nebula and surrounding nebulae
Bubble nebula (NGC 7635) with surrounding nebulosity. North is at top. The Bubble itself is in the bright orange patch just left of centre, just left of the bright blue star

Great Rift in the Milky Way. The Great Rift is the name given to the prominent dark lane running through the bright Milky Way, from upper left to lower right

Sky seen from an alien world, artwork
Sky seen from an alien world. Computer artwork of the view from the surface of an alien (extrasolar) planet orbiting a star (orange, lower right) that lies within a globular star cluster

Central region of the Milky Way. The Milky Way is our own galaxy, seen from within. This gives it the appearance of a band of light crossing the sky

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy. Optical image of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) and its companion galaxy NGC 5195 (above M51). M51 is a spiral galaxy whose arms contain hot, young stars (blue)

Dumbbell planetary nebula (M27)
Dumbbell Nebula. Optical image of the Dumbbell planetary nebula (M27, NGC 6853). This has nothing to do with a planet. It is actually a shell of gas ejected from a star near the end of its life

Spiral galaxy NGC 4603. Optical image of a type Sc spiral galaxy, which lies 108 million light years away in the constellation of Centaurus

Alien sky at sunset, computer artwork
Alien sky at sunset. Computer artwork of a sky seen from a hypothetical alien (extrasolar) planet, showing another sun (orange, centre left)

Double planet

White dwarf planets

Quasar Markarian 205. Optical image of the quasar Markarian 205 (upper right) and the spiral galaxy NGC 4319 (centre). These objects lie in the constellation of Draco

Scutum star cloud. This is a bright patch of the Milky Way in the faint constellation Scutum. The region is best seen in the summer in the northern hemisphere

Meteor over lake
Meteor. Optical image of a meteor track (upper right) in the night sky and reflected in a lake. A meteor, or shooting star

Crescent Moon, computer artwork
Crescent Moon. Computer artwork of a crescent Moon in the night sky over a rocky landscape

Moon and star. Artwork of a bright star near the crescent Moon, seen from space

Spiral galaxy, computer artwork
Spiral galaxy. Computer artwork of a spiral galaxy in the night sky over a rocky landscape

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Message in a bottle, washed up on a beach, beneath a nebula and stars. The message asks whether there is " Anyone there

Star-birth region, space telescope image

Prehistoric black hole, conceptual image

Night sky, Australia
Night Sky over Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia

Milky Way over Phillip Island, Australia
Milky Way over Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Bands of dust and glowing nebulae are seen along the band of billions of stars that is our Milky Way galaxy seen from the inside

Star trails over Flinders, Australia
Star trials over Flinders, Victoria, Australia

Northern lights. Time exposure photograph of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, and star trails around the Pole star

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 C011 / 1168
Comet Hale-Bopp. This was one of the brightest comets of the 20th Century, when it made its closest approach to Earth. It was visible during the first half of 1997

Milky Way over Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, Australia. Bands of dust and glowing nebulae are seen along the band of billions of stars that is our Milky Way galaxy seen from the inside

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 C011 / 1169
Comet Hale-Bopp. This was one of the brightest comets of the 20th Century, when it made its closest approach to Earth. It was visible during the first half of 1997

Time travelling spacecraft, artwork
Time travelling spacecraft, conceptual computer artwork

Milky Way over Cape Schanck, Australia
Milky Way over Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia. Bands of dust and glowing nebulae are seen along the band of billions of stars that is our Milky Way galaxy seen from the inside

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"Starry wonders unfold, from Orion's belt to the depths of the Eagle Nebula. Long Live Estonia, a land embraced by celestial beauty. " "Step into a world of enchantment with Peter Pan, as the Theatre Poster transports us to Neverland under a starry sky. " "The Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904 - a timeless masterpiece capturing the magic of the holiday season amidst twinkling stars. " "In Florence Mary Anderson's Whither Away and The Moonchild, ethereal dreams come alive under starlit skies. " "Leon Heron's The Gondo-liar takes us on an imaginative journey through galaxies unknown, where stars guide our way. " "Awe-inspiring Horsehead Nebula emerges like a cosmic silhouette against an infinite backdrop of stardust and wonder. " "As night falls over Lake Tekapo in Canterbury, witness the Milky Way rising behind the Church of Good Shepherd - nature's divine symphony in motion. " "At Stelvio Pass in Lombardy, car lights trace their path alongside the panoramic view of the Milky Way - a mesmerizing dance between man-made brilliance and celestial grandeur. " "With eyes fixed on telescopes and minds open to endless possibilities, we embark on an eternal quest for knowledge while observing the universe.