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  1. SN 2026sqf: Supernova in the NGC 3310 galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major discovered on July 8, 2026 by Patrick Wiggins. At the time of discovery, SN 2026sqf was magnitude 12.9. The image below taken on July 30 shows her brightness at magnitude 11.2.
    #supernova #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  2. SN 2026sqf: Supernova in the NGC 3310 galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major discovered on July 8, 2026 by Patrick Wiggins. At the time of discovery, SN 2026sqf was magnitude 12.9. The image below taken on July 30 shows her brightness at magnitude 11.2.
    #supernova #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  3. Whirlpool Galaxy, M51a interacting with dwarf galaxy M51b in the constellation Ursa Major: face-on, counterclockwise spiral, distance 21mly, 80mm refractor, 4h UV-IR cut filter, stacked processed in Siril.
    #whirlpoolgalaxy #galaxy #universe #nature #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  4. Whirlpool Galaxy, M51a interacting with dwarf galaxy M51b in the constellation Ursa Major: face-on, counterclockwise spiral, distance 21mly, 80mm refractor, 4h UV-IR cut filter, stacked processed in Siril.
    #whirlpoolgalaxy #galaxy #universe #nature #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  5. Whirlpool Galaxy, M51a interacting with dwarf galaxy M51b in the constellation Ursa Major: face-on, counterclockwise spiral, distance 21mly, 80mm refractor, 4h UV-IR cut filter, stacked processed in Siril.
    #whirlpoolgalaxy #galaxy #universe #nature #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  6. Whirlpool Galaxy, M51a interacting with dwarf galaxy M51b in the constellation Ursa Major: face-on, counterclockwise spiral, distance 21mly, 80mm refractor, 4h UV-IR cut filter, stacked processed in Siril.
    #whirlpoolgalaxy #galaxy #universe #nature #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  7. Whirlpool Galaxy, M51a interacting with dwarf galaxy M51b in the constellation Ursa Major: face-on, counterclockwise spiral, distance 21mly, 80mm refractor, 4h UV-IR cut filter, stacked processed in Siril.
    #whirlpoolgalaxy #galaxy #universe #nature #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  8. Messier 106, Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici (lower left): June 2026; 5 nights.
    80mm Refractor, IMX585 Color Camera; 2h 6m UV-IR and 1h 28m Ha-Oiii filter; stacked and processed in Siril; Bortle 5.
    Other galaxies visible in the image are: NGC4217 and NGC4276 (upper right), NGC4248 and NGC4131-2 (top of M106, among left edge), and MCG+08-22-105 (right of M106, lower middle-right).
    #ScienceSunday #galaxy #astronomy #astrophotography

  9. Messier 106, Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici (lower left): June 2026; 5 nights.
    80mm Refractor, IMX585 Color Camera; 2h 6m UV-IR and 1h 28m Ha-Oiii filter; stacked and processed in Siril; Bortle 5.
    Other galaxies visible in the image are: NGC4217 and NGC4276 (upper right), NGC4248 and NGC4131-2 (top of M106, among left edge), and MCG+08-22-105 (right of M106, lower middle-right).
    #ScienceSunday #galaxy #astronomy #astrophotography

  10. Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
    90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

    #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday

  11. Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
    90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

    #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday

  12. Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
    90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

    #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday

  13. Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
    90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

    #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday

  14. Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
    90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

    #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday

  15. Hydrogen alpha emission from Heart and Soul Nebula. Work in progress with my first 10+ hrs of data, taken over three months through narrowband filters.
    #astronomy #astrophotography @photography #ScienceSunday

  16. Hydrogen alpha emission from Heart and Soul Nebula. Work in progress with my first 10+ hrs of data, taken over three months through narrowband filters.
    #astronomy #astrophotography @photography #ScienceSunday

  17. Hydrogen alpha emission from Heart and Soul Nebula. Work in progress with my first 10+ hrs of data, taken over three months through narrowband filters.
    #astronomy #astrophotography @photography #ScienceSunday

  18. Hydrogen alpha emission from Heart and Soul Nebula. Work in progress with my first 10+ hrs of data, taken over three months through narrowband filters.
    #astronomy #astrophotography @photography #ScienceSunday

  19. Hydrogen alpha emission from Heart and Soul Nebula. Work in progress with my first 10+ hrs of data, taken over three months through narrowband filters.
    #astronomy #astrophotography @photography #ScienceSunday

