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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This is my first night working on the Rosette Nebula. I hope to double or triple the exposure time over the next couple of nights, sky conditions permitting. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, depicts GAL-CLUS-022058s, located in the southern hemisphere constellation of Fornax (The Furnace). GAL-CLUS-022058s is the largest and one of the most complete Einstein rings ever discovered in our Universe. Credit: ESA/Hubble/NASA/S. Jha

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Galaxy NGC 4380 swirls with an almost magical energy, resembling a portal to a distant universe straight from a science fiction story. Yet, in the grand scheme of things, the galaxy is actually quite ordinary (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Erwin)

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

my current favorite jwst images 🌌

A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust. The material forms dark ridges and peaks of gas and dust surrounding the cluster, lit on the inner side, while layers of diffuse, translucent clouds blanket over them. Around and within the gas, a huge number of distant galaxies can be seen, some quite large, as well as a few stars nearer to us which are very large and bright.

$The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which, have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.$

This image of the Ring Nebula, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, appears as a distorted doughnut. The nebula’s inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. The ring’s inner region has distinct filament elements. Stars litter the scene, with a particularly prominent star with 8 long spikes in the top right corner.

$An infrared light echo traveling from the lower left through the upper right of the image. The image is speckled with dozens of white stars, some showing Webb’s signature 8-point diffraction spikes, against the black background of space. The image also shows tightly packed, glowing red filaments that resemble muscle fibers or wood grain.⁣$

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Space VFX @spacevfx.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Presenting the Eighth Wonder of the World: The Rainbow Nebulae, a symbol of hope and inclusivity. A celestial masterpiece formed by interstellar gases and cosmic dust, spreading vibrant hues across the universe. Author: @venusianchron.bsky.social

A stunning cosmic landscape featuring two prominent nebulae with radiant colors—reds, oranges, yellows, and blues, contrasting against the dark expanse of space. Twinkling stars fill the background, while wispy tendrils of gas and dust form intricate, organic patterns, adding depth and texture. This artwork falls under the genre of Astronomical and Space art.

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion’s Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Credit: NASA/ESA & Hubble

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Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Leo P. This is a star-forming dwarf galaxy, located about 5 million light years away from us (blue stars on the bottom-right side of the image). 🔭 🧪

The image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) combines infrared light at wavelengths of 0.9 microns (represented in blue), 1.5 microns (green), and 2.77 microns (red). The stars in Leo P appear blue in comparison to the background galaxies for several reasons. Young, massive stars that are common in star-forming galaxies are predominantly blue. Leo P also is extremely lacking in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, and the resulting “metal-poor” stars tend to be bluer than Sun-like stars. A bubble-like structure at bottom center is a region of ionized hydrogen surrounding a hot, massive O-type star.

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🏔fjellsopp🍄 @fjellsopp.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

🍄📷 #FungiFriends 🍂🌱🌿 This mushroom made me happy.

A pink rosy bonnet mushroom growing among leaves on the ground. Trees in the background.

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Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀 @thomasfuchs.at · 15/01/2025

Me with a tiny-ass telescope on the driveway vs Hubble telescope :D 🔭🧪 #astrophotography

The Keyhole Nebula in Orion, a very small Hydrogen-alpha rich area that looks a bit like a keyhole

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Pillars of Creation, towering columns of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, captured in stunning detail by the James Webb Space Telescope. These pillars are stellar nurseries where new stars are born, located about 6,500 light-years away. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

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All the Galaxies! @allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org · 16/01/2025

A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey. It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (240.66896, 37.35949). 45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo 2 project, classified by 45 volunteers.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

this is a galaxy cluster whose light took 10 BILLION years to reach us. unreal.

$Hundreds of galaxies appear in this view, which is set against the black background of space. There are many overlapping objects at various distances. They include large, blue foreground stars, some with eight diffraction spikes, and white and pink spiral and elliptical galaxies. Numerous tiny orange dots appear throughout the scene.$

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

A cosmic ocean of glowing hydrogen gas, along with small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulphur. Known as M17 (or the Swan or Omega Nebula), this star forming region resides 5,500 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA and J. Hester (ASU)

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Steven @mrrat.com · 15/01/2025

Orion #astrophotography

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

genuinely this just became one of my favorite jwst images ever. it looks like a cosmic painting!!! what a GREAT way to start 2025.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

my jaw genuinely dropped at how beautiful the new jwst image is.

These shimmering cosmic curtains show interstellar gas and dust that has been heated by the flashbulb explosion of a long-ago supernova. The gas then glows infrared light in what is known as a thermal light echo. As the supernova illumination travels through space at the speed of light, the echo appears to expand. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed this light echo in the vicinity of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Jencson (Caltech/IPAC)

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

“Earthrise” captures Earth emerging over the Moon’s horizon, taken by astronaut Bill Anders during Apollo 8 on December 24, 1968. One of the most iconic image ever taken. Credit: NASA/Bill Anders.

