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  1. BornToBeBlueUnderABadSign @[email protected] ·

    Spettacolo!

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260528.ht

    #apod #photography #astronomy #fotografia #astronomia #astrofotografia #nebulosa

    #apod #photography #astronomy #fotografia #astronomia #astrofotografia
  2. Sayed.app @[email protected] ·

    🌠 Space Image of the Day: NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula 🗓️ 2026-05-28 What do you see in this crystal ball? The featured image shows NGC 1514, known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, observed by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea, in Hawai'i. NGC... #NASA #APOD #Space #Astronomy #Science

    #nasa #apod #space #astronomy #science
  3. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 27

    PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller
    facebook.com/bernard.miller.75
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula, the remnant of a dying Sun-like star, faintly occupies an angular region of the Lynx constellation about 1/5th the diameter of the full moon. The red and blue-ish green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively, that have been excited and ionized by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape, where two lobes of hydrogen puncture the inner region of oxygen, adds this object to a long list of oddly shaped nebulae. The morphology of such strange nebulae hint at the presence of a stellar or planetary companion, which can stir the material flowing out from the dying star. You can listen to Hubble and JWST sonifications of planetary nebulae through your very own headphones!
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121030.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230224.ht
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/*
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    space.com/13093-strange-nebula
    sciencenews.org/article/stella
    science.nasa.gov/mission/hubbl
    science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
    nasa.gov/data-sonifications/

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260527.ht

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  4. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 27

    PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller
    facebook.com/bernard.miller.75
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula, the remnant of a dying Sun-like star, faintly occupies an angular region of the Lynx constellation about 1/5th the diameter of the full moon. The red and blue-ish green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively, that have been excited and ionized by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape, where two lobes of hydrogen puncture the inner region of oxygen, adds this object to a long list of oddly shaped nebulae. The morphology of such strange nebulae hint at the presence of a stellar or planetary companion, which can stir the material flowing out from the dying star. You can listen to Hubble and JWST sonifications of planetary nebulae through your very own headphones!
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121030.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230224.ht
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/*
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    space.com/13093-strange-nebula
    sciencenews.org/article/stella
    science.nasa.gov/mission/hubbl
    science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
    nasa.gov/data-sonifications/

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260527.ht

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  5. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 27

    PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller
    facebook.com/bernard.miller.75
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula, the remnant of a dying Sun-like star, faintly occupies an angular region of the Lynx constellation about 1/5th the diameter of the full moon. The red and blue-ish green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively, that have been excited and ionized by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape, where two lobes of hydrogen puncture the inner region of oxygen, adds this object to a long list of oddly shaped nebulae. The morphology of such strange nebulae hint at the presence of a stellar or planetary companion, which can stir the material flowing out from the dying star. You can listen to Hubble and JWST sonifications of planetary nebulae through your very own headphones!
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121030.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230224.ht
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/*
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    space.com/13093-strange-nebula
    sciencenews.org/article/stella
    science.nasa.gov/mission/hubbl
    science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
    nasa.gov/data-sonifications/

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260527.ht

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #apod

    #apod #nasa #nature #physics #astronomy #science
  6. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 27

    PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller
    facebook.com/bernard.miller.75
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula, the remnant of a dying Sun-like star, faintly occupies an angular region of the Lynx constellation about 1/5th the diameter of the full moon. The red and blue-ish green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively, that have been excited and ionized by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape, where two lobes of hydrogen puncture the inner region of oxygen, adds this object to a long list of oddly shaped nebulae. The morphology of such strange nebulae hint at the presence of a stellar or planetary companion, which can stir the material flowing out from the dying star. You can listen to Hubble and JWST sonifications of planetary nebulae through your very own headphones!
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121030.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230224.ht
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/*
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
    space.com/13093-strange-nebula
    sciencenews.org/article/stella
    science.nasa.gov/mission/hubbl
    science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
    nasa.gov/data-sonifications/

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260527.ht

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  7. Daniel Pomarède @[email protected] ·

    Astronomy Picture of the Day

    A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun

    Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU MSSS, SSI

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260524.ht

    #APOD #Mars #Phobos #Perseverance

    #apod #mars #phobos #perseverance
  8. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    The Nebulous Realm of #WR134
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260522.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #wr134 #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  9. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 22