  20. Emission Nebula IC1396 in Cepheus: 90mm Tamron DSLR lens, HOS palette, reprocessed with additional Oiii-Sii data. The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 5 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  21. Emission Nebula IC1396 in Cepheus: 90mm Tamron DSLR lens, HOS palette, reprocessed with additional Oiii-Sii data. The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 5 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  22. Emission Nebula IC1396 in Cepheus: 90mm Tamron DSLR lens, HOS palette, reprocessed with additional Oiii-Sii data. The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 5 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  23. Emission Nebula IC1396 in Cepheus: 90mm Tamron DSLR lens, HOS palette, reprocessed with additional Oiii-Sii data. The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 5 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  24. Emission Nebula IC1396 in Cepheus: 90mm Tamron DSLR lens, HOS palette, reprocessed with additional Oiii-Sii data. The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 5 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  25. Elephant's Trunk Nebula and its locality (IC1396): My first attempt to adapt a thirty years old 90mm f2.8 macro lens to an astro camera. 4 nights in Feb-March '26, total exposure 3 hrs 37 min, narrowband Ha-Oiii filter, processed in Siril.
    The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 4 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.
    #ic1396 #nebula #GarnetStar #WilliamHerschel #astronomy #nature #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  26. Elephant's Trunk Nebula and its locality (IC1396): My first attempt to adapt a thirty years old 90mm f2.8 macro lens to an astro camera. 4 nights in Feb-March '26, total exposure 3 hrs 37 min, narrowband Ha-Oiii filter, processed in Siril.
    The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 4 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.
    #ic1396 #nebula #GarnetStar #WilliamHerschel #astronomy #nature #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  27. Elephant's Trunk Nebula and its locality (IC1396): My first attempt to adapt a thirty years old 90mm f2.8 macro lens to an astro camera. 4 nights in Feb-March '26, total exposure 3 hrs 37 min, narrowband Ha-Oiii filter, processed in Siril.
    The bright red star on the outer edge of the nebula at 4 o'clock is Mu Cephei, William Herschel's Garnet Star, one of the largest stars in our galaxy.
    #ic1396 #nebula #GarnetStar #WilliamHerschel #astronomy #nature #astrophotography #photography #ScienceSunday

  28. "Stands at the sea,
    wonders at wondering: I
    a universe of atoms
    an atom in the universe."
    ~ Richard P. Feynman.

    #nature #ScienceSunday #photography

  29. "Stands at the sea,
    wonders at wondering: I
    a universe of atoms
    an atom in the universe."
    ~ Richard P. Feynman.

    #nature #ScienceSunday #photography

  30. "Stands at the sea,
    wonders at wondering: I
    a universe of atoms
    an atom in the universe."
    ~ Richard P. Feynman.

    #nature #ScienceSunday #photography

  31. "Stands at the sea,
    wonders at wondering: I
    a universe of atoms
    an atom in the universe."
    ~ Richard P. Feynman.

    #nature #ScienceSunday #photography

  32. "Stands at the sea,
    wonders at wondering: I
    a universe of atoms
    an atom in the universe."
    ~ Richard P. Feynman.

    #nature #ScienceSunday #photography

  33. Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A): Only second astrophotography this winter, given either eternal cloud cover or arctic temperature.

    #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  34. Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A): Only second astrophotography this winter, given either eternal cloud cover or arctic temperature.

    #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  35. Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A): Only second astrophotography this winter, given either eternal cloud cover or arctic temperature.

    #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  36. Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A): Only second astrophotography this winter, given either eternal cloud cover or arctic temperature.

    #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  37. Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A): Only second astrophotography this winter, given either eternal cloud cover or arctic temperature.

    #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #ScienceSunday

  38. Science Sunday brings interactive learning to St. Patrick’s County Park

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Bringing the classroom outdoors! ND-LEEF hosted Science Sunday, providing demonstrations and hands-on activities…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #ecosystems #Hands-onactivities #Interactivelearning #Nativeplants #ND-LEEF #science #ScienceSunday #St.Patrick'sCountyPark #technology #Underwaterrobots #unitedstatesofamerica
    europesays.com/2449560/

  39. A film I love, never tire of re-watching, especially on #ScienceSunday?

    Contact (1997).

    One of the all-time great opening sequences!

  40. A film I love, never tire of re-watching, especially on #ScienceSunday?

    Contact (1997).

    One of the all-time great opening sequences!

  41. A film I love, never tire of re-watching, especially on #ScienceSunday?

    Contact (1997).

    One of the all-time great opening sequences!

  42. A film I love, never tire of re-watching, especially on #ScienceSunday?

    Contact (1997).

    One of the all-time great opening sequences!

  43. A film I love, never tire of re-watching, especially on #ScienceSunday?

    Contact (1997).

    One of the all-time great opening sequences!

  44. knocks science paper off desk 😸 Listen up! When scientists said "let's gopher it" and dropped these fuzzy excavators onto volcanic wasteland, they created magic. One day of digging = 40,000 plants! Even this cat must admit: sometimes the best gardeners work underground. Nature's ultimate restoration crew! 🌱🦫 #ScienceSunday

    https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/11/10/2326249/how-gophers-restored-plant-life-to-a-volcano-ravaged-mountain---in-one-day

  45. Leuk weetje voor #ScienceSunday: als je alle naaktslakken in onze tuin op een rij legt, krijg je een slakkenrij die anderhalf keer de lengte naar de maan lang is

  46. Leuk weetje voor #ScienceSunday: als je alle naaktslakken in onze tuin op een rij legt, krijg je een slakkenrij die anderhalf keer de lengte naar de maan lang is

  47. Leuk weetje voor #ScienceSunday: als je alle naaktslakken in onze tuin op een rij legt, krijg je een slakkenrij die anderhalf keer de lengte naar de maan lang is

  48. Leuk weetje voor #ScienceSunday: als je alle naaktslakken in onze tuin op een rij legt, krijg je een slakkenrij die anderhalf keer de lengte naar de maan lang is

  49. Leuk weetje voor #ScienceSunday: als je alle naaktslakken in onze tuin op een rij legt, krijg je een slakkenrij die anderhalf keer de lengte naar de maan lang is