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style="font-size:70%;">Portal</span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996214246">.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container{clear:both;width:100%;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column{float:left;width:50%;min-width:360px;padding:0 0.5em;box-sizing:border-box;flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column}@media screen and (max-width:393px){.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column{min-width:0}}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column:first-child{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column:last-child{padding-right:0}@media screen and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column{padding:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container{display:block}}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column>div{flex:1 0 auto}.mw-parser-output .flex-columns-container>.flex-columns-column>div.flex-columns-noflex{flex:0}</style><div class="flex-columns-container"><div class="flex-columns-column"><div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #afa3bf;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#ccccff;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:black;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AAstronomy&action=edit"><span style="color:black">edit</span></a> </div><h2 id="Introduction" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Introduction</h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #afa3bf;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#fcfcfc;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Percival Lowell observing Venus from the Lowell Observatory telescope in 1914"><img alt="A man sitting on a chair mounted to a moving platform, staring through a large telescope." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg/115px-Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg" decoding="async" width="115" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg/173px-Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg/230px-Percival_Lowell_observing_Venus_from_the_Lowell_Observatory_in_1914.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1000"></a><figcaption>Percival Lowell observing Venus from the Lowell Observatory telescope in 1914</figcaption></figure> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">Astronomy</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Natural_science" title="Natural science">natural science</a> that studies <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_object" title="Astronomical object">celestial objects</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Phenomena" class="mw-redirect" title="Phenomena">phenomena</a> that occur in the cosmos. It uses <a href="/wiki/Mathematics" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">physics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chemistry" title="Chemistry">chemistry</a> in order to explain their origin and their overall <a href="/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Universe" class="mw-redirect" title="Chronology of the Universe">evolution</a>. Objects of interest include <a href="/wiki/Planets" class="mw-redirect" title="Planets">planets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_satellite" title="Natural satellite">moons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Star" title="Star">stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebulae" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebulae">nebulae</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">galaxies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meteoroid" title="Meteoroid">meteoroids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asteroid" title="Asteroid">asteroids</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comets</a>. Relevant phenomena include <a href="/wiki/Supernova" title="Supernova">supernova</a> explosions, <a href="/wiki/Gamma_ray_burst" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamma ray burst">gamma ray bursts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quasar" title="Quasar">quasars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blazar" title="Blazar">blazars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pulsar" title="Pulsar">pulsars</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cosmic_microwave_background_radiation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmic microwave background radiation">cosmic microwave background radiation</a>. More generally, astronomy studies everything that originates beyond <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth" title="Atmosphere of Earth">Earth's atmosphere</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cosmology" title="Cosmology">Cosmology</a> is a branch of astronomy that studies the <a href="/wiki/Universe" title="Universe">universe</a> as a whole. </p><p>Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences. The early civilizations in <a href="/wiki/Recorded_history" title="Recorded history">recorded history</a> made methodical observations of the <a href="/wiki/Night_sky" title="Night sky">night sky</a>. These include the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_astronomy" title="Egyptian astronomy">Egyptians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babylonian_astronomy" title="Babylonian astronomy">Babylonians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greek_astronomy" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek astronomy">Greeks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_astronomy" title="Indian astronomy">Indians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_astronomy" title="Chinese astronomy">Chinese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_civilization" title="Maya civilization">Maya</a>, and many ancient <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">indigenous peoples of the Americas</a>. In the past, astronomy included disciplines as diverse as <a href="/wiki/Astrometry" title="Astrometry">astrometry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celestial_navigation" title="Celestial navigation">celestial navigation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">observational astronomy</a>, and the making of <a href="/wiki/Calendar" title="Calendar">calendars</a>. </p><p>Professional astronomy is split into <a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">observational</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theoretical_astronomy" title="Theoretical astronomy">theoretical</a> branches. Observational astronomy is focused on acquiring data from observations of astronomical objects. This data is then analyzed using basic principles of physics. Theoretical astronomy is oriented toward the development of computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and phenomena. These two fields complement each other. Theoretical astronomy seeks to explain observational results and observations are used to confirm theoretical results. </p><p>Astronomy is one of the few sciences in which amateurs play an <a href="/wiki/Citizen_science" title="Citizen science">active role</a>. This is especially true for the discovery and observation of <a href="/wiki/Transient_astronomical_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Transient astronomical event">transient events</a>. <a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur astronomers</a> have helped with many important discoveries, such as finding new comets. (<b><a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">Full article...</a></b>) </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div></div><div class="flex-columns-column"><div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #afa3bf;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#ccccff;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:black;font-size:80%"></div><h2 id="General_images_-_load_new_batch" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">General images - <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Astronomy&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:darkblue"><i>load new batch</i></span></small></span></a></span></h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #afa3bf;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#fcfcfc;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <div style="text-align: center;"><small><b>The following are images from various astronomy-related articles on Wikipedia.</b></small></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1021884966">.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container>.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow>.gallerycarousel>div>div>div>span:nth-child(2){display:none}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container .randomSlideshow-sr-only{display:block;width:1px;height:1px;text-indent:-999px;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child label{display:inline-block!important;padding:0.2em 0.3em}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child label,.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child input{vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child input{transform:scale(1.4)}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child label:last-child{display:none!important}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox{display:block;margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox li,.