Images Dated 4th August 1998

Queen Mother 98th Birthday Celebrations August 1998 Left to right Prince Andrew

Queen Mother 98th Birthday Celebrations August 1998
Left to right Prince Andrew Princess Beatrice Prince Harry
Queen Elizabeth II Prince William The Queen Mother
Prince Edward Zara Phillips and Princess Eugenie standing outside the gates of Clarence House

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1990s, 20th Century, Royals, Royalty

Optical image of part of Barnards loop nebula

Barnard's loop nebula. True-colour optical image of a portion of Barnard's Loop (pink), an elliptical ring of glowing nebulosity surrounding the constellation Orion. This is the easternmost, and brightest, part of the loop, which was discovered by the American astronomer E. E. Barnard in 1895. It formed as the hot stars of Orion caught nearby gas and dust in a pressure wave, forcing them into an expanding ring. It is thought to have been expanding for around 3 million years. This image was produced by digitally combining photographs taken by the UK Schmidt Telescope in blue and red light

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