alphabet

"When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off." -Vanna White Ever want an A-to-Z illustrated alphabet of astrophysics? Turns out that -- other than writing your own via Galaxy Zoo -- it doesn't yet exist. So I thought it would be delightful to make one for you... right now! Image credit: Flickr user Image Editor / 11304375@N07. A is for Aurora, polar lights fast and slow, the Sun's hot electrons make the atmosphere glow. Image credit: Andrew Hamilton of JILA / Colorado, http://jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/insidebh/schw.html. B is for Black hole, a star's…