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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery

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A curated collection of astronomical images from NASA, ESA, ESO, James Webb and Hubble, plus amateur astrophotographers and astronomical image processors. Posts always include full attribution and a link to the source. Managed by 🔴 @redshift.pics

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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 12, 2024) In a stunning mid-infrared view, Webb's MIRI showcases the interacting galaxies Arp 142, highlighting their distinct shapes and the surrounding cosmic landscape. flic.kr/p/2q3GT9S
Mid-infrared image of interacting galaxies Arp 142, featuring the Egg and the Penguin, with distant galaxies in the background. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Dec 14, 2024) The NGC-3351 galaxy is observed by the JWST using NIRCam, showcasing its detailed features through various filters. flic.kr/p/2qzPwuc
NIRCam observation of the NGC-3351 galaxy by the JWST. Credit and Copyright: NASA; ESA; CSA; T.Carpentier (Used with permission)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 7, 2019) These elongated crescent-shaped barchan dunes near Nili Patera illustrate the continuous influence of wind on Mars' surface. flic.kr/p/QS2y1e
Image of barchan dunes near Nili Patera on Mars, shaped by wind. Credit: NASA; JPL; University of Arizona
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Aug 8, 2017) M66, discovered by Charles Messier in 1780, is a spiral galaxy in the Leo Triplet. Its asymmetric spiral arms and off-center core highlight the effects of gravitational interactions with its neighbors. flic.kr/p/Wi3dvM
Hubble image of spiral galaxy M66, showing its asymmetric spiral arms and off-center core. Credit: NASA; ESA; Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Davide De Martin and Robert Gendler
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 30, 2025) The NGC-5861 galaxy is observed by the JWST using the NIRCam instrument, showcasing its unique features. flic.kr/p/2rjFQek
Observation of the NGC-5861 galaxy by the JWST using the NIRCam instrument. Credit and Copyright: NASA; ESA; CSA; T.Carpentier (Used with permission)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Dec 19, 2022) Webb's latest findings in NGC 3324 unveil young stars and their energetic jets, marking a new chapter in understanding star formation. flic.kr/p/2o6HYci
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals young stars in NGC 3324, showing energetic jets and outflows previously hidden by dust clouds. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Jul 16, 2025) This ALMA image of HOPS-315 reveals a baby star with signs of planet formation, including gaseous winds and a disc of silicon monoxide. www.eso.org/public/images/eso2512a/
ALMA image of HOPS-315, showing evidence of early planet formation with gaseous winds and a disc of silicon monoxide. Credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 19, 2017) This JunoCam image reveals Jupiter's southern hemisphere, showcasing the south polar region's intricate folded filaments and the 'string of pearls' in the temperate belt. flic.kr/p/UUrG3P
JunoCam image of Jupiter's southern hemisphere showing the south polar region and the string of pearls. Credit: NASA, SwRI, MSSS, Gerald Eichstädt, Justin Cowart; Aster Cowart
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Apr 15, 2008) Stratus clouds hover over the Martian arctic, showcasing frost polygons formed by ice accumulation in the periglacial terrain. flic.kr/p/JQGx5S
Stratus clouds over the Martian arctic with frost polygons in the periglacial terrain. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/J. Cowart; Aster Cowart
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Val Klavans on Flickr (May 5, 2014) This composite from Cassini showcases Titan's north polar hood and its intriguing surface, featuring hydrocarbon sand dunes and lakes. flic.kr/p/nwN9KE
Composite image of Titan showing its north polar hood and surface features including hydrocarbon sand dunes and lakes. Credit: NASA, JPL, SSI, Val Klavans
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 20, 2017) Colorful hills rise approximately 1 kilometer high in Juventae Chasma, situated north of the Valles Marineris canyon system. flic.kr/p/Sxxo5y
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: NASA, JPL, University of Arizona; UA HiRISE
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Jan 8, 2019) In July 1994, Hubble captured the impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's fragments on Jupiter, revealing dramatic changes over time. flic.kr/p/2e23mW3
Images chronicle the impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter, showing debris plumes and multiple impact sites over time. Credit: NASA, R. Evans, J. Trauger, H. Hammel, and the HST Comet Science Team
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 17, 2016) In the Large Magellanic Cloud, light echoes from SN 1987A create stunning arcs above the Honeycomb Nebula. flic.kr/p/CLUiEy
Light echoes from SN 1987A above the Honeycomb Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: Brandon Lima, (Flickr); NASA, (HST); STScI, (HST); Judy Schmidt
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 8, 2025) Hubble's observations of ESO 591-12 uncover a stunning globular cluster filled with red and blue stars, showcasing their different temperatures. flic.kr/p/2rfvquk
Image of globular cluster ESO 591-12 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing multicolored stars. Credit: NASA; ESA; D. Massari (INAF — Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio); Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Val Klavans on Flickr (Dec 16, 2012) A false color composite of Titan reveals the south polar vortex at its center, showcasing infrared, methane band, and ultraviolet filters. flic.kr/p/dBV4hZ
RGB false color composite image of Titan showing its south polar vortex. Credit: NASA; JPL; SSI; Val Klavans (composite)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 1, 2021) Hubble's new images of HD 94910 showcase a circumstellar shell, providing insight into stellar phenomena similar to the zodiacal light around our own star. flic.kr/p/fCdtgP
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: Judy Schmidt
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 29, 2021) NASA's Juno spacecraft explores Io, focusing on plume activity during its 38th close approach to the moon. flic.kr/p/2mN3iPH
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: Nasa, SwRI, MSSS, Andrea Luck
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jul 8, 2019) NGC 1156, a dwarf irregular galaxy in Aries, appears like a cherry blossom tree, with bright stellar nurseries glowing pink as new stars form. esahubble.org/images/potw1927a/
Hubble image of NGC 1156, a dwarf irregular galaxy resembling a cherry blossom tree with bright stellar nurseries glowing pink. Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, R. Jansen
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Apr 26, 2023) Perseverance rover captures an evening view of Belva crater on Mars during Sol 774. flic.kr/p/2ovZyaG
Evening view of Belva crater on Mars taken by the Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA; JPL-Caltech; Simeon Schmauß
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Val Klavans on Flickr (Mar 27, 2016) A true color view of Saturn showing shadows on its rings, taken by Cassini on March 27, 2016. flic.kr/p/G11RG1
True color image of Saturn showing shadows on its rings, taken by Cassini. Credit: NASA; JPL; SSI; Val Klavans (NASA)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Oct 11, 2005) This image presents Dione in approximately true color, taken by the narrow-angle camera from a distance of around 290,000 km. flic.kr/p/oTbco
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: Gordan Ugarković
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 27, 2012) This color-composite image of Saturn's northern pole shows a striking hexagonal jet stream surrounding a central cyclone, captured by Cassini. flic.kr/p/dx2Lbe
Color-composite image of Saturn's northern pole showing the hexagonal jet stream and central cyclone. Credit: NASA; JPL; SSI; Jason Major
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Oct 9, 2009) Cassini's NAC RGB image reveals Titan, Saturn's largest moon, from a distance of 1.43 million km with a phase angle of 157 degrees. flic.kr/p/8FZq5P
Image of Titan taken by Cassini on October 9, 2009. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech; Gordan Ugarković