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox div,.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox p{padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow:first-child{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);display:inline-block;text-align:center;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox{order:99999;flex-shrink:0}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child label{flex:0 0}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox{width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox>div,.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container ul.gallery:first-child .gallerybox>div>div{width:inherit!important;max-width:100%;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .randomSlideshow-container .nomobile+ul label{display:none!important}</style><div class="randomSlideshow-container" style="max-width:85%; margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nebra_disc_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1The Nebra sky disk, Germany, 1800–1600 BC (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 1The Nebra sky disk, Germany, 1800–1600 BC (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nebra_disc_1.jpg/120px-Nebra_disc_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nebra_disc_1.jpg/180px-Nebra_disc_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nebra_disc_1.jpg/240px-Nebra_disc_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4177" data-file-height="3385"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Nebra_sky_disk" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebra sky disk">Nebra sky disk</a>, Germany, 1800–1600 BC (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2The Crab Nebula as seen in various wavelengths (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 2The Crab Nebula as seen in various wavelengths (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png/120px-Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png/180px-Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png/240px-Crab_Nebula_in_Multiple_Wavelengths.png 2x" data-file-width="2735" data-file-height="633"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Crab_Nebula" title="Crab Nebula">Crab Nebula</a> as seen in various wavelengths (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3An assembly in Estonia to observe meteors (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 3An assembly in Estonia to observe meteors (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg/120px-Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg/180px-Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg/240px-Astronoomiahuvilised.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4016"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span>An assembly in <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> to observe <a href="/wiki/Perseids" title="Perseids">meteors</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4Amateur astronomer recording observations of the sun. (from Amateur astronomy)"><img alt="Image 4Amateur astronomer recording observations of the sun. (from Amateur astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG/120px-Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG/180px-Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG/240px-Hans_Oberndorfer_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2665" data-file-height="2001"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span>Amateur astronomer recording observations of the sun. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_(84132277)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5The Northern Hemisphere page from Johann Bayer's 1661 edition of Uranometria - the first atlas to have star charts covering the entire celestial sphere (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 5The Northern Hemisphere page from Johann Bayer's 1661 edition of Uranometria - the first atlas to have star charts covering the entire celestial sphere (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9667" data-file-height="7699"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a> page from <a href="/wiki/Johann_Bayer" title="Johann Bayer">Johann Bayer</a>'s 1661 edition of <i><a href="/wiki/Uranometria" title="Uranometria">Uranometria</a></i> - the first <a href="/wiki/Atlas" title="Atlas">atlas</a> to have <a href="/wiki/Star_chart" title="Star chart">star charts</a> covering the entire <a href="/wiki/Celestial_sphere" title="Celestial sphere">celestial sphere</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Milky_way_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6Map of the Milky Way Galaxy, with the constellations that cross the galactic plane in each direction and the known prominent components annotated including main arms, spurs, bar, nucleus/bulge, notable nebulae and globular clusters (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 6Map of the Milky Way Galaxy, with the constellations that cross the galactic plane in each direction and the known prominent components annotated including main arms, spurs, bar, nucleus/bulge, notable nebulae and globular clusters (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Milky_way_map.png/110px-Milky_way_map.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Milky_way_map.png/165px-Milky_way_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Milky_way_map.png/220px-Milky_way_map.png 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="2238"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span>Map of the <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a> Galaxy, with the <a href="/wiki/Constellations" class="mw-redirect" title="Constellations">constellations</a> that cross the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_plane" title="Galactic plane">galactic plane</a> in each direction and the known prominent components annotated including <a href="/wiki/Spiral_arm" title="Spiral arm">main arms</a>, spurs, bar, <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Center" title="Galactic Center">nucleus/bulge</a>, notable <a href="/wiki/Nebulae" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebulae">nebulae</a> and <a href="/wiki/Globular_clusters" class="mw-redirect" title="Globular clusters">globular clusters</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Outreach,_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_(4798622790).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7Amateur astronomy groups are often involved in outreach to introduce astronomy to the general public (from Amateur astronomy)"><img alt="Image 7Amateur astronomy groups are often involved in outreach to introduce astronomy to the general public (from Amateur astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg/120px-Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg/180px-Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg/240px-Outreach%2C_one_of_the_most_rewarding_jobs_%284798622790%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span>Amateur astronomy groups are often involved in outreach to introduce astronomy to the general public (from <b><a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Starwatching.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8An amateur astrophotography setup with an automated guide system connected to a laptop (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 8An amateur astrophotography setup with an automated guide system connected to a laptop (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Starwatching.jpg/90px-Starwatching.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Starwatching.jpg/135px-Starwatching.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Starwatching.jpg/180px-Starwatching.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span>An amateur astrophotography setup with an automated guide system connected to a laptop (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title='Image 9"El Caracol" observatory temple at Chichen Itza, Mexico (from History of astronomy)'><img alt='Image 9"El Caracol" observatory temple at Chichen Itza, Mexico (from History of astronomy)' src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg/120px-Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg/180px-Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg/240px-Chichen_Itza_Observatory_2_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="2194"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span>"El Caracol" observatory temple at <a href="/wiki/Chichen_Itza" title="Chichen Itza">Chichen Itza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash,_ottone_inciso,_saragozza,_1079-1080.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10Arabic astrolabe from 1079 to 1080 AD (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 10Arabic astrolabe from 1079 to 1080 AD (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG/78px-Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG/117px-Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG/156px-Astolabio_di_ahmad_ibn_muhammad_al-naqqash%2C_ottone_inciso%2C_saragozza%2C_1079-1080.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1288" data-file-height="1977"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span>Arabic <a href="/wiki/Astrolabe" title="Astrolabe">astrolabe</a> from 1079 to 1080 AD (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11Calendrical functions of the Berlin Gold Hat c. 1000 BC (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg/120px-Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg/180px-Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg/240px-Berlin_Gold_hat_calendar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="626"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span>Calendrical functions of the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Gold_Hat" title="Berlin Gold Hat">Berlin Gold Hat</a> c. 1000 BC (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senenmut-Grab.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12Segment of the astronomical ceiling of Senenmut's Tomb (circa 1479–1458 BC), depicting constellations, protective deities, and twenty-four segmented wheels for the hours of the day and the months of the year (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 12Segment of the astronomical ceiling of Senenmut's Tomb (circa 1479–1458 BC), depicting constellations, protective deities, and twenty-four segmented wheels for the hours of the day and the months of the year (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Senenmut-Grab.JPG/120px-Senenmut-Grab.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Senenmut-Grab.JPG/180px-Senenmut-Grab.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Senenmut-Grab.JPG/240px-Senenmut-Grab.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2678" data-file-height="1589"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span>Segment of the <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_ceiling_of_Senenmut%27s_Tomb" title="Astronomical ceiling of Senenmut's Tomb">astronomical ceiling of Senenmut's Tomb</a> (circa 1479–1458 BC), depicting constellations, protective deities, and twenty-four segmented wheels for the hours of the day and the months of the year (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13Sir Patrick Moore was one of the world's leading popularisers of astronomy. (from Amateur astronomy)"><img alt="Image 13Sir Patrick Moore was one of the world's leading popularisers of astronomy. (from Amateur astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg/99px-Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg/149px-Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg/199px-Sir_Patrick_Moore_at_the_opening_of_the_South_Downs_Planetarium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2653" data-file-height="3202"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span><a href="/wiki/Sir_Patrick_Moore" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Patrick Moore">Sir Patrick Moore</a> was one of the world's leading popularisers of astronomy. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14Artist conception of the Big Bang cosmological model, the most widely accepted out of all in physical cosmology (neither time nor size to scale) (from Physical cosmology)"><img alt="Image 14Artist conception of the Big Bang cosmological model, the most widely accepted out of all in physical cosmology (neither time nor size to scale) (from Physical cosmology)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg/120px-CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg/180px-CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg/240px-CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1980"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span>Artist conception of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Bang" title="Big Bang">Big Bang</a> cosmological model, the most widely accepted out of all in physical cosmology (neither time nor size to scale) (from <b><a href="/wiki/Physical_cosmology" title="Physical cosmology">Physical cosmology</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayall_Telescope.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 15Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mayall_Telescope.jpg/90px-Mayall_Telescope.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mayall_Telescope.jpg/135px-Mayall_Telescope.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mayall_Telescope.jpg/180px-Mayall_Telescope.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_U._Mayall_Telescope" title="Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope">Mayall telescope</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory" title="Kitt Peak National Observatory">Kitt Peak National Observatory</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 16An image of the Cat's Paw Nebula created combining the work of professional and amateur astronomers. The image is the combination of the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile and a 0.4-meter amateur telescope. (from Amateur astronomy)"><img alt="Image 16An image of the Cat's Paw Nebula created combining the work of professional and amateur astronomers. The image is the combination of the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile and a 0.4-meter amateur telescope. (from Amateur astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg/116px-The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg/173px-The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg/231px-The_Cat%27s_Paw_Remastered.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="7740" data-file-height="8040"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 16</span></span>An image of the <a href="/wiki/Cat%27s_Paw_Nebula" class="mw-redirect" title="Cat's Paw Nebula">Cat's Paw Nebula</a> created combining the work of professional and amateur astronomers. The image is the combination of the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile and a 0.4-meter amateur telescope. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 17Historical Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, India (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 17Historical Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, India (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg/120px-Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg/180px-Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg/240px-Jantar_Mantar_at_Jaipur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1984" data-file-height="1248"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 17</span></span>Historical <a href="/wiki/Jantar_Mantar_(Jaipur)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jantar Mantar (Jaipur)">Jantar Mantar</a> observatory in <a href="/wiki/Jaipur" title="Jaipur">Jaipur</a>, India (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 18The main platform at La Silla hosts a huge range of telescopes with which astronomers can explore the Universe. (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 18The main platform at La Silla hosts a huge range of telescopes with which astronomers can explore the Universe. (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg/120px-The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg/180px-The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg/240px-The_Martian-like_Landscape_of_La_Silla.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5033" data-file-height="1683"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 18</span></span>The main platform at <a href="/wiki/La_Silla_Observatory" title="La Silla Observatory">La Silla</a> hosts a huge range of telescopes with which astronomers can explore the Universe. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento,tramonto_fondachelli_fantina,_sicilia.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 19Sunset at the equinox from the prehistoric site of Pizzo Vento at Fondachelli Fantina, Sicily (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 19Sunset at the equinox from the prehistoric site of Pizzo Vento at Fondachelli Fantina, Sicily (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG/120px-Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG/180px-Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG/240px-Equinozio_da_Pizzo_Vento%2Ctramonto_fondachelli_fantina%2C_sicilia.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 19</span></span>Sunset at the <a href="/wiki/Equinox" title="Equinox">equinox</a> from the prehistoric site of Pizzo Vento at <a href="/wiki/Fondachelli-Fantina" title="Fondachelli-Fantina">Fondachelli Fantina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quito_Observatory_04.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 20One of the Oldest Observatories in South America is the Quito Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1873 and located 12 minutes south of the Equator in Quito, Ecuador. The Quito Astronomical Observatory is the National Observatory of Ecuador and is located in the Historic Center of Quito and is managed by the National Polytechnic School. (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 20One of the Oldest Observatories in South America is the Quito Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1873 and located 12 minutes south of the Equator in Quito, Ecuador. The Quito Astronomical Observatory is the National Observatory of Ecuador and is located in the Historic Center of Quito and is managed by the National Polytechnic School. (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Quito_Observatory_04.JPG/120px-Quito_Observatory_04.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Quito_Observatory_04.JPG/180px-Quito_Observatory_04.