Stars Collection

Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s

Aurora Borealis over Sycamore Gap, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, England. February 2014

Scorpius constellation. This is a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere that is visible in summer. The Sun passes though it in late November

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

The Averau refuge in a wintertime night, surrounded by snow-covered peaks. Dolomites, Italy

Woven Wool Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: William P. Shearwood
Woven Wool Coverlet, c. 1937

Astronaut standing on the edge of a lake of liquid methane at the bottom of a large
An astronaut is standing on the edge of a lake of liquid methane at the bottom of a large impact crater. Exploring the moon of a distant gaseous planet is a lonely

The Declaration of Independence, USA Date: circa 1900

A Star Explodes - Norman Lindsay
A Star Explodes by Norman Lindsay Date: 1932

The Plough asterism in Ursa Major
The Plough. This asterism (group of stars) is part of the much larger constellation Ursa Major, most of which is out of frame

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor

John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a recording studio
John Lennon and Paul McCartney sing in harmony at a Beatles recording at The BBC 1963

1919 solar eclipse. Image 2 of 3. This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

Orion nebula. Coloured composite infrared and visible light image of the Orion nebula M42. This emission nebula, a cloud of gas and dust in which starbirth takes place

Orions belt. Optical image of the line of three bright stars making up the belt in the constellation of Orion. The stars are, from lower left to upper right: Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)

Sun Dog Painting
Vadersolstavlan (The Sun Dog Painting) is a painting depicting a halo phenomenon observed over Stockholm in 1535. Date: 1535

1919 solar eclipse
^B1919 solar eclipse. Image 1 of 3.^b This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

Denham Studios restaurant by Tony Wysard, 1937
Intensively populated illustration by Tony Wysard, showing imagined diners at the restaurant at Denham Studios. Illustration includes a key to all caricatures portrayed but include David Niven

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Southern Cross (Kranz)
The southern sky with the SOUTHERN CROSS constellation

M51 whirlpool galaxy

Earth from space, satellite image
Earth from space. Satellite image showing North and South America as seen from 35, 000 kilometres above the Earths surface. North is at top and the Moon is at upper right

Milky Way, optical image. The Milky Way is our own galaxy. Because Earth lies in one of its spiral arms, we look into the central mass of stars and see the galaxy as a band of light crossing the sky

A galactic light show in spiral galaxy NGC 4258, also known as M106, about 23 million light years away. This galaxy is famous, however

Cygnus and Lyra constellations. Cygnus, the swan, is at centre left, with Lyra, the lyre, at centre right. The brightest star is Cygnus is Deneb (Alpha Cygni, upper left)

Colourful display of the Aurora Australis over an island in the ocean at Blue Hour
A colourful display of the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights over Betsey Island, Tasmania with the Milky Way above, taken during Blue Hour

Optical photo of the star Sirius using star filter
The two bright stars just below centre are Alpha Centauri (left) & Beta Centauri. To their right are the four stars forming the constellation of the Southern Cross, or Crux Australis

Buffalo Bills Wild West
Promotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes

North America at night, satellite image
Africa at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of Africa. North is at top. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population

Eagle Nebula. Optical image of the Eagle Nebula (M16, NGC 6611). This is an emission nebula, a cloud of gas that glows as the hydrogen gas it contains is ionised by radiation from the hot young stars

Spiral galaxy M81, composite image in visible (yellow), infrared (red), and ultraviolet (blue) light. The yellow centre indicates older stars, the blue areas in the spiral arms are hot, young stars

Sycamore Gap, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, England
Sycamore Gap, Hadrianas Wall, Northumberland, England

Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier
Film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931

Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904
A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904

Catherine Hill Bay Jetty with Milkyway
Catherine Hill Bay at night under the stars. The stunning jetty is the last remaining coal loading jetty of its kind in Australia

Diagram showing the spectral class and luminosity of stars. The diagram was named The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, or the H-R diagram for short

1919 solar eclipse
^B1919 solar eclipse. Image 3 of 3.^b This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

Whither Away by Florence Mary Anderson
A group of delicate looking fairies and pixies ride around on dragonflies and bees. c.1925

Paul McCartney and George Harrison tune their guitars
Paul McCartney and George Harrison of the Beatles tune their guitars before a live show in 1964

Hamnoy, Lofoten islands, Norway. winter

Whitefish Point Lighthouse by Moonlight
The Whitefish Point Lighthouse illumintated by moonlight. Whitefish Point is located at the extreme southeastern end of Lake Superior

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orions Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, visible to the naked eye in the night sky

Pleiades star cluster
Pleiades. Optical image of the Pleiades star cluster (M45) in the constellation Taurus, the bull. North is at top. This is a cluster of young stars thought to be around 50 million years old

Horsehead Nebula. Optical image of Barnard 33 (the Horsehead Nebula), 1600 light years away in the constellation of Orion. North is at left

Milky Way in night sky with silhouette of tree, Brecon Beacons National Park, an International Dark Sky Preserve, Wales, UK. December 2016

Nashville, Tennessee, The Johnny Cash Museum

The Moonchild by Florence Mary Anderson
A small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925

Shooting Stars (Franz and Mary Stuck), 1912. Private Collection

Hollywood Bowl by night, Los Angeles, California, USA. 1930s

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners

Celestial sky with Sirius, Orion and Aldebaran shining bove Pharilapche Peak in Nepal
The winter Milky Way with bright Sirius, Orion and Aldebaran shining above the moonlight mountainscape of Pharilapche at Sagarmatha National Park of Nepal

M16, The Eagle Nebula in Serpens

The majestic Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104)

Starry Night over the Rhone, 1888 (oil on canvas)
XIR60960 Starry Night over the Rhone, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 72.5x92 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Gondo-liar by Leon Heron
A gondolier who, according to the pun in the title, is less than honest, reaches over his lady passenger as if to kiss her. A large moon hangs over the Venetian canal. Date: 1930

Optical photo of the star Sirius using star filter
The two bright stars just below centre are Alpha Centauri (left) & Beta Centauri. To their right are the four stars forming the constellation of the Southern Cross, or Crux Australis

Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop Flirting
Fred and Adele Astaire starring with Majorie Gordon in the successful show, Stop Flirting which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in 1923 and moved to the Queens Theatre a few months later

Milky Way rising behind the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, new Zealand

CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. Fol 24. Hemisphaerium stellatum boreale antiquum. Representation of the Northern Hemisphere

Milky way above Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

An asteroid belt around the bright star Vega
This artists concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega

Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn and and its moon Titan

Spiral galaxy NGC 2841, HST image
Spiral galaxy NGC 2841, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. This galaxy lies around 46 million light years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major

Durers Celestial Globe, 1515. This shows the northern hemisphere, and was prepared in conjunction with the astronomer Stabius

Orion constellation. The most prominent feature of the constellation is Orions Belt, a row of three bright stars (centre left)

Torus universe, artwork
Torus universe. Computer artwork of a universe shaped like a torus (doughnut-shaped). Some cosmologists believe that the universe could be this shape due to gravity warping spacetime

Meteor shower, artwork
Meteor shower. Computer artwork of trees silhouetted against a meteor shower in the night sky. Meteor tracks, also known as falling or shooting stars

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun

Aurora (Northern Lights) over a moonlit Kirkjufell Mountain, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Polar Regions

milkyway and a windmill
country windmill with the milkyway

The massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717
This composite image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 (MACS J0717, for short), where four separate galaxy clusters have been involved in a collision

The northern lights dance over the glacier lagoon in Iceland

Aurora borealis and Milky Way above Fish Lake, Yukon, Canada
Aurora borealis and Milky Way above Fish Lake, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Neptune seen from its tiny, distant moon, Nereid

A spacial phenomenon in the cosmos

A Black Hole in a Globular Cluster
Artists View of a Black Hole in a Globular Cluster

I Want! I Want!, from For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, 1793 (engraving)
XJF472263 I Want! I Want!, from For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, 1793 (engraving) by Blake, William (1757-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

USA, Washington State, Mt. Rainier National Park. Stars and the Milky Way light the sky above Mt. Rainier and Burroughs Mountain

Night sky with millions of stars over Mt. Grossglockner (3798m) in the National Park Hohe Tauern. Europe, Central Europe, Austria, September

Observing the Universe, conceptual image
Observing the Universe, conceptual computer illustration

Ring Nebula M57, Hubble image C017 / 3725
Ring Nebula (M22, NGC 6720). Combined images from the Subaru Telescope and Hubble Space telescope of the Ring Nebula M57. The Ring nebula is a planetary nebula lying around 2300 light years

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

Scorpius constellation. Scorpius, the scorpion, is a zodiacal constellation crossed by the Milky Way. It is best seen in summer in the northern hemisphere

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of the Celestial Realm: A Journey Through Stars" A Star Explodes - Norman Lindsay: Witness the breathtaking beauty and power as a star bursts into a magnificent display of light, captivating our imagination. Poster, Night Mail: In the depths of darkness, stars illuminate the night sky like celestial messengers guiding us through life's journey. 1919 Solar Eclipse: As daylight fades, we are treated to a rare spectacle where stars momentarily take center stage amidst an ethereal dance with the moon. The Plough Asterism in Ursa Major: Gaze upon this iconic constellation resembling a farmer's plow, connecting us to ancient tales and navigation across vast distances. Orion's Belt: Three brilliant stars aligned perfectly, beckoning explorers throughout history to seek their guidance in uncharted territories. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren: Within these pages lies an enchanting tale where knights embark on quests under starlit skies, forever intertwined with destiny and honor. Orion Nebula: Behold this stellar nursery where new they can born amidst swirling cosmic clouds—a testament to nature's ceaseless creativity. Aurora Borealis over Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England: Nature paints its own masterpiece as vibrant ribbons of light dance across northern skies—stars joining forces with Earth in a mesmerizing symphony of color. John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a Recording Studio: Like shooting stars colliding creatively, these musical geniuses crafted timeless melodies that continue to inspire generations around the world. Southern Cross (Kranz): An emblem etched against southern horizons; it symbolizes hope for travelers navigating unfamiliar lands—a celestial compass guiding them home. Denham Studios Restaurant by Tony Wysard (1937).