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Dec 6, 2019) A beautiful color-composite image of Saturn and its moon Tethys, derived from calibrated raw data from the Cassini spacecraft. flic.kr/p/2hVNFH6
Color-composite image of Saturn and its moon Tethys from Cassini data. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SSI, Cassini Imaging Team, Jason Major
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 3, 2007) Cassini's animation shows Saturn rotating while transitioning through the ring plane, highlighting streaky clouds below the ring shadows. flic.kr/p/4h7Pn6
Animation showing Saturn's rotation and ring shadows as captured by Cassini. Credit: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Gordan Ugarković
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Oct 7, 2011) Comet Hartley 2 glides through the constellation Puppis, showing a greenish coma and hinting at its connection to Earth's oceans. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111007.html
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit and Copyright: Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Nov 16, 2022) A new star is forming within this hourglass of light, revealing a protostar and its protoplanetary disk in stunning detail. #NASAWebb flic.kr/p/2nZBx32
An hourglass-shaped cloud of dust and gas illuminated by a protostar, with a dark line indicating a protoplanetary disk at its center. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Mar 29, 2002) The Whale Galaxy, NGC 4631, is a spiral galaxy located 25 million light-years away, featuring dark dust clouds and bright star clusters, along with its companion NGC 4627. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020329.html
NGC 4631, known as the Whale Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy seen edge-on, showcasing interstellar dust and star clusters. Credit: Diane Zeiders, [Adam Block](mailto:ablock@noao.edu) (KPNO Visitor Program), NOAO, AURA, NSF
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Apr 26, 2026) Inside the Mystic Mountain Monster, a star is slowly destroying it while ejecting Herbig-Haro jets, located in the Carina Nebula. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260426.html
The Mystic Mountain Monster in the Carina Nebula, featuring pillars of gas and dust being destroyed by a hidden star, with energetic Herbig-Haro jets. Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Jens Zippel on AstroBin (Jun 20, 2016) The Great Wall of NGC 7000 shines in bicolor, showcasing the beauty of this iconic nebula. www.astrobin.com/252864/
Bicolor image of NGC 7000, the Great Wall, taken with an Atik 460EX Mono camera and Takahashi FSQ-85ED telescope. Credit: Jens Zippel
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 8, 2013) PN K 3-67, a small nebula, has been colorized to showcase its blue-green tones. flic.kr/p/hnXBWv
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: Judy Schmidt
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Dec 14, 2021) Stars orbiting close to Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, were captured using the GRAVITY instrument on the VLTI. www.eso.org/public/images/eso2119d/
Stars orbiting very close to Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, captured in June 2021. Credit: ESO/GRAVITY collaboration
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 24, 2007) A mesmerizing view of Phobos transiting Mars, captured by the Rosetta OSIRIS NAC on February 24, 2007. flic.kr/p/bgffi4
Phobos transiting Mars as seen from Rosetta's OSIRIS NAC. Credit: ESA; Gordan Ugarković
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (May 11, 2023) IRAS 11051-7706 in the Chamaeleon constellation reveals new stars forming within vibrant clouds of gas and dust, as seen in this infrared image. www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307e/
An infrared view of the IRAS 11051-7706 object in the Chamaeleon constellation, revealing star-forming regions obscured by dust. Credit: ESO/Meingast et al.
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (2000) In the Antennae Galaxies, the collision produces superbubbles formed by supernovae, with neutron stars and black holes pulling gas from nearby stars. flic.kr/p/2hqrK2J
Chandra X-ray image of the Antennae Galaxies showing superbubbles and point-like sources. Credit: NASA; SAO; CXC; G.Fabbiano et al.