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Quito_Observatory_04.JPG/240px-Quito_Observatory_04.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 20</span></span>One of the Oldest Observatories in <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Quito_Astronomical_Observatory" title="Quito Astronomical Observatory">Quito Astronomical Observatory</a>, founded in 1873 and located 12 minutes south of the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a> in Quito, Ecuador. The Quito Astronomical Observatory is the National Observatory of Ecuador and is located in the Historic Center of Quito and is managed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Polytechnic_School" class="mw-redirect" title="National Polytechnic School">National Polytechnic School</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:History_of_the_Universe.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 21History of the Universe – gravitational waves are hypothesized to arise from cosmic inflation, a rapidly accelerated expansion just after the Big Bang (from Physical cosmology)"><img alt="Image 21History of the Universe – gravitational waves are hypothesized to arise from cosmic inflation, a rapidly accelerated expansion just after the Big Bang (from Physical cosmology)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/History_of_the_Universe.svg/120px-History_of_the_Universe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/History_of_the_Universe.svg/180px-History_of_the_Universe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/History_of_the_Universe.svg/240px-History_of_the_Universe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="396"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 21</span></span>History of the <a href="/wiki/Universe" title="Universe">Universe</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gravitational_wave" title="Gravitational wave">gravitational waves</a> are hypothesized to arise from <a href="/wiki/Inflation_(cosmology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inflation (cosmology)">cosmic inflation</a>, a rapidly accelerated expansion just after the <a href="/wiki/Big_Bang" title="Big Bang">Big Bang</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Physical_cosmology" title="Physical cosmology">Physical cosmology</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_(iau0603g).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 22A voting session is conducted in 2006 International Astronomical Union's general assembly for determining a new definition of a planet (from Astronomer)"><img alt="Image 22A voting session is conducted in 2006 International Astronomical Union's general assembly for determining a new definition of a planet (from Astronomer)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg/120px-IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg/180px-IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg/240px-IAU_2006_General_Assembly-_Result_of_the_IAU_Resolution_Votes_%28iau0603g%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 22</span></span>A voting session is conducted in 2006 <a href="/wiki/International_Astronomical_Union" title="International Astronomical Union">International Astronomical Union</a>'s general assembly for determining a <a href="/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet" title="IAU definition of planet">new definition of a planet</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Astronomer" title="Astronomer">Astronomer</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_(noirlab2104c).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 23An example of a gravitational lens found in the DESI Legacy Surveys data. There are four sets of lensed images in DESI-090.9854-35.9683, corresponding to four distinct background galaxies—from the outermost giant red arc to the innermost bright blue arc, arranged in four concentric circles. All of them are gravitationally warped—or lensed—by the orange galaxy at the very center. Dark matter is expected to produce gravitational lensing also. (from Physical cosmology)"><img alt="Image 23An example of a gravitational lens found in the DESI Legacy Surveys data. There are four sets of lensed images in DESI-090.9854-35.9683, corresponding to four distinct background galaxies—from the outermost giant red arc to the innermost bright blue arc, arranged in four concentric circles. All of them are gravitationally warped—or lensed—by the orange galaxy at the very center. Dark matter is expected to produce gravitational lensing also. (from Physical cosmology)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg/120px-Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg/180px-Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg/240px-Gravitational_lens_found_in_the_DESI_Legacy_Surveys_data_%28noirlab2104c%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2000"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 23</span></span>An example of a gravitational lens found in the DESI Legacy Surveys data. There are four sets of lensed images in DESI-090.9854-35.9683, corresponding to four distinct background galaxies—from the outermost giant red arc to the innermost bright blue arc, arranged in four concentric circles. All of them are gravitationally warped—or lensed—by the orange galaxy at the very center. Dark matter is expected to produce gravitational lensing also. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Physical_cosmology" title="Physical cosmology">Physical cosmology</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 24Babylonian tablet in the British Museum recording Halley's Comet in 164 BC (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 24Babylonian tablet in the British Museum recording Halley's Comet in 164 BC (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg/74px-Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg" decoding="async" width="74" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg/111px-Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg/149px-Babylonian_tablet_recording_Halley%27s_comet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="912" data-file-height="1470"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 24</span></span>Babylonian tablet in the <a href="/wiki/British_Museum" title="British Museum">British Museum</a> recording <a href="/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet" title="Halley's Comet">Halley's Comet</a> in 164 BC (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 25The Hubble Space Telescope (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 25The Hubble Space Telescope (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg/120px-Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg/180px-Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg/240px-Hubble_01_Cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 25</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 26The Oort cloud, one of the most successful theoretical models about the Solar System (from Theoretical astronomy)"><img alt="Image 26The Oort cloud, one of the most successful theoretical models about the Solar System (from Theoretical astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg/120px-Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg/180px-Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg/240px-Kuiper_belt_-_Oort_cloud-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="439"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 26</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Oort_cloud" title="Oort cloud">Oort cloud</a>, one of the most successful theoretical models about the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Theoretical_astronomy" title="Theoretical astronomy">Theoretical astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 27Comparison of CMB (Cosmic microwave background) results from satellites COBE, WMAP and Planck documenting a progress in 1989–2013 (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 27Comparison of CMB (Cosmic microwave background) results from satellites COBE, WMAP and Planck documenting a progress in 1989–2013 (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg/120px-PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg/180px-PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg/240px-PIA16874-CobeWmapPlanckComparison-20130321.