    The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Luigi Morrone and Telescope Live
    app.astrobin.com/u/Luigi_morro

    Explanation:
    This cosmic snapshot covers a field of view over twice as wide as the full Moon within the boundaries of the high-flying constellation Cygnus. Made using astronomical narrowband filters, the image highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas. Embedded in the region's expanse of interstellar clouds, the complex, glowing arcs are sections of shells of material swept up by the wind from Wolf-Rayet star WR 134, the brightest star near image center. Distance estimates put WR 134 about 6,000 light-years away, making this telescopic frame over 100 light-years across. Shedding their outer envelopes in powerful stellar winds, massive Wolf-Rayet stars have burned through their nuclear fuel at a prodigious rate and end their final phase of massive star evolution in a spectacular supernova. Their stellar winds and final supernova explosion enrich the interstellar material with heavy elements to be incorporated in future generations of stars.
    app.astrobin.com/i/czqayf
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220609.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090915.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230318.ht
    adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995A&A
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2003
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011026.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011026.ht

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #nebula #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  10. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    A #Collision of #GalaxyClusters
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #APOD

    #collision #galaxyclusters #astronomy #picture #apod
  11. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 21

    A Collision of Galaxy Clusters

    * Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/C. Watson et al.
    nasa.gov/
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    cfa.harvard.edu/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    * Optical: PanSTARRS
    panstarrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/
    * Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk and P. Edmonds
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/nancy-r
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/peter-e
    * Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
    science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/

    Explanation:
    This big beautiful spiral shines in X-ray light. It is about 20 times larger than our Galaxy. It belongs to Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster one billion light-years away. To see only the galaxies, look at the image to the right.
    Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the universe that are supported by gravity. Abell 2029 is formed by thousands of galaxies, surrounded by a huge cloud of hot gas and the equivalent of more than a trillion times the mass of the Sun in dark matter. The spiral is made of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, heated to millions of degrees. It was found in a recent study that used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that Abell 2029 had a collision with a smaller cluster four billion years ago. The collision affected the gravitational field and caused the intracluster gas to slosh, like wine moving in a wine glass, shaping the spiral.
    chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/a202
    science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
    youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQw
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_20
    chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sourc
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-ye
    science.nasa.gov/universe/gala
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190226.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240327.ht
    science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000306.ht
    images.unsplash.com/photo-1700

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #esa #apod

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  12. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 21

    A Collision of Galaxy Clusters

    * Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/C. Watson et al.
    nasa.gov/
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    cfa.harvard.edu/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    * Optical: PanSTARRS
    panstarrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/
    * Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk and P. Edmonds
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/nancy-r
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/peter-e
    * Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
    science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/

    Explanation:
    This big beautiful spiral shines in X-ray light. It is about 20 times larger than our Galaxy. It belongs to Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster one billion light-years away. To see only the galaxies, look at the image to the right.
    Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the universe that are supported by gravity. Abell 2029 is formed by thousands of galaxies, surrounded by a huge cloud of hot gas and the equivalent of more than a trillion times the mass of the Sun in dark matter. The spiral is made of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, heated to millions of degrees. It was found in a recent study that used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that Abell 2029 had a collision with a smaller cluster four billion years ago. The collision affected the gravitational field and caused the intracluster gas to slosh, like wine moving in a wine glass, shaping the spiral.
    chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/a202
    science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
    youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQw
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_20
    chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sourc
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-ye
    science.nasa.gov/universe/gala
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190226.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240327.ht
    science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000306.ht
    images.unsplash.com/photo-1700

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #esa #apod

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  13. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 21

    A Collision of Galaxy Clusters

    * Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/C. Watson et al.
    nasa.gov/
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    cfa.harvard.edu/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    * Optical: PanSTARRS
    panstarrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/
    * Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk and P. Edmonds
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/nancy-r
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/peter-e
    * Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
    science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/

    Explanation:
    This big beautiful spiral shines in X-ray light. It is about 20 times larger than our Galaxy. It belongs to Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster one billion light-years away. To see only the galaxies, look at the image to the right.
    Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the universe that are supported by gravity. Abell 2029 is formed by thousands of galaxies, surrounded by a huge cloud of hot gas and the equivalent of more than a trillion times the mass of the Sun in dark matter. The spiral is made of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, heated to millions of degrees. It was found in a recent study that used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that Abell 2029 had a collision with a smaller cluster four billion years ago. The collision affected the gravitational field and caused the intracluster gas to slosh, like wine moving in a wine glass, shaping the spiral.
    chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/a202
    science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
    youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQw
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_20
    chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sourc
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-ye
    science.nasa.gov/universe/gala
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190226.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240327.ht
    science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000306.ht
    images.unsplash.com/photo-1700

