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thestarshipentity.bsky.social
Portrait of NGC 1055 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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naturecompass.bsky.social
Incredibly Rare White Auroras from last night over Reine, Norway 🇳🇴
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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naturecompass.bsky.social
Incredible Aurora display from last night over Vestrahorn, near Höfn, Iceland 🇮🇸
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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evolvegracefully.bsky.social
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See the Butterfly Nebula like never before in this spectacular Gemini South telescope image
The 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope, located in the Andes, saw first light on Nov. 26, 2001.
www.space.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF THE STAR-FORMING CLOUD N159 IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD!! 🌌
A field filled with stars and covered by clouds of gas and dust. The centre and left side are totally blanketed with billowing, bright red clouds. They are opaque some places — showing clusters of stars forming within — and transparent others. Small patches are dark black in colour, while a large cloud below the centre is mostly pale blue. The right side of the view, mostly gas-free, glitters with stars near and far
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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naturecompass.bsky.social
The Northern Lights light up the skies!

Explore the best travel deals beacons.ai/nature.nomad
The Northern Lights light up the skies!
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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markdownhandsup.bsky.social
Feels like the only posts of mine that go viral are the ones with my northern lights photography. So if you're interested in chasing lights in Iceland with a scientist on a side quest one evening, let me know.

We can talk about Kp v Hp, solar cycles, aurora ovals, all of it!
#northernlights #aurora
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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thestarshipentity.bsky.social
A disruptive neighbour www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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naturecompass.bsky.social
A stunning night where the Northern Lights crown the silent winter peaks. 🌌💚
A stunning night where the Northern Lights crown the silent winter peaks. 🌌💚
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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apodunofficial.bsky.social
#apod 2025-11-22
Dione and Rhea Ring Transit
Image Credit: Christopher Go
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html
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November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
Amazing #aurora photos capture the ‘sky on fire.' #photography #video #AuroraBorealis

Link for more photos and video: earthsky.org/todays-image...
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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cityspaceastro.bsky.social
The Wolf's Cave Nebula (VdB152) is around 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus.
This is 6.25 hours of data from 2023 re-processed in HaRGB.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2924 MC Pro, L-ultimate and UV/IR cut filters.

#astronomy #astrophotography
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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pestilence4all.bsky.social
Aurora holy moly!! In the city.
#Photography #Minnesota
#AuroraBorealis
Greens, reds and so many other flavors streaking through the night sky.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
Spiraling #Star Factory: A star-studded spiral #galaxy, NGC 4571, shines in this NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week. It’s situated about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

Link for more info: esahubble.org/images/potw2...
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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markdownhandsup.bsky.social
Northern Lights really popped off here in Iceland, and apparently everywhere else, as evidenced by social media feeds. Expect more for the next few days.

#aurora #spaceweather #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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cityspaceastro.bsky.social
IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.

#astronomy #astrophotography
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
The Moon tonight at about 75% full on Halloween from #SantaBarbara. #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography

Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 800
Edited in Lightroom Classic
Close up photo of the Moon at about 75% full
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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canadianhammer.bsky.social
One of my favourite authors. Such wisdom seems to be in short supply in 2025.
October 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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palomarskies.bsky.social
1/2 Here's an image from this morning 11 October 2025 of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). It's an eight-minute exposure with a Celestron Origin telescope. 🔭
A telescopic image of a comet. The comet's greenish-white coma is near the lower right. Its tail extends upward and to the left.
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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manuelhuss.bsky.social
The central area of the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) in the Cassiopeia constellation, about 7,500 light years away from Earth. Less than 2 hours of h-alpha data (combined with older color data). Targeting 20+ hours of exposure. Gear: 130/910mm apo, Antlia 2.5nm ha-filter & ASI 2600mm pro. #astrophotography
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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jpmajor.bsky.social
Dione in front of Saturn, captured by Cassini 20 years ago today on October 11, 2005 🌖🪐
October 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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jjtb4v.bsky.social
September 29, 2025
First Quarter Moon
Illumination: 47%
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
it’s hard to ask for space, but sometimes you really need it 🌌
Cosmic clouds of pink and purple, some with bright centers, are surrounded by dark areas that appear like black space dotted with bright blue stars. A group of small clouds to the right is more red than any other area of the image. A blue sky filled with brilliant stars covers the upper half of the image. The stars are different sizes and shades of white, beige, yellow, and light orange. Across the bottom third of the scene is a craggy, mountain-like vista with spire-like peaks and deep, seemingly misty valleys. These so-called mountains appear in varying shades of orange, yellow, and brown. Above their soaring spires is a wispy, ethereal white cloud that stretched horizontally across the scene. Steam appears to rise from the mountaintops and join with this cloud. In the lower left, white text reads "Webb". A section of the Cat’s Paw Nebula, a local star-forming region composed of gas, dust, and young stars. 4 roughly circular areas are toward the center of the frame: a small oval toward the top left, a large circle in the top center, and 2 ovals at bottom left and right. Each circular area has a luminous blue glow, with the top center and bottom left areas the brightest. Brown-orange filaments of dust, which vary in density, surround these 4 bluish patches and stretch toward the frame’s edges. Small zones, such as to the left and right of the top-center blue circular area, appear darker and seemingly vacant of stars. At center are small, fiery red clumps scattered among the brown dust. Many small, yellow-white stars are spread across the scene, some with eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of Webb. A few larger blue-white stars with diffraction spikes are scattered throughout, toward the top left and bottom right. In the top right corner is a bright red-orange oval. Webb's view of a region of the Flame Nebula. It contains a mixture of reds, blues and browns, and shows red, blue, and white stars.
September 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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monika4.bsky.social
#GreenSat
Foggy morning in the forest 🤍😊💚
after a cold, windy and rainy week.

Have a pleasant weekend everyone 🦋✨
Forest with different types of trees. Most leaves are green, just a few yellow and orange; sky and background foggy.
September 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM