July Gallery

Arnold Palmer waves farewell to St. Andrews in 1995

Arnold Palmer bids farewell to St Andrews. The British Open 1995. Credit: Colorsport

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Alphajet planes of the Patrouille de France fly next to Notre Dame

Alphajet planes of the "Patrouille de France" fly next to Notre Dame after opening the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees 14 July. Some 4,000 French soldiers paraded on the Champs Elysees under strict security mesures as authorities feared incidents as protest against the resumption of French nuclear tests. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Antares & starfield

Starfield centred on the border between the constellations of Ophiucus (right) and Scorpius (left). The brightest star at centre left is Antares (alpha Scorpii), a red supergiant star 500 light years from the Earth. The red supergiant phase is one of the final stages in the life of a normal star. Antares has a surface temperature of 3100K and a mass 10-15 times the solar mass. It is seen embedded in a reflection nebula (IC 4606), a cloud of dust which reflects towards the Earth the radiation emitted by Antares and nearby stars. Two globular star clusters are seen in this frame: the smaller NGC 6144 is at centre left and the larger M4 at lower centre right

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