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2000"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 27</span></span>Comparison of <a href="/wiki/CMB" class="mw-redirect" title="CMB">CMB</a> (Cosmic microwave background) results from satellites <a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Background_Explorer" title="Cosmic Background Explorer">COBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/WMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="WMAP">WMAP</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Planck_(spacecraft)" title="Planck (spacecraft)">Planck</a></i> documenting a progress in 1989–2013 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_(84132460)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 28Southern Hemisphere (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 28Southern Hemisphere (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Ioannis_Bayeri_Rhainani_Vranometria_1661_%2884132460%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9993" data-file-height="7815"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 28</span></span><a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 29Portrait of the Flemish astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest who became head of the Mathematical Board and director of the Observatory of the Chinese emperor in 1669 (from Astronomer)"><img alt="Image 29Portrait of the Flemish astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest who became head of the Mathematical Board and director of the Observatory of the Chinese emperor in 1669 (from Astronomer)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg/89px-%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg/133px-%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg/178px-%E5%8D%97%E5%85%AC%E6%87%B7%E4%BB%81%E5%83%8F.jpg 2x" data-file-width="758" data-file-height="1024"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 29</span></span>Portrait of the Flemish astronomer <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Verbiest" title="Ferdinand Verbiest">Ferdinand Verbiest</a> who became head of the Mathematical Board and director of the Observatory of the Chinese emperor in 1669 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Astronomer" title="Astronomer">Astronomer</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 30The Antikythera Mechanism was an analog computer from 150 to 100 BC designed to calculate the positions of astronomical objects. (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 30The Antikythera Mechanism was an analog computer from 150 to 100 BC designed to calculate the positions of astronomical objects. (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg/120px-NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg/180px-NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg/240px-NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1036" data-file-height="924"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 30</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Antikythera_Mechanism" class="mw-redirect" title="Antikythera Mechanism">Antikythera Mechanism</a> was an <a href="/wiki/Analog_computer" title="Analog computer">analog computer</a> from 150 to 100 BC designed to calculate the positions of astronomical objects. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aratea_93v.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 319th-century diagram of the positions of the seven planets on 18 March 816, from the Leiden Aratea (from History of astronomy)"><img alt="Image 319th-century diagram of the positions of the seven planets on 18 March 816, from the Leiden Aratea (from History of astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Aratea_93v.jpg/105px-Aratea_93v.jpg" decoding="async" width="105" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Aratea_93v.jpg/158px-Aratea_93v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Aratea_93v.jpg/211px-Aratea_93v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1367"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 31</span></span>9th-century diagram of the positions of the <a href="/wiki/Classical_planet" title="Classical planet">seven planets</a> on 18 March 816, from the <a href="/wiki/Leiden_Aratea" title="Leiden Aratea">Leiden Aratea</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_astronomy" title="History of astronomy">History of astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 32The inflationary theory as an augmentation to the Big Bang theory was first proposed by Alan Guth of MIT. Inflation solves the 'horizon problem' by making the early universe much more compact than was assumed in the standard model. Given such smaller size, causal contact (i.e., thermal communication) would have been possible among all regions of the early universe. The image was an adaptation from various generic charts depicting the growth of the size of the observable universe, for both the standard model and inflationary model respectively, of the Big Bang theory. (from Physical cosmology)"><img alt="Image 32The inflationary theory as an augmentation to the Big Bang theory was first proposed by Alan Guth of MIT. Inflation solves the 'horizon problem' by making the early universe much more compact than was assumed in the standard model. Given such smaller size, causal contact (i.e., thermal communication) would have been possible among all regions of the early universe. The image was an adaptation from various generic charts depicting the growth of the size of the observable universe, for both the standard model and inflationary model respectively, of the Big Bang theory. (from Physical cosmology)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png/120px-Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png/180px-Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png/240px-Big_bang_inflation_vs_standard_genericchart.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="489"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 32</span></span>The inflationary theory as an augmentation to the Big Bang theory was first proposed by Alan Guth of MIT. Inflation solves the 'horizon problem' by making the early universe much more compact than was assumed in the standard model. Given such smaller size, causal contact (i.e., thermal communication) would have been possible among all regions of the early universe. The image was an adaptation from various generic charts depicting the growth of the size of the observable universe, for both the standard model and inflationary model respectively, of the Big Bang theory. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Physical_cosmology" title="Physical cosmology">Physical cosmology</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 33Ultra HD photography taken at La Silla Observatory (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 33Ultra HD photography taken at La Silla Observatory (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg/85px-La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg/128px-La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg/170px-La_Silla_Poses_for_an_Ultra_HD_Shoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3723" data-file-height="5245"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 33</span></span>Ultra HD photography taken at <a href="/wiki/La_Silla_Observatory" title="La Silla Observatory">La Silla Observatory</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_accuracy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 34Historical accuracy of atomic clocks from NIST. (from Theoretical astronomy)"><img alt="Image 34Historical accuracy of atomic clocks from NIST. (from Theoretical astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Clock_accuracy.jpg/120px-Clock_accuracy.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Clock_accuracy.jpg/180px-Clock_accuracy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Clock_accuracy.jpg/240px-Clock_accuracy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="273"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 34</span></span>Historical accuracy of atomic clocks from <a href="/wiki/NIST" class="mw-redirect" title="NIST">NIST</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Theoretical_astronomy" title="Theoretical astronomy">Theoretical astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 35ALMA is the world's most powerful telescope for studying the Universe at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths. (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 35ALMA is the world's most powerful telescope for studying the Universe at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths. (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg/120px-Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg/180px-Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg/240px-Under_the_Spell_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 35</span></span><a href="/wiki/Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array" title="Atacama Large Millimeter Array">ALMA</a> is the world's most powerful telescope for studying the Universe at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 36Overview of types of observational astronomy by observed wavelengths and their observability. (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 36Overview of types of observational astronomy by observed wavelengths and their observability. (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg/120px-Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg/180px-Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg/240px-Openstax_Astronomy_EM_spectrum_and_atmosphere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="861"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 36</span></span>Overview of types of observational astronomy by observed wavelengths and their observability. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Telescope.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3750 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory (from Observational astronomy)"><img alt="Image 3750 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory (from Observational astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Telescope.jpg/78px-Telescope.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Telescope.jpg/117px-Telescope.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Telescope.jpg/156px-Telescope.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1108" data-file-height="1707"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 37</span></span>50 cm refracting telescope at <a href="/wiki/Nice_Observatory" title="Nice Observatory">Nice Observatory</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational astronomy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 38Places like Paranal Observatory offer crystal clear skies for observing astronomical objects with or without instruments. 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(from Amateur astronomy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg/120px-Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg/180px-Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg/240px-Beneath_the_Milky_Way.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840"></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 38</span></span>Places like <a href="/wiki/Paranal_Observatory" title="Paranal Observatory">Paranal Observatory</a> offer crystal clear skies for observing astronomical objects with or without instruments. 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Observatory">European Southern Observatory</a> announces that its astronomers in <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> capture the first close-up image of a <a href="/wiki/WOH_G64" title="WOH G64">star</a> outside the <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/science/behemoth-star-closeup-picture.html">(<i>The New York Times</i>)</a></dd> <dt><span style="font-weight:normal;">20 November 2024 –</span> <a href="/wiki/Discoveries_of_exoplanets" title="Discoveries of exoplanets">Discoveries of exoplanets</a></dt> <dd>In a study published by the <a href="/wiki/Nature_(journal)" title="Nature (journal)">Nature</a> journal, astronomers announce the discovery of <a href="/wiki/IRAS_04125%2B2902_b" title="IRAS 04125+2902 b">IRAS 04125+2902 b</a>, a newborn <a href="/wiki/Exoplanet" title="Exoplanet">exoplanet</a>. 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title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2024">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2024" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2024">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2024" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2024">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2024" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2024">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2023</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2023">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2023">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2023">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2023">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2023">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2023">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2023">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2023">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2023">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2023">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2023">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2023" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2023">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2022</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2022">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2022">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2022">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2022">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2022">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2022">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2022">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2022">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2022">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2022">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2022">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2022" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2022">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2021">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2021">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2021">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2021">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2021">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2021">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2021">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2021">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2021">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2021">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2021">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2021" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2021">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2020">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2020">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2020">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2020">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2020">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2020">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2020">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2020">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2020">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2020">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2020">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2020" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2020">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2019</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2019">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2019">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2019">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2019">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2019">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2019">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2019">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2019">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2019">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2019">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2019">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2019" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2019">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2018">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2018">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2018">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2018">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2018">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2018">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2018">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2018">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2018">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2018">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2018">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2018" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2018">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2017</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2017">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2017">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2017">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2017">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2017">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2017">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2017">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2017">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2017">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2017">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2017">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2017" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2017">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2016</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2016">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2016">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2016">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2016">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2016">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2016">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2016">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2016">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2016">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2016">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2016">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2016" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2016">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/2015">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2015">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2015">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2015">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2015">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2015">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2015">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2015">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2015">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2015">