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bjørnebær @lilbjornebaer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

he has no idea what is going on and i’m so proud of him for it

A black cat stares off into the distance, his little man cheeks fluffed and full.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 14/01/2025

NEW: #NASAWebb has spotted a reverberating light echo spreading across space. As a light pulse travels through space, it illuminates previously unseen material, revealing intricate structures resembling wood grain: webbtelescope.pub/422ET6Z #AAS245 🔭 🧪

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AAS Nova @aasnova.org · 14/01/2025

Super star clusters, evolving galaxies, and asteroids that can take a punch were just a few of the subjects introduced on Day 1 of AAS 245. aasnova.org/2025/01/14/a... #AAS245 🔭

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AAS 245: Day 1 - AAS Nova

Super star clusters, evolving galaxies, and asteroids that can take a punch were just a few of the subjects introduced on Day 1 of AAS 245.

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Kevin Earp @astrokev.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Mars rotation. Mars has a day length almost the same as the Earth, at about 23.5 hrs. I made this video from nearly 100 separate images, taken over a period of over 4 hrs. I've speeded it up to show the rotation, and plays at about 3660x real-time speed. #astrophotography 🔭

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Jesus Jones @jesusjonesband.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Strummer, finding ever more inventive ways to chill

Black cat, relaxing on my bed, paws extended at ludicrous angle

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Jax @jaxthecoocoocat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The “I am not impressed” look😼

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Andy Potter @aap53.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

January 12th full Moon before the clouds rolled in.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 14/01/2025

🔭 North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Coverta apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25011...

A bright star is pictured in the center of field filled with glowing gas and dust and other, more faint, stars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Dodi @astrododi.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

#Messier 36, open star cluster in Auriga. Test image with #takahashi FC76DCU and 1.04x multiflattener. 2 hour exposure with ZWO ASI2600MC. #astrophotography #astronomy #space #deepsky

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Arp Bot 🤖 @arpbot.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hubble image of Arp 300, also known as UGC 05028 and UGC 05029 . UGC 05028 (smaller spiral) and UGC 05029 (larger spiral) form an interacting galaxy pair. The bright knot in UGC 05028 may be another small galaxy. Credit: NASA/ESA/J. Dalcanton, R. Windhorst, Gladys Kober Source

The frame is dominated by a pair of spiral galaxies. The larger galaxy to the bottom right is seen nearly face-on. It has a small yellow core and many spiral arms that are dotted with blue star clusters, with more star clusters appearing on the top of the galaxy, the side that faces its companion. There are a few brown dust lanes, concentrated near the inner spiral arms. The smaller spiral galaxy to the upper right has a yellow bar structure that is surrounded by blue star clusters that only very roughly form spiral arms. On the right side of the galaxy is a yellow knot of stars that is brightest in its center, crossed by brown dust lanes. This may be a seperate dwarf galaxy that is either in front of the smaller spiral or is in the process of merging with it. Other distant galaxies and stars fill the black background of space.

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Awen🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ @0awen.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

good morning all

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hey guys Leo would like some attention soooooo

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This image shows the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 & NGC 4039), 60 million light-years away in Corvus. These galaxies are in the process of merging, creating tidal tails and bursts of star formation from their gravitational interaction. Photo Credit: Robert Gendler

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Here are some nice mushrooms

Seven orange marasmius mushrooms float like tiny jellyfish atop black threadlike stems, they grow from fallen leaves beside an old log

All photos by me

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Billions of years from now, only one galaxy will remain as spiral galaxies NGC 2207 (right) and IC 2163 (left) slowly merge. This composite of Hubble and Webb images shows their recent encounter, triggering star formation and tidal streams. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 13/01/2025

NEWS: Hubble makes another exciting discovery about a quasar with newborn jets: It’s hosted by a spiral galaxy, throwing into question the popular idea that jets are triggered by messy galaxy mergers: bit.ly/4h6d2XG #AAS245 🔭 🧪

Field of yellow galaxies of various sizes and distances on a black background. Two larger galaxies are prominent. Centered is a galaxy with a bright core and faint spiral arms coming off its top and bottom. To the lower right of the spiral is a ring galaxy with an apparent gap between its bright core and the ring oval of dust and gas surrounding it.

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 13/01/2025

NEWS: Hubble detected an unusual star that spins over seven times faster than our sun. Known as a “blue lurker,” it probably got a turbo-boost from the merger of two accompanying stars that fed material onto the star, increasing its rotation speed: bit.ly/3BB3yom #AAS245 🔭 🧪

Illustration titled “Evolution of ‘Blue Lurker’ Star System.” It features six boxes, in two rows of three. The top left shows a large circular path of a star surrounding a small circular path of two rotating stars. The top middle box shows two stars rotating around each other, shown with blue streaks, and a third star is in the distance. The top right box shows a large fiery orange star with a feeding line to another distant star. The bottom left box shows a small yellow star on a black background surrounded by a faint red ring of gas. The bottom middle box shows the yellow star with a white box around it. Lines lead from this small box to the bottom right panel, showing a large fiery yellow star. The words “Artist’s Concept” is at the bottom right.

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