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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), a glowing cosmic gas cloud located in the constellation Cygnus. Shown here in the HOO pallette #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Last night's moon was in a waning gibbous phase appearing roughly 68% illuminated #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #moon #lunar

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula . a famous planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, it was the very first planetary nebula ever identified #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

Centered in the frame is the glowing, hourglass-shape of the nebula. It features a bright blue-green core wrapped in a delicate, reddish outer ring of hot. The nebula is set against the blackness of space with countless stars.

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Some of today's solar activity. Sunspot Region 4478 contains 58 individual sun spots and covers a region of 1260 millionths of a solar hemisphere. #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Short time lapse of yesterday solar activity. The ejection of plasma in the centre appears then disappeared within 5 minutes #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun

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Kevin Earp @astrokev.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

6 image mosaic of the lunar terminator on the 23rd April. One of the biggest mosaics I've done, at 35 Megapixels, and you may need to open the image to see it all. Seeing wasn't perfect but I'm pleased how it turned out. 🔭

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Messier 13 (M13), or the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is one of the most prominent and spectacular globular clusters visible in the Northern Hemisphere #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

A dense, glowing ball of light with countless individual stars radiating from a brilliant, highly concentrated core.
The cluster contains hundreds of thousands of stars visible as pinpoints of light in shades of white, blue, and orange-red.
The cluster is set against the dark expanse of deep space, peppered with more distant and sparser field stars

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Manuel Huss @manuelhuss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

More Moon data :-) Parts of the Mare Imbrium with the Montes Apenninus. Gear: C11 & ASI178mc #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major. 113x60s L-Pro filter ZS61, ASI 294 MC Pro #astronomy #astrophotography

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This is my image of the Rosette Nebula, a massive star-forming region located approximately 5,000 to 5,200 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

Shape: It has a circular, floral shape with a hollowed-out center, which is why it is commonly called the "Rosette". Some observers also refer to it as the Skull Nebula due to how the gas is carved.
Colors: The glowing orange and red areas are primarily made of hydrogen gas. The blue and white sections in the center represent other gases, like oxygen, being pushed away by young stars.
The Center: At the very heart of the nebula is a cluster of bright, young stars

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Supernova remnants, M1, the Crab Nebula. observed on Earth on July 4, 1054 AD by Chinese astronomers #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My image of 'The Tadpoles of IC410' is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day! Check it out here: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26031... #astrophotography

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Lucky Budd @luckybudd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The Jellyfish Nebula! Formed 30,000 years ago when a massive star exploded as a supernova, the material that the star was made from — plus new elements forged in the extreme temperatures of the explosion — blasted outwards! It took 5000 years for this light to hit my back yard in Victoria, BC :)

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

NGC 2170, the Angel Nebula in Orion. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Trevor Jones @astrobackyard.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

See those 4 tiny stars right in the middle? That's the 'Trapezium Cluster' at the heart of the Orion Nebula. I used several short exposures (5-seconds) to preserve Orion’s luminous core. I thought it would be cool to capture a shot like this as a nice 'send off' to Orion for another year. 👋

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Stephanie Graham @logicaphotography.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

They may look like they see eye to eye, but I think the fish feels differently.. #birds #greyheron #ukwildlife #sonyalpha

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Two different views of this afternoons sun through H-alpha filter. A few nice filaments and prominences, and a small number of sunspots #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun #space

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Peter Christian @manxmannin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Barn Owl hunting, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

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Lt Nono @ltno2.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

It's been cloudy and rainy for what seems like ages now...but this afternoon there was a small patch of clear sky and I was able to shoot the Sun in H-alpha. Our Star is always awesome 🙂. #Astrophotography #Solar

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The Pacman nebula, NGC281, located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Also contains a young open star cluster, IC 1590, and several Bok globules (dark nebulae where new stars are born) #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Had another go at processing this. The Pleiades. Hot blue luminous stars formed within the last 100 million years illuminate the interstellar dust to create a reflection nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #deepspace #astro

A group of several bright, hot, blue stars surrounded by a soft, ethereal blue glow - a reflection nebula, caused by interstellar dust reflecting the starlight. The main cluster is set against a rich, dark background speckled with countless other distant stars, showcasing the depth of the night sky.

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The Western Veil and Pickering's Triangle, part of the wider Cygnus Loop. Presented here in HOO pallette with RGB stars, and starless #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Widefield image of Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy, a face-on spiral galaxy about 3 million light-years away, known for its prominent star-forming regions. #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #galaxy #deepspace #astro

The galaxy has a bright, whitish core that fades into expansive, swirling spiral arms. These arms are predominantly a mix of blue and purple hues, indicative of star-forming regions and hot, young stars.
Details: Within the spiral arms, several brighter patches of light, which are nebulae (HII regions), are visible. The background is filled with countless individual stars, providing a sense of depth and scale to the cosmic scene.

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The mighty Sword of Orion, with stars. The Sword is home to the Running Man Nebula, the Great Orion Nebula, and De Mairan's Nebula, which is the one that looks like a little paisley. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This is about seven hours of The Pelican (IC 5070) in Cygnus. I think I'm going to work on this for another night or two and see if I can improve the detail. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Dusty Orion 3 weeks ago I got the chance to travel to dark skies for the first time in over 2 years! This is an image of the famous Orion nebula plus the Running Man Nebula, all against a backdrop of dust and gas. 61 x 3 mins (+ 60 x 10 sec exposures for the bright core). #astrophotography 🔭

The Orion Nebula M42 (centre right) and Running Man Nebula NGC 1977 (centre-left) against a backdrop of gas and dust. M42 is mostly magenta in the centre with swirling tendrils of blue framing it. NgC 1977 is mostly blue, reflection nebulosity with some magenta peeping through in its centre. Some bright blue-white stars dot the field with some fainter, yellow-orange stars also visible.

Captured with a Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED telescope and ZWO 2600mc camera.

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Good morning, Bluesky! I just finished processing the project last night after several nights of imaging for 22 hours. I ❤️ the 🧡 Nebula... 💙 #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #longexposure #heartnebula #heart #nebula #photography

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This is my third go at M45 (the Pleiades) this season, because I wasn’t happy with the other two. About half of this was taken in the presence of the 1st quarter moon. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Kevin Earp @astrokev.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

The wonderful Clavius crater in the Moon's Southern highlands. I love this crater as its so distinctive, and the many craters within it, with a wide range of sizes, makes it a great test of imaging and scope resolution. The smallest features visible in this image are around 1 mile across 🔭

The huge Clavius crater with its distinctive circlet of craters crossing its floor

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GaryLevers @garylv.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A wide field image of the Wizard Nebula shown here in the HOO palette with RGB stars #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro

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Kat @quantumkat.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦7 sisters family portrait My last attempt on the Pleiades. Easy to capture, not that easy to keep clean , in particular, collimation to get crisp star spikes. 📷Newton 130/900 · Sony A7S · 6h exposure #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see ?

$Deep-sky image of the Pleiades (M45; NGC 1432/1435) in Taurus, ~440 light-years away and ~100 Myr old. The frame shows hundreds of hot B-type members, not just seven: the brightest include Alcyone, Atlas with close companion Pleione, Merope, Maia, Electra, Taygeta, Celaeno, and the Asterope pair. Wispy blue reflection nebulosity veils the cluster—strongest around Merope (NGC 1435) and Maia (NGC 1432)—with faint dusty filaments and soft halos across a wide field. Stellar cores are tight with symmetric Newtonian diffraction spikes; overall color is blue-white stars against a dense, warmer background starfield. Captured with a Newton 130/900 and Sony A7S over 6 hours of exposure.$

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