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28 de abr. de 2024 · Situada a unos 3.800 años luz de la Tierra, en la constelación austral de Norma, la nebulosa NGC 6164/6165 ha llamado la atención de los astrónomos desde que John Herschel la descubrió en 1834...
Hace 1 día · Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), son of the astronomer William Herschel and nephew to Caroline Herschel, was the most influential natural philosopher of the Victorian period. His long career encompassed astronomy, mathematics, physics, geology, chemistry, as well as art, literature, politics, and the invention of photography.
Hace 3 días · Learn about the legacy of Sir John Herschel, the Last Polymath, at our all-day conference on Sat 8th June. Learn about the legacy of Sir John Herschel, the L...
15 de abr. de 2024 · NGC 5189 was discovered by Scottish observer James Dunlop in 1826. when Sir John Herschel observed it in 1835 he described it as a "strange" object. It was not immediately identified as a planetary nebula, but its peculiar spectra, shows emission lines of ionized helium, hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen.
1 de may. de 2024 · Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), son of the astronomer William Herschel and nephew to Caroline Herschel was the most influential scientist of the Victorian period. His long career encompassed astronomy, mathematics, physics, geology, chemistry, as well as art, literature, politics, and the invention of photography. Image: John Herschel.
Hace 3 días · This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths. Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as an immense amount of surviving archival material and correspondence, these essays present the first ever comprehensive account of Herschel's life, work, and legacy.
15 de abr. de 2024 · - NGC 6164-5 was discovered by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope with an 18-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He recorded it as "Neb violently suspected immediately preceding a double star." - Another example of merging stars are the R CrB variable stars, whose carbon emissions emanate by the merger, and are hydrogen deficient.