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2015">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2015">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2015" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2015">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/2014">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2014">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2014">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2014">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2014">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2014">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2014">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2014">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2014">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2014">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2014">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2014">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2014" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2014">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/2013">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2013">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2013">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2013">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2013">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2013">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2013">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2013">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2013">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2013">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2013">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2013">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2013" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2013">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2012</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2012">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2012">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2012">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2012">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2012">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2012">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2012">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2012">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2012">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2012">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2012">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2012" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2012">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/2011">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2011">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2011">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2011">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2011">April</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/May_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/May 2011">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/June_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/June 2011">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/July_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/July 2011">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/August_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2011">August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/September_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/September 2011">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/October_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2011">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/November_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/November 2011">November</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/December_2011" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/December 2011">December</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/2010" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/2010">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/January_2010" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/January 2010">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/February_2010" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/February 2010">February</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/March_2010" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/March 2010">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Astronomy/Events/April_2010" title="Portal:Astronomy/Events/April 2010">April</a></li> <li><a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal; text-align: center;">Manner</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy" title="Amateur astronomy">Amateur</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">Observational</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sidewalk_astronomy" title="Sidewalk astronomy">Sidewalk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Space_telescope" title="Space telescope">Space telescope</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal; text-align: center;">Celestial subject</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Galactic_astronomy" title="Galactic astronomy">Galactic</a> / <a href="/wiki/Extragalactic_astronomy" title="Extragalactic astronomy">Extragalactic</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Local system</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Solar</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal; text-align: center;">EM methods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Radio_astronomy" title="Radio astronomy">Radio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Submillimetre_astronomy" title="Submillimetre astronomy">Submillimetre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Infrared_astronomy" title="Infrared astronomy">Infrared</a> (<span 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Neutrino_astronomy" title="Neutrino astronomy">Neutrino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cosmic_ray_astronomy" title="Cosmic ray astronomy">Cosmic rays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gravitational-wave_astronomy" title="Gravitational-wave astronomy">Gravitational radiation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High-energy_astronomy" title="High-energy astronomy">High-energy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Radar_astronomy" title="Radar astronomy">Radar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Spherical_astronomy" title="Spherical astronomy">Spherical</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Multi-messenger_astronomy" title="Multi-messenger astronomy">Multi-messenger</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_astronomy" title="Cultural astronomy">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_astronomy" title="Australian Aboriginal astronomy">Australian Aboriginal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Babylonian_astronomy" title="Babylonian astronomy">Babylonian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_astronomy" title="Chinese astronomy">Chinese</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_astronomy" title="Egyptian astronomy">Egyptian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_astronomy" title="Ancient Greek astronomy">Greek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_astronomy" title="Hebrew astronomy">Hebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Optical_telescope" title="Optical telescope">Optical<br>telescopes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_optical_telescopes" title="List of optical telescopes">List</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Category:Telescopes" title="Category:Telescopes">Category</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Extremely_large_telescope" title="Extremely large telescope">Extremely large telescope</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope" title="Extremely Large Telescope">Extremely Large Telescope</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gran_Telescopio_Canarias" title="Gran Telescopio Canarias">Gran Telescopio Canarias</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hale_Telescope" title="Hale Telescope">Hale 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9:%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D9%83" title="بوابة:علم الفلك – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بوابة:علم الفلك" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok%E1%BA%BDndusu:Mbyjakuaa" title="Okẽndusu:Mbyjakuaa – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Okẽndusu:Mbyjakuaa" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomiya" title="Portal:Astronomiya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Portal:Astronomiya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0:%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="প্রবেশদ্বার:জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞান – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="প্রবেশদ্বার:জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞান" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Партал:Астраномія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Партал:Астраномія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Портал:Астрономия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Портал:Астрономия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomija" title="Portal:Astronomija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Portal:Astronomija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomia" title="Portal:Astronomia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Portal:Astronomia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%C3%A1l:Astronomie" title="Portál:Astronomie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Portál:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17580674 badge-featuredportal mw-list-item" title="featured portal badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomie" title="Portal:Astronomie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Portal:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portaal:Astronoomia" title="Portaal:Astronoomia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Portaal:Astronoomia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B7:%CE%91%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Πύλη:Αστρονομία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πύλη:Αστρονομία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronom%C3%ADa" title="Portal:Astronomía – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Portal:Astronomía" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portalo:Astronomio" title="Portalo:Astronomio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Portalo:Astronomio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari:Astronomia" title="Atari:Astronomia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Atari:Astronomia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa badge-Q17580674 badge-featuredportal mw-list-item" title="featured portal badge"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87:%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="درگاه:اخترشناسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="درگاه:اخترشناسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portail:Astronomie" title="Portail:Astronomie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Portail:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%AC%ED%84%B8:%EC%B2%9C%EB%AC%B8%ED%95%99" title="포털:천문학 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="포털:천문학" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AC:%D4%B1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Պորտալ:Աստղագիտություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պորտալ:Աստղագիտություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0:%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="प्रवेशद्वार:खगोलशास्त्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="प्रवेशद्वार:खगोलशास्त्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portale:Astronomia" title="Portale:Astronomia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Portale:Astronomia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%9C:%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%A2%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%9C" title="פורטל:מדעי החלל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פורטל:מדעי החלל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98:%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="პორტალი:ასტრონომია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="პორტალი:ასტრონომია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Портал:Астрономия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Портал:Астрономия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%C4%81ls:Astronomija" title="Portāls:Astronomija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Portāls:Astronomija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomie" title="Portal:Astronomie – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Portal:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikisritis:Astronomija" title="Vikisritis:Astronomija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vikisritis:Astronomija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%C3%A1l:Csillag%C3%A1szat" title="Portál:Csillagászat – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Portál:Csillagászat" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Портал:Астрономија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Портал:Астрономија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%82:%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%83%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82" title="കവാടം:ജ്യോതിഃശാസ്ത്രം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കവാടം:ജ്യോതിഃശാസ്ത്രം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9:%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D9%83" title="بوابة:علم الفلك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بوابة:علم الفلك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portaal:Astronomie" title="Portaal:Astronomie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Portaal:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:%E5%A4%A9%E6%96%87%E5%AD%A6" title="Portal:天文学 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Portal:天文学" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no badge-Q17580674 badge-featuredportal mw-list-item" title="featured portal badge"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomiya" title="Portal:Astronomiya – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Portal:Astronomiya" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A2:_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%81_%D9%BE%DA%91%DA%BE%D8%AA" title="بوآ: تارہ پڑھت – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بوآ: تارہ پڑھت" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%87:%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D9%87" title="تانبه:ستورپوهنه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="تانبه:ستورپوهنه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomia" title="Portal:Astronomia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Portal:Astronomia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomia" title="Portal:Astronomia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Portal:Astronomia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Portal:Astronomiya" title="Vikipediya:Portal:Astronomiya – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Vikipediya:Portal:Astronomiya" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomie" title="Portal:Astronomie – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Portal:Astronomie" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punku_p%27anqa:_Quyllur_yachay" title="Punku p'anqa: Quyllur yachay – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Punku p'anqa: Quyllur yachay" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru badge-Q17580674 badge-featuredportal mw-list-item" title="featured portal badge"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Портал:Астрономия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Портал:Астрономия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%BA:%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F_%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80" title="ද්වාරය:තාරකා විද්‍යාව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ද්වාරය:තාරකා විද්‍යාව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8:%D9%81%D9%84%DA%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="باب:فلڪيات – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="باب:فلڪيات" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%C3%A1l:Astron%C3%B3mia" title="Portál:Astronómia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Portál:Astronómia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomija" title="Portal:Astronomija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Portal:Astronomija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cilmi_Fallag" title="Portal:Cilmi Fallag – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Portal:Cilmi Fallag" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%95%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%95:%DA%AF%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86" title="دەروازە:گەردوون – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="دەروازە:گەردوون" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Портал:Астрономија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Портал:Астрономија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teemasivu:T%C3%A4htitiede" title="Teemasivu:Tähtitiede – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Teemasivu:Tähtitiede" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D:%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D" title="வலைவாசல்:வானியல் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="வலைவாசல்:வானியல்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Портал:Астрономия – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Портал:Астрономия" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2:%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C" title="สถานีย่อย:ดาราศาสตร์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="สถานีย่อย:ดาราศาสตร์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Astronomi" title="Portal:Astronomi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Portal:Astronomi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB:%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Портал:Астрономія – Ukrainian" lang="uk" 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