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #esa #apod

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  14. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 21

    A Collision of Galaxy Clusters

    * Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/C. Watson et al.
    nasa.gov/
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    cfa.harvard.edu/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    * Optical: PanSTARRS
    panstarrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/
    * Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk and P. Edmonds
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/nancy-r
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/peter-e
    * Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
    science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/

    Explanation:
    This big beautiful spiral shines in X-ray light. It is about 20 times larger than our Galaxy. It belongs to Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster one billion light-years away. To see only the galaxies, look at the image to the right.
    Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the universe that are supported by gravity. Abell 2029 is formed by thousands of galaxies, surrounded by a huge cloud of hot gas and the equivalent of more than a trillion times the mass of the Sun in dark matter. The spiral is made of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, heated to millions of degrees. It was found in a recent study that used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that Abell 2029 had a collision with a smaller cluster four billion years ago. The collision affected the gravitational field and caused the intracluster gas to slosh, like wine moving in a wine glass, shaping the spiral.
    chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/a202
    science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
    youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQw
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_20
    chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sourc
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-ye
    science.nasa.gov/universe/gala
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190226.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240327.ht
    science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000306.ht
    images.unsplash.com/photo-1700

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #esa #apod

    #apod #esa #nasa #nature #science #photography
  15. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 21

    A Collision of Galaxy Clusters

    * Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/C. Watson et al.
    nasa.gov/
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    cfa.harvard.edu/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    * Optical: PanSTARRS
    panstarrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/
    * Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk and P. Edmonds
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/nancy-r
    cfa.harvard.edu/people/peter-e
    * Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
    science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/

    Explanation:
    This big beautiful spiral shines in X-ray light. It is about 20 times larger than our Galaxy. It belongs to Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster one billion light-years away. To see only the galaxies, look at the image to the right.
    Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the universe that are supported by gravity. Abell 2029 is formed by thousands of galaxies, surrounded by a huge cloud of hot gas and the equivalent of more than a trillion times the mass of the Sun in dark matter. The spiral is made of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, heated to millions of degrees. It was found in a recent study that used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that Abell 2029 had a collision with a smaller cluster four billion years ago. The collision affected the gravitational field and caused the intracluster gas to slosh, like wine moving in a wine glass, shaping the spiral.
    chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/a202
    science.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays/
    youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQw
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_20
    chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sourc
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-ye
    science.nasa.gov/universe/gala
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190226.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240327.ht
    science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/
    iopscience.iop.org/article/10.
    science.nasa.gov/mission/chand
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000306.ht
    images.unsplash.com/photo-1700

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260521.ht

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #esa #apod

    #space #cluster #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  16. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    The #DarkWolfNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #darkwolfnebula #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  17. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 20

    The Dark Wolf Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: William Vrbasso
    stellaraustralis.com/
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a region of gas is cool enough, gravity takes over and causes the gas to collapse into a star. Not only does dust act as an interstellar thermostat, but it is also the meet-cute for single hydrogen atoms forming molecular hydrogen, the building block for stars. The seemingly sinister Dark Wolf is actually a harbinger of cosmic life.
    instagram.com/p/DKYkOj9PUVg/
    eso.org/public/news/eso2416/
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/man
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210616.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/dust
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultrav
    science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visibl
    science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infrar
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  18. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 20

    The Dark Wolf Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: William Vrbasso
    stellaraustralis.com/
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a region of gas is cool enough, gravity takes over and causes the gas to collapse into a star. Not only does dust act as an interstellar thermostat, but it is also the meet-cute for single hydrogen atoms forming molecular hydrogen, the building block for stars. The seemingly sinister Dark Wolf is actually a harbinger of cosmic life.
    instagram.com/p/DKYkOj9PUVg/
    eso.org/public/news/eso2416/
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/man
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210616.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/dust
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultrav
    science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visibl
    science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infrar
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  19. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 20

