Star Collection (page 9)

Remnant of Supernova 1987A. Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Supernovae are massive stellar explosions which throw the outer layers of a star off into space

Reconstruction of a medieval conception of the universe, 19th century?
Reconstruction of medieval conception of the universe, 19th century? A flat earth surrounded by the crystalline spheres. A man has broken through the outermost of these

Map of stellar constellations, 1775. Constellations of Perseus carrying the head of Medusa, Andromeda chained to a rock, and the Triangle (Triangulum)

Second part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Frontispiece from Athanasius Kirchers Ars Magna Lucis Et Umbrae. To the left is a woman as the personification of the sun, with the symbols of the zodiac covering her body

Egyptian wax portrait of a man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a man from a tomb in Hawara, c140-160. The gold star on his forehead shows he is a priest of the sun. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Cleopatras Needle outside the Houses of Parliament, London, c late 19th century
Artists impression of Cleopatras Needle sited outside the Houses of Parliament, London, c late 19th century. Cleopatras Needle is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC

La prosternation (La priere) ( Prayer of Prostration ), 1918. Artist: Etienne Dinet
La prosternation (La priere) ( Prayer of Prostration ), 1918. From La Vie de Mohammed, prophete d Allah (The Life of Mohammed, Prophet of Allah) by Etienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim. (1918)

View of Medina, Arabia, by moonlight, showing the dome of the Tomb of the Prophet, 1918. Artist: Etienne Dinet
View of Medina, Arabia, by moonlight, showing the dome of the Tomb of the Prophet, 1918. Illustration for La Vie de Mohammed, Prophete d Allah (The Life of Mohammed)

Earth surrounded by Water, Air, Fire, the planets and stars, 13th century. Astronomical diagram showing the Earth, centre, surrounded by the three other elements: Water, Air, Fire

Earthrise seen from surface of the Moon, Apollo Mission, 1969. Credit ARPL/NASA

Star Fort defended by a moat coming under siege, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi...historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)

Shepherd guarding his flock at night, early 16th century. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to help him guard his animals

Captain J Fiegenschuh, Abecher, 1910. French postcard

First part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Second part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

First part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Ptolemy, Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1508. Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (c100-c170 AD), using a quadrant to observe the Moon and stars. Urania, Muse of Astronomy, instructs him

Ptolemaic (geocentric / Earth-centred) system of the Universe, 1708
Ptolemaic (geocentric/Earth-centred) system of the Universe, 1708. Illustration showing the position of the Sun, Moon and planets and the band of the ecliptic

Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Canis Major contains Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Star ornamental fountain design, 1664. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Star ornamental fountain design, 1664. Elaborate designs for Baroque fountains for public squares and private country house gardens in the French, German

Galileos observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 1610. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), one of the greatest scientists of all time

Constellation of Andromeda, 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. German astronomer and lawyer Johannes Bayer (1572-1625)

Constellation of Leo, 1775. Artist: Jean Fortin
Constellation of Leo, 1775. A number of distant galaxies can be observed in Leo by astronomers, and the constellation is associated with several meteor showers, most notably the Leonids

Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Artist: Jean Fortin
Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Part of the Milky Way is shown on the right of the image. From Atlas Coelestis de Flamsteed by JJ Fortin. (Paris, 1775)

Astronomical map, centred on the Southern constellation of Argo Navis, 1742. From Atlas Coelestis by John Gabriel Doppelmayer. (Nuremberg, 1742)

Constellation of Leo, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Johann Bayer (1572-1625)

Constellation of Argo Navis, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Bayer (1572-1625)

Comet of 1456 (Halley), 1557. The English astronomer, Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was the first to suggest that appearances of bright comets every 76 years were in fact sightings of the same comet

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), 1908. Photographed with the 36 inch Crossley reflector at the Lick Observatory, California, USA

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. 3 1/2 hour exposure using a 5 inch aperture portrait lens. The Pleiades, 380 light years distant from Earth, is an open cluster of young stars

Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910. Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy

Great Nebula in Orion (NGC 1976 - M42), 16 November 1898. Photographed at the Lick Observatory, San Jose, California, USA

Filamentary Nebula (NGC 9662), c1908. This is part of an exploding sphere of gas emitted by a supernova more than 1000 years ago

Comet 1892a, Swift, May 1892. Artist: Max Wolf
Comet 1892a, Swift, May 1892. From a negative photograph by German astronomer Dr Max Wolf (1863-1932). The image was not converted to a positive to avoid any loss of detail

Long exposure of star field showing track of the asteroid Sappho against points of stars, 1892. Artist: Max Wolf
Long exposure of star field showing track of the asteroid Sappho against points of stars, 1892. Sapphos location is identified by the arrows at the top and the left edges of the picture

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory. Illustration demonstrating Piazzi Smyths theory that a passage from the lower of the two subterranean chambers (A)

Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Artist: Stanislaus de Lubienietski
Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Overhead is the star said to have led them to Bethlehem. From Stanislaus de Lubienietski, Historia Universalis Omulum Cometarum. (Amsterdam, 1666)

Zeppelin airship caught in searchlights during a bombing raid over England, 1916. On the night of 2-3 September London was bombed. Illustration published c1920

Descartes system of the universe, 17th century, (1761). French philosopher and mathematician Descartes (1596-1650) system of the universe showing his idea of the formation of the stars in vortices

Karl Ludwig Hencke (1793-1866), German astonomer
HENCKE, Karl Ludwig (1793-1866) German astonomer. Discovered asteroids Astraea (1845) and Hebe (1847). Wood engraving

Hades carries off Persephone, detail of Red-figure Volute Krater, c380 BC Artist: Iliupersis Painter
Hades carries off Persephone, detail of Red-figure Volute Krater, c380 BC. By the Iliupersis Painter Ornate Apulian style, held at British Museum

Detail of a Psalter: the Magi follow the Star, c1140. Probably illuminated in Canterbury c1140

Infra-red view of constellation of Orion. CREDIT: NASA

Spiral galaxy viewed edge on. Photograph. CREDIT: US Naval Observatory

Spiral Galaxy M81 in constallation of Ursa Minor. This galaxy about is 12 million light years from Earth. Photograph. CREDIT: NASA

Steatite bowl with mythological scenes ( Lord of the Animals ) from Khafalji, but possible of Elamite origin. The figure could be the goddess Inanna, later Ishtar

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