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Apr 20, 2026) Comet R3 PanSTARRS showcases its long tail in a stunning view over the Himalayan mountains of India, captured during a long exposure. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260420.html
Comet R3 PanSTARRS with a long tail over a valley in the Himalayan mountains. Credit and Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti & Samit Saha
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Apr 25, 2026) A stunning seaside sunset in Sardinia, Italy reveals the Sun's distorted appearance due to atmospheric refraction, reminiscent of a Daliesque painting. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260425.html
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit and Copyright: Lorenzo Busilacchi
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 26, 2017) The pits and channels of Hebrus Valles are intriguing as they could retain subsurface water ice, which is vital for future human exploration on Mars. flic.kr/p/RoAXbF
Pits and channels of Hebrus Valles on Mars, potential candidate landing sites for human exploration due to possible subsurface water ice. Credit: NASA, JPL, University of Arizona; UA HiRISE
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Nov 13, 2019) Explore the X-ray and optical image of supernova remnant DEM L71, revealing vibrant clouds of iron and silicon within the Large Magellanic Cloud. flic.kr/p/2hKdYni
X-ray and optical image of the supernova remnant DEM L71, showing inner clouds of iron and silicon and an outer blast wave. Credit: Enhanced Image by Judy Schmidt (CC BY-NC-SA) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/CXC/SAO & NASA/STScI
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 7, 2022) Clouds are seen over Arsia Mons, a massive volcano on Mars, in this image from CNSA's Tianwen-1 mission. flic.kr/p/2qLGDnY
Cloudy view of Arsia Mons on Mars captured by CNSA Tianwen-1. Credit: Andrea Luck, CNSA/CLEP/PEC/MoRIC
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Oct 14, 2015) Curiosity's MastCam captures a stunning mosaic of Mt. Remarkable, highlighting the subtle bedding features in the rocks at The Kimberley outcrop. flic.kr/p/FwYYCt
MastCam mosaic of Mt. Remarkable from Curiosity at the Windjana drill hole, emphasizing rock bedding features. Credit: NASA, JPL, MSSS, Justin Cowart; Aster Cowart
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 25, 2017) Contact between two distinct types of bedrock is observed northwest of Hellas Planitia, influenced by windblown bedforms. flic.kr/p/RuBgRA
Contact between two distinct types of bedrock northwest of Hellas Planitia, influenced by windblown bedforms. Credit: NASA, JPL, University of Arizona; UA HiRISE
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
xordi on AstroBin (Aug 28, 2020) WR 134, a fascinating Wolf-Rayet star, photographed with the SkyWatcher MN190 telescope and Atik One 6.0 camera. www.astrobin.com/b1dxs6/
Image of WR 134, a Wolf-Rayet star. Credit: xordi, AstroBin
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 2023) This light curve illustrates the secondary eclipse of 55 Cancri e, showing a temperature of approximately 1,800 K, hinting at a volatile-rich atmosphere. flic.kr/p/2pPXYsc
Infographic titled 'Super-Earth Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Secondary Eclipse Light Curve' showing a diagram of a secondary eclipse and a graph of change in brightness over time. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI); Aaron Bello-Arufe (NASA-JPL)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 25, 2011) A stunning color portrait of Saturn reveals a giant storm system visible in the mid-northern latitudes, captured by Cassini on February 25, 2011. flic.kr/p/9mD7vk
A color portrait of Saturn showing a giant storm system in the mid-northern latitudes. Credit: NASA, JPL, Space Science Institute, J. Major
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Jan 12, 2026) This wide-field view from the Digitized Sky Survey highlights the area of the sky around the dead star RXJ0528+2838, located at the center. www.eso.org/public/images/eso2601c/
Wide-field view of the sky around the dead star RXJ0528+2838. Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: D. De Martin
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 5, 2015) IRAS 14348-1447 showcases the dramatic collision of two galaxies, with a few foreground stars and numerous background galaxies adding to the cosmic scene. flic.kr/p/qLVfZf
A cosmic collision of two galaxies in IRAS 14348-1447, with foreground stars and background galaxies visible. Credit: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope; Judy Schmidt
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Apr 23, 2026) A thin slice of the universe's large scale structure, mapped by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, showcases over 47 million galaxies and quasars. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260423.html
Map of the universe showing large scale structure with black gaps indicating obscured distant objects. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration  Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Aug 1, 2012) An Expedition 32 crew member aboard the International Space Station photographed the full moon on August 1, 2012, showcasing atmospheric distortion. flic.kr/p/cTuBtq
Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: NASA/JSC
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Astronomy 🔴 Gallery @astronomy-gallery.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Nov 10, 2016) The foreground rocks on lower Mount Sharp exhibit purple hues, indicating varied compositions, while winds keep them mostly dust-free. flic.kr/p/Q4vzHn
Mosaic of purple-hued rocks on lower Mount Sharp, Mars, showcasing diverse compositions and future destinations for Curiosity. Credit: NASA; JPL-Caltech; Malin Space Science Systems
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