    The Dark Wolf Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: William Vrbasso
    stellaraustralis.com/
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a region of gas is cool enough, gravity takes over and causes the gas to collapse into a star. Not only does dust act as an interstellar thermostat, but it is also the meet-cute for single hydrogen atoms forming molecular hydrogen, the building block for stars. The seemingly sinister Dark Wolf is actually a harbinger of cosmic life.
    instagram.com/p/DKYkOj9PUVg/
    eso.org/public/news/eso2416/
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/man
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210616.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/dust
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultrav
    science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visibl
    science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infrar
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  20. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 20

    The Dark Wolf Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: William Vrbasso
    stellaraustralis.com/
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a region of gas is cool enough, gravity takes over and causes the gas to collapse into a star. Not only does dust act as an interstellar thermostat, but it is also the meet-cute for single hydrogen atoms forming molecular hydrogen, the building block for stars. The seemingly sinister Dark Wolf is actually a harbinger of cosmic life.
    instagram.com/p/DKYkOj9PUVg/
    eso.org/public/news/eso2416/
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/man
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210616.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/dust
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultrav
    science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visibl
    science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infrar
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #apod #nasa #nature #science #photography #astrophotography
  21. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 20

    The Dark Wolf Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: William Vrbasso
    stellaraustralis.com/
    * Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    kerockcliffe.com/

    Explanation:
    A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a region of gas is cool enough, gravity takes over and causes the gas to collapse into a star. Not only does dust act as an interstellar thermostat, but it is also the meet-cute for single hydrogen atoms forming molecular hydrogen, the building block for stars. The seemingly sinister Dark Wolf is actually a harbinger of cosmic life.
    instagram.com/p/DKYkOj9PUVg/
    eso.org/public/news/eso2416/
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/scan/man
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210616.ht
    science.nasa.gov/universe/dust
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultrav
    science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visibl
    science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infrar
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260520.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  22. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC2170: The #AngelNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #ngc2170 #angelnebula #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  23. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC2170: The #AngelNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #ngc2170 #angelnebula #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  24. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC2170: The #AngelNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #ngc2170 #angelnebula #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  25. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC2170: The #AngelNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #nebula #apod #picture #astronomy #angelnebula #ngc2170
  26. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC2170: The #AngelNebula
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #APOD #Nebula

    #ngc2170 #angelnebula #astronomy #picture #apod #nebula
  27. Sayed.app @[email protected] ·

    🌠 Space Image of the Day: NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula 📷 Jason Marriott 🗓️ 2026-05-19 Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just abov... #NASA #APOD #Space #Astronomy #Science

    #nasa #apod #space #astronomy #science
  28. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 19

    NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
    instagram.com/unsolicitedspace

    Explanation:
    Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_ne
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebula
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.ht
    thecollector.com/famous-abstra
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/e
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm
    youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
    science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/wh

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap26051

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  29. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 19

    NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
    instagram.com/unsolicitedspace

    Explanation:
    Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_ne
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebula
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.ht
    thecollector.com/famous-abstra
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/e
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm
    youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
    science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/wh

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260519.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  30. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 19

    NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
    instagram.com/unsolicitedspace

    Explanation:
    Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_ne
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebula
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.ht
    thecollector.com/famous-abstra
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/e
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm
    youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
    science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/wh

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap26051

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  31. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 19

    NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
    instagram.com/unsolicitedspace

    Explanation:
    Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_ne
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebula
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.ht
    thecollector.com/famous-abstra
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/e
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm
    youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
    science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/wh

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap26051

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #apod #nasa #nature #science #photography #astrophotography
  32. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 19

    NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
    instagram.com/unsolicitedspace

    Explanation:
    Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_ne
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebula
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.ht
    thecollector.com/famous-abstra
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/e
    astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005
    chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosm
    youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
    science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/wh

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap26051

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature
  33. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    Unraveling #NGC3169
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260518.ht

    #APOD

    #ngc3169 #astronomy #picture #apod
  34. grobi @[email protected] ·

    .. annotated version of previous posted image

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260515.ht

    #space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

    #space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  35. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 15

    R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet
    * Image Credit & Copyright: Chester Hall-Fernandez
    instagram.com/astro_che/

