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North America & Pelican Nebula

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North America & Pelican Nebula

Photo by Illia Tulupov on Unsplash

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What a beauty... the Orion Nebula. It's a massive region where new stars are born. Visible with the naked eye under dark sky as a dim smudge. Photographed from my backyard with following equipment used: TS Optics 80/480mm f6 Triplet APO TS Optics 60mm Guidescope ZWO ASI1600MM Pro Camera ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guidecamera Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Mount / Belt Mode

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What a beauty... the Orion Nebula. It's a massive region where new stars are born. Visible with the naked eye under dark sky as a dim smudge. Photographed from my backyard with following equipment used: TS Optics 80/480mm f6 Triplet APO TS Optics 60mm Guidescope ZWO ASI1600MM Pro Camera ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guidecamera Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Mount / Belt Mode

Photo by Beat Schuler on Unsplash

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Creating a little book full of happy memories... and polaroids.

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Creating a little book full of happy memories... and polaroids.

Photo by Rirri on Unsplash

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A Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases in the Omega/Swan Nebula (M17) Caption Resembling the fury of a raging sea, this image actually shows a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen gas and small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur. Credits NASA, ESA and J. Hester (ASU)

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A Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases in the Omega/Swan Nebula (M17) Caption Resembling the fury of a raging sea, this image actually shows a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen gas and small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur. Credits NASA, ESA and J. Hester (ASU)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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a long hallway with a clock on the wall

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a long hallway with a clock on the wall

Photo by Chelaxy Designs on Unsplash

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a long hallway with white walls and doors

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a long hallway with white walls and doors

Photo by Scarbor Siu on Unsplash

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Abstract universe and thoughts are lost in infinity ...

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Abstract universe and thoughts are lost in infinity ...

Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash

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Exoplanet with gas giant in the background surrounded from an asteroid belt.

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Exoplanet with gas giant in the background surrounded from an asteroid belt.

Photo by Andrej Sachov on Unsplash

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NGC 7822 in the Hubble palette

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NGC 7822 in the Hubble palette

Photo by Aldebaran S on Unsplash

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white and black space ship

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white and black space ship

Photo by Jack O'Rourke on Unsplash

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SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon Vertical

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SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon Vertical

Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash

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Messier 13 – the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Located in the armpit of the constellation Hercules, M13 is one of the best known globular clusters in the northern hemisphere. Discovered by Edmond Halley (for whom the comet is named) in 1714 and cataloged by Charles Messier in 1764, it’s a cluster of several hundred thousand closely grouped stars. The stars are about 100 times more densely packed than in our area of the galaxy. It’s estimated to be approximately 22.2 thousand light years away, with a diameter of 145 light years. The galaxy in the upper right is NGC 6207, which is about 30 million light years away and 34,000 light years across. Globular clusters reside in the halo of a galaxy as opposed to the disk and are bound together by gravitational forces. There are about 150 known globular clusters in the Milky Way, with an estimated 20 more hidden by dust lanes. They are generally comprised of very old stars, and M13 is estimated to be 11.65 billion years old. The process in which globular clusters are created is largely unknown, but it’s hypothesized that they originate from areas of starburst activity and interactions between galaxies. There is no known active star formation in any of theses clusters, but due to the proximity of the stars collisions occur, and new stars are created. These new stars are called “blue stragglers”, some of which may be seen in the photo. The proximity of the stars (on average about one light year apart) also creates many binary star systems (think Tatooine), but due to the age and makeup of the stars there are very few with planets. This is about 3:15 hours of exposure.

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Messier 13 – the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Located in the armpit of the constellation Hercules, M13 is one of the best known globular clusters in the northern hemisphere. Discovered by Edmond Halley (for whom the comet is named) in 1714 and cataloged by Charles Messier in 1764, it’s a cluster of several hundred thousand closely grouped stars. The stars are about 100 times more densely packed than in our area of the galaxy. It’s estimated to be approximately 22.2 thousand light years away, with a diameter of 145 light years. The galaxy in the upper right is NGC 6207, which is about 30 million light years away and 34,000 light years across. Globular clusters reside in the halo of a galaxy as opposed to the disk and are bound together by gravitational forces. There are about 150 known globular clusters in the Milky Way, with an estimated 20 more hidden by dust lanes. They are generally comprised of very old stars, and M13 is estimated to be 11.65 billion years old. The process in which globular clusters are created is largely unknown, but it’s hypothesized that they originate from areas of starburst activity and interactions between galaxies. There is no known active star formation in any of theses clusters, but due to the proximity of the stars collisions occur, and new stars are created. These new stars are called “blue stragglers”, some of which may be seen in the photo. The proximity of the stars (on average about one light year apart) also creates many binary star systems (think Tatooine), but due to the age and makeup of the stars there are very few with planets. This is about 3:15 hours of exposure.

Photo by Guillermo Ferla on Unsplash

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