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In February 2021 I took a photo of the lovely spiral galaxy NGC 1566 from my backyard.

Then I went back and photographed it again December, later that year.

I didn’t realise this but someone mentioned that there was a supernova (SN 2021aefx) in my photos!

It’s that new bright star! ⭐️ 💥

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Two tile image of a face-on spiral galaxy. The top image is annotated with NGC 1566, and the bottom image has an arrow indicating a new star appearing below the galaxy, which is the supernova.
November 17, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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bernoid.bsky.social
Morning… Mycena haematopus 🍄📷
November 17, 2024 at 8:47 AM
erikbethke.bsky.social
Absolutely stunning!

I am out walking around under a beautiful full moon and a bright sky of stars.

I wonder which star this is?

I will find out! :)
jwstfeed.bsky.social Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · Nov 14
High resolution image of a planet 3 billion km away and its rings.
Uranus by JWST.
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The planet Uranus on a black background. The planet appears blue with a large, white patch taking up the right half. The patch is whitest at the centre, then fades into blue as it expands from right to left. A thin outline of Uranus is also white. Around the planet is a system of nested rings. The outermost ring is the brightest while the innermost ring is the faintest. Unlike Saturn’s horizontal rings, the rings of Uranus are vertical and so they appear to surround the planet in an oval shape. There are 9 blueish white dots scattered around the rings.
November 16, 2024 at 4:43 AM