The 1983 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active
Atlantic hurricane season in 53 years. Although the season begins by convention on June 1, there were no tropical depressions until July 23, and only four of the season's seven depressions became
tropical storms. Tropical Depression Three became
Hurricane Alicia(satellite image pictured) on August 17 and made landfall in Texas the next day, breaking thousands of glass windows in Houston's skyscrapers, killing 22 people and causing $1.7 billion in damage. The storm that became
Hurricane Barry formed on August 25, crossed Florida, and made landfall near
Brownsville, Texas, dissipating five days later. Hurricane Chantal stayed out at sea, and was absorbed by a front on September 15. Tropical Depression Six formed on September 19 and caused heavy rains in the
Caribbean. Tropical Storm Dean, the final storm of the season, attained peak winds of 65 mph (105 km/h), and made landfall on the
Delmarva Peninsula on September 29. (
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The Pillars of Creation are a series of
elephant trunks of
interstellar gas and
dust in the
Eagle Nebula initially photographed in 1995. They are so named because the depicted gas and dust, while being eroded by the light from nearby stars, are in the process of creating new stars. Shown here is a 2011 rephotograph, which was unveiled in 2015 as part of the
Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary celebrations.
Photograph:
NASA,
ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team
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