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PINK SPACE PICTURESSSSS 💗🌌
Image credit: WIYN/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A.Rector Image credit: SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/A. Block KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N.A. Sharp
August 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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A gorgeous view of a celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, located 2,500 light-years away..

(Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA - Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Kosari (NSF NOIRLab) - Video by Universal-Sci)
July 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Superbe coucher de Soleil au-dessus de l'observatoire de Cerro Tololo au Chili!
© Babak Tafreshi /NOIRLab /AURA /NSF
January 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Christmas Tree Cluster
2,500 light years away
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA); Infrared: NASA/NSF/IPAC/CalTech/Univ. of Massachusetts; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & J.Major
December 25, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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Behold the mesmerizing Rosette Nebula, located around 5000 light-years from our planet...

(Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA - Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani NSF NOIRLab) - Video by Universal-Sci
November 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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C'est beau l'univers, non?
Petit voyage vers le système R Couronne Australe.

Credit:
Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
July 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Cotton Candy Nebula.
Image credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA | The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel A pink cotton candy nebula
July 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The breathtaking galaxies of the Antlia Cluster

(Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann)
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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The planet Jupiter glowing in thermal infrared, as seen by the Gemini North telescope. The gas giant gives off more heat than it receives from the Sun.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory​/​NOIRLab​/​NSF​/​AURA M.H. Wong
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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A breathtaking view of the Vela Supernova Remnant, a vibrant nebula of gas filaments from a star explosion about 11,000 years ago!

(Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA / T.A. Rector, M. Zamani & D. de Martin)
December 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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🔭 Messier 104

Image Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA;

Image Processing: T. A. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF, NOIRLab)

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May 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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1,470 light years away from us, the Ghost Nebula 👻🎃

📸 T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
October 31, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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Stunning: The shadowy Chamaeleon I Dark Cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA - Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
October 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Vista infrarroja de Júpiter

Crédito: Observatorio Internacional Gemini/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, MH Wong (UC Berkeley)
July 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Superbe coucher de Soleil au-dessus de l'observatoire de Cerro Tololo au Chili!
© Babak Tafreshi /NOIRLab /AURA /NSF
January 28, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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Jupiter in infrared

📸 GeminiObs/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) et al.
December 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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BETELGEUSE HAS A FRIEND!!!

WHAT SHOULD WE NAME IT!
An image of Betelgeuse, the yellow-red star, and the signature of its close companion, the faint blue object. Data: NASA/JPL/NOIRlab. Visualization: NOIRLAB.
July 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Gorgeous: IPHASX J205013.7+465518 known as 'the Ear Nebula'

(Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker - WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
December 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Cometary globules are gas clouds with dusty heads and tails, often forming stars. The rupture in CG4’s head is unexplained, and the nearby galaxy is unrelated.

Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA; Processing: T. A. Rector, D. de Martin & M. Zamani.
January 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Cosmic hand reaches for a galaxy
Image Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA; Processing: T. A. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/ctio/ http://aftar.uaa.alaska.edu/
December 6, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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An enthralling galactic merger in action!

Haley’s Coronet (NGC 1532) and its dwarf counterpart NGC 1531

(Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA; R. Colombari, M. Zamani & D. de Martin - NSF’s NOIRLab)
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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To see a meteor, you have to act fast. Sometimes they’re only visible for a few seconds! This meteor was captured above the Gemini South telescope, funded in part by the National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab. #astronomy

📸: Gemini/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The cosmos never ceases to amaze! Introducing the breathtaking 'Ear Nebula' or IPHASX J205013.7+465518

Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
December 17, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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Spectacular: The form of galaxy NGC 772 is created by tidal interactions with an ‘unruly’ neighbour

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
July 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i reveals never-before-seen companion to Betelgeuse, solving millennia-old mystery

noirlab.edu/public/news/... 🧪🔭

Credit image :International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image Processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
The star field in the Orion Constellation. An inset shows Betelgeuse and Its stellar companion.
July 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM