Astronomy 🔴 Gallery
@astronomy-gallery.bsky.social
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
Posts always include full attribution and a link to the source.
Managed by 🔴 @redshift.pics
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 2, 2007)
This colored greyscale image of Io, taken by New Horizons from 4.5 million km away, showcases the moon's volcanic activity.
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This colored greyscale image of Io, taken by New Horizons from 4.5 million km away, showcases the moon's volcanic activity.
flic.kr/p/256XG83
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 2, 2007)
This colored greyscale image of Io, taken by New Horizons from 4.5 million km away, showcases the moon's volcanic activity.
flic.kr/p/256XG83
This colored greyscale image of Io, taken by New Horizons from 4.5 million km away, showcases the moon's volcanic activity.
flic.kr/p/256XG83
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 26, 2025)
Globular cluster M15, containing over 100,000 stars, orbits the Milky Way and is easily visible with binoculars from Earth.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251126.html
Globular cluster M15, containing over 100,000 stars, orbits the Milky Way and is easily visible with binoculars from Earth.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251126.html
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 26, 2025)
Globular cluster M15, containing over 100,000 stars, orbits the Milky Way and is easily visible with binoculars from Earth.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251126.html
Globular cluster M15, containing over 100,000 stars, orbits the Milky Way and is easily visible with binoculars from Earth.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251126.html
Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (Mar 19, 2025)
This image captures a 16x zoom of Euclid’s Deep Field South, highlighting numerous galaxies of varying shapes and colors, representing different ages and distances.
euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319e-euclid-deep-field-south-16x-zoom
This image captures a 16x zoom of Euclid’s Deep Field South, highlighting numerous galaxies of varying shapes and colors, representing different ages and distances.
euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319e-euclid-deep-field-south-16x-zoom
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (Mar 19, 2025)
This image captures a 16x zoom of Euclid’s Deep Field South, highlighting numerous galaxies of varying shapes and colors, representing different ages and distances.
euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319e-euclid-deep-field-south-16x-zoom
This image captures a 16x zoom of Euclid’s Deep Field South, highlighting numerous galaxies of varying shapes and colors, representing different ages and distances.
euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319e-euclid-deep-field-south-16x-zoom
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Oct 13, 2025)
The JWST's NIRCam instrument observes the Westerhout 3 giant molecular cloud, showcasing its intricate structure and composition.
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The JWST's NIRCam instrument observes the Westerhout 3 giant molecular cloud, showcasing its intricate structure and composition.
flic.kr/p/2rz8d85
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Oct 13, 2025)
The JWST's NIRCam instrument observes the Westerhout 3 giant molecular cloud, showcasing its intricate structure and composition.
flic.kr/p/2rz8d85
The JWST's NIRCam instrument observes the Westerhout 3 giant molecular cloud, showcasing its intricate structure and composition.
flic.kr/p/2rz8d85
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Jan 15, 1999)
A series of near-infrared images reveals the waning Moon about 5 days before New Moon, showcasing its features at sunrise.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso9903c/
A series of near-infrared images reveals the waning Moon about 5 days before New Moon, showcasing its features at sunrise.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso9903c/
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Jan 15, 1999)
A series of near-infrared images reveals the waning Moon about 5 days before New Moon, showcasing its features at sunrise.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso9903c/
A series of near-infrared images reveals the waning Moon about 5 days before New Moon, showcasing its features at sunrise.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso9903c/
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Jan 30, 2018)
The International Space Station, silhouetted against the full moon, travels at five miles per second with a crew of six onboard.
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The International Space Station, silhouetted against the full moon, travels at five miles per second with a crew of six onboard.
flic.kr/p/249Qon5
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (Jan 30, 2018)
The International Space Station, silhouetted against the full moon, travels at five miles per second with a crew of six onboard.
flic.kr/p/249Qon5
The International Space Station, silhouetted against the full moon, travels at five miles per second with a crew of six onboard.
flic.kr/p/249Qon5
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 23, 2010)
Jupiter obscures Ganymede in this enhanced image, showcasing the gas giant's dynamic atmosphere.
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Jupiter obscures Ganymede in this enhanced image, showcasing the gas giant's dynamic atmosphere.
flic.kr/p/8m51eE
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 23, 2010)
Jupiter obscures Ganymede in this enhanced image, showcasing the gas giant's dynamic atmosphere.
flic.kr/p/8m51eE
Jupiter obscures Ganymede in this enhanced image, showcasing the gas giant's dynamic atmosphere.
flic.kr/p/8m51eE
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (May 17, 2017)
A fresh landslide scarp and rocky deposit are observed in Simud Valles, showcasing the geological history shaped by ancient floods on Mars.
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A fresh landslide scarp and rocky deposit are observed in Simud Valles, showcasing the geological history shaped by ancient floods on Mars.
flic.kr/p/UG96xH
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr (May 17, 2017)
A fresh landslide scarp and rocky deposit are observed in Simud Valles, showcasing the geological history shaped by ancient floods on Mars.
flic.kr/p/UG96xH
A fresh landslide scarp and rocky deposit are observed in Simud Valles, showcasing the geological history shaped by ancient floods on Mars.
flic.kr/p/UG96xH
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 16, 2010)
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 16, 2010)
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
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Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
flic.kr/p/2pD6QDq
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
flic.kr/p/2pD6QDq
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
flic.kr/p/2pD6QDq
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 29, 1996)
This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
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This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
flic.kr/p/7ovubn
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 29, 1996)
This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
flic.kr/p/7ovubn
This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
flic.kr/p/7ovubn
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 20, 2024)
The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
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The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
flic.kr/p/2rHucEs
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 20, 2024)
The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
flic.kr/p/2rHucEs
The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
flic.kr/p/2rHucEs
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 27, 2025)
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 27, 2025)
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 7, 2014)
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 7, 2014)
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
Marcel Drechsler on AstroBin (Apr 8, 2022)
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Marcel Drechsler on AstroBin (Apr 8, 2022)
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 15, 2016)
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
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This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 15, 2016)
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 31, 2020)
NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
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NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
flic.kr/p/2insXQM
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 31, 2020)
NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
flic.kr/p/2insXQM
NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
flic.kr/p/2insXQM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 14, 2016)
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
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McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
flic.kr/p/D748Cd
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 14, 2016)
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
flic.kr/p/D748Cd
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
flic.kr/p/D748Cd
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2019)
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
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A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
flic.kr/p/2gUrWoQ
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2019)
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
flic.kr/p/2gUrWoQ
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
flic.kr/p/2gUrWoQ
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 19, 2021)
Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
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Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
flic.kr/p/2kD9fuV
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 19, 2021)
Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
flic.kr/p/2kD9fuV
Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
flic.kr/p/2kD9fuV
Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 5, 2023)
Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
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Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
flic.kr/p/2pdJhde
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 5, 2023)
Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
flic.kr/p/2pdJhde
Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
flic.kr/p/2pdJhde
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (May 11, 2023)
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (May 11, 2023)
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 2, 2024)
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
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IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
flic.kr/p/2pNCxFb
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 2, 2024)
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
flic.kr/p/2pNCxFb
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
flic.kr/p/2pNCxFb
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 2, 2024)
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 2, 2024)
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 8, 2012)
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
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This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
flic.kr/p/e7YCLU
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 8, 2012)
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
flic.kr/p/e7YCLU
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
flic.kr/p/e7YCLU