    Explanation:
    Comet R3 PanSTARRS might be best remembered as an Orion comet. A key reason is because Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was near its most spectacular -- in terms of tail visibility -- when passing in front of the iconic constellation. Although rare, other bright comets, too, have ventured across Orion, including Lovejoy in 2015, Hale-Bopp in 1997, and the Great Comet of 1264. Best visible in long duration exposures, the featured image was captured last week from the Craigieburn Mountain Range in New Zealand. Visible in the deep background image are the Orion Nebula, Barnard's Loop, and through R3's tail, the bright star Saiph, the sixth brightest star in the constellation of Orion. Comet R3 PanSTARRS continues to fade as it moves further south, passing into the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros) in the next few days.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2025_R
    science.nasa.gov/universe/stor
    science.nasa.gov/solar-system/
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150128.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970825.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Co
    instagram.com/p/DYRnA1TT6Iy/
    youtu.be/i1ePpgYaRcA
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zeal
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130320.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiph
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellat
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260510.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260515.ht

    #space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

    #space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  36. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC1300: #BarredSpiralGalaxy
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #APOD #Spiral #Galaxy #HST

    #ngc1300 #barredspiralgalaxy #astronomy #picture #apod #spiral
  37. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #NGC1300: #BarredSpiralGalaxy
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #APOD #Spiral #Galaxy #HST

    #ngc1300 #barredspiralgalaxy #astronomy #picture #apod #spiral
  38. Astronomy Bot @[email protected] ·

    Astronomy photo of the day: NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy.
    Copyright: Unknown

    Explanation: Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole

    #APOD

    #apod
  39. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 17

    NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
    * Image Credit: NASA ESA, Hubble Heritage
    nasa.gov/
    esa.int/
    nasa.gov/stem-content/the-hubb

    Explanation:
    Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1300, a galaxy that lies some 70 million light-years away toward the constellation of the river Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the most detailed Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. How the giant bar formed, how it remains, and how it affects star formation remains an active topic of research.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_s
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080517.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241124.ht
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200426.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1300
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #ESA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  40. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 17

    NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
    * Image Credit: NASA ESA, Hubble Heritage
    nasa.gov/
    esa.int/
    nasa.gov/stem-content/the-hubb

    Explanation:
    Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1300, a galaxy that lies some 70 million light-years away toward the constellation of the river Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the most detailed Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. How the giant bar formed, how it remains, and how it affects star formation remains an active topic of research.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_s
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080517.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241124.ht
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200426.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1300
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #ESA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  41. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 17

    NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
    * Image Credit: NASA ESA, Hubble Heritage
    nasa.gov/
    esa.int/
    nasa.gov/stem-content/the-hubb

    Explanation:
    Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1300, a galaxy that lies some 70 million light-years away toward the constellation of the river Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the most detailed Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. How the giant bar formed, how it remains, and how it affects star formation remains an active topic of research.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_s
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080517.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241124.ht
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200426.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1300
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #ESA #apod

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy
  42. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 17

    NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
    * Image Credit: NASA ESA, Hubble Heritage
    nasa.gov/
    esa.int/
    nasa.gov/stem-content/the-hubb

    Explanation:
    Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1300, a galaxy that lies some 70 million light-years away toward the constellation of the river Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the most detailed Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. How the giant bar formed, how it remains, and how it affects star formation remains an active topic of research.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_s
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080517.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241124.ht
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200426.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1300
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

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  43. grobi @[email protected] ·

    2026 May 17

    NGC 1300: Barred Spiral Galaxy
    * Image Credit: NASA ESA, Hubble Heritage
    nasa.gov/
    esa.int/
    nasa.gov/stem-content/the-hubb

    Explanation:
    Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1300, a galaxy that lies some 70 million light-years away toward the constellation of the river Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the most detailed Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. How the giant bar formed, how it remains, and how it affects star formation remains an active topic of research.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_s
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080517.ht
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241124.ht
    noirlab.edu/public/education/c
    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200426.ht
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1300
    spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year
    science.nasa.gov/universe/star
    ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260517.ht

    #space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #ESA #apod

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  44. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

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  45. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

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  46. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

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  47. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #Aurora Slathers Up the #Sky
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  48. Khurram Wadee ✅ @[email protected] ·

    #Aurora Slathers Up the #Sky
    #Astronomy #Picture of the Day

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  49. Astronomy Picture of the Day (unofficial bot) @[email protected] ·

    #apod 2026-05-16 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260516.html

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  50. Astronomy Picture of the Day (unofficial bot) @[email protected] ·

    #apod 2026-05-16 Aurora Slathers Up the Sky Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260516.html

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