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Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula - ©
Malcolm Loro

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Stars can create huge and intricate dust sculptures from the dense and dark molecular clouds from which they are born. The tools the stars use to carve their detailed works are high energy light and fast stellar winds. The heat they generate evaporates the dark molecular dust as well as causing ambient hydrogen gas to disperse and glow. Pictured here, a new open cluster of stars designated IC 1590 is nearing completion around the intricate interstellar dust structures in the emission nebula NGC 281, dubbed the Pac-man Nebula because of its overall shape. The dust cloud just above center is classified as a Bok Globule as it may gravitationally collapse and form a star -- or stars. The Pacman Nebula lies about 10,000 light years away toward the constellation of Cassiopeia.
November 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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rami.spaceaustralia.com
Since a lot of you liked the supernova pic, let’s do another #astrophotography share.

This time, it’s Comet Leonard! 💫

Caught this in the mountains with the Scooby Gang. Stuck my DSLR camera onto my telescope and took a few snaps.

That green glow is due to sunlight destroying diatomic carbon.
Four tile image showing a comet. The front of the comet had a green bow which and the trailing component is more diffuse and white-yellow. There are numerous stars in the background.
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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frikosal.bsky.social
2024 comet beside Montserrat mountain; single shot from my the little place where I live.
#photography
November 18, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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jeanetteastro.bsky.social
NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula in the constellation Scorpius.
Personally, I think it looks more like the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
ED127 scope, CDS modified Canon 1100D.
I'm guessing around 2.5hr of data. (original data lost due to corrupted hdd :( )
#astronomy
#astrophotography
November 18, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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stsci.edu
A forming star in molecular cloud L1527 is the dot at the center. Why do near-and mid-infrared observations from #NASAWebb show such different views of its ejections? Find this answer, and more detail about Webb’s recent discoveries: webbtelescope.pub/3Yp62P5 🔭 🧪
Two views of the same object, a forming protostar surrounded by a large hourglass-shaped nebula known as L1527. Webb’s near-infrared image is at left, and its mid-infrared image is at right. The hourglass is slightly larger in near-infrared. Here, a bright orange protostar lies at the center, where the two triangles meet. In front of the protostar is a thin grey line, its accretion disk. Above the protostar is an orange, triangular cloud of gas that points to the top left. Below the protostar is another triangular cloud of gas that points to the bottom right. The area closest to the protostar is a blend of pronounced blue and orange plumes of gas. At right, the mid-infrared image shows a bright red central region, where the protostar resides, with a thin, gray lane cutting through it horizontally, the protostar’s accretion disk. Above and below this region are white and blue triangular-shaped cavities in the molecular cloud, which give the overall object an hourglass shape.
November 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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jasonclayphoto.bsky.social
My most successful astro shot so far, but the one that made me realize I need a reducer. Heart Nebula in SHO.
Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ZWO AM5, ASI2600MM, ASIAir Plus. Processing: Siril & PhotoShop
#nebula #heartnebula #astro #astrophotography #zwoastro #skywatcher @skywatcherusa.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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palomarskies.bsky.social
Sunday night's waning gibbous Moon. 🔭
A telescopic image of the Moon in the waning gibbous phase. 92% of the side facing Earth is illuminated by sunlight. Many impact craters are visible along with smooth, dark lunar plains.
November 18, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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fallbrookastro.bsky.social
Pink Moonrise 🌕

I consider this to be one of my most iconic images, or at least one of my favorites!
#astrophotography #photography 🔭
The nearly full moon rises over sunset lit clouds which glow a brilliant bright pink. The sky is a much lighter blue than normal, due to the same sunset conditions that color the clouds. The moon has incredible detail, but because of the size of the image a low resolution version had to be used for this post. PSA: prints of this image are available on my website at fallbrookastro.com 🔭
November 18, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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sergiospototo.com
Yesterday's moon was another wonderful moon🌖🔭
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#astrophotography #photography #moon
Stack the best 55 % frames of 4300 (3min video) Nikon D750 video mode isn't really the best 😅
November 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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wildernessvagabonds.com
Meteor from my timelapse on November 14, 2024 at 9:44pm MST from Crestone, Colorado USA

🔭 📷 #astrophotography
A bright meteor strikes from top left to bottom right. The tail at top left stars out reddish-orange, turns yellow then brilliant green. The terminal streak is also reddish-yellow. There are some clouds low in the frame that do not obscure the meteor. Stars sprinkle the background. Three flashes of an airplane light are at the bottom left.
November 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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andrealuck.bsky.social
One of the coooolest landings on Mars so far!

Jezero Crater, NASA Perseverance 🔭 Feb 18,2021

Full-size flic.kr/p/2oA8d1p

This image is a colorized version of the stunning mosaic flic.kr/p/2ozrqnk processed by @stim3on.bsky.social (Follow him!)

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/Andrea Luck
View of NASA's Perseverance rover during its descent to Mars, captured from the rover's perspective. The released heat shield, dark silver in color, is visible in the center of the image against the Martian landscape. In the background, the rim of Jezero Crater and its delta, including the Belva Crater, can be seen. The colors shift from the dark hues of the upper atmosphere to the reddish tones of the Martian surface.
November 18, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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skysurfer77x.bsky.social
It's been a while ( again ), sorry 😇.

So here's a few favourites from the past 10 months, for my Bluesky fam 🤗. #Astronomy 🔭 #Astrophotography 🇨🇭
November 18, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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davidbflower.bsky.social
Here's a pic I took of Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. Appears in the book "Fire & Ice The Volcanoes of the Solar System" by Natalie Starkey. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography
Image of a region of the Moon called Mare Serenitatis. Includes plains and craters.
November 18, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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thomasfuchs.at
I've rearranged some photons that I rescued from crashing into my driveway a while ago.

Gas column in the Soul Nebula (Westerhout 5) in Cassiopeia.
🧪🔭 #astrophotography
A colorful space nebula, showing a myriad of stars and gaseous cloud shapes. There's also a bunch of darker clouds, that's where stars are starting to form.
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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palomarskies.bsky.social
I was thinking of creating a Bluesky Starter Pack of people here who use smart telescopes, like those from Unistellar, Seestar, Celestron, etc. Would anybody be interested in that? 🔭
Photo showing the dark outline of a telescope at left and trees on the right. The stars of the constellation Orion can be seen in the sky.
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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nrutkowski.bsky.social
Been lazy but finally got some pics off my camera from a camping trip in October, so here's some aurora

#photography #astronomy
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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scrutacieli.bsky.social
Once again, I find myself thinking that every starry night is a gift.

#nightscapes #astrophotos
Photo of the Milky Way stretching across a clear night sky. In the foreground, a tree and a rolling hillside covered with grass and trees.
November 19, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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astromikemerri.bsky.social
Contemplating Andromeda. 🔭

(📷 Sony a6600 APS-C, Samyang 12mm f/2 lens, 30s at ISO 2500. I kept very still!)
November 18, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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heigeboehm.bsky.social
Coastal Moments

Oppression can feel like an unrelenting weight, but history shows us the strength of the human spirit. In the darkest times, people have found ways to rise—through quiet resistance, solidarity, and the belief in a better future. How do you hold onto hope and strength? #Resilience
November 18, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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immachocoholic.bsky.social
Good morning friends! Welcome to Monday! Here’s today’s #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline There was drama in the sky this morning! Take care of yourself. Go outside and just breathe.
First light. Clouds blanket the sky and the sun has begun painting the sky. The water is calm. Reflections of the sky and trees are on the water. The fire in the sky! Bright red colors over the trees and splashing into the clouds. The water is reflecting the sky and trees on calm waters. A closer look at the fire in the sky over the trees. Sunrise and gray clouds dominate the shoreline.
November 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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moonshinegnomie.bsky.social
The Milky Way over Chisos Basin at Big Bend National Park
#astrophotography
a photo of the milky way over big bend national park
November 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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maestramarney.bsky.social
“They can’t break your spirit. Take their anger & build a fire to warm the ones, that carry the weight of things that should never be theirs to carry.
Take their anger & make an ocean filled with compassion. Refuse to be anything but your true self
They won’t take your spirit.”
Good morning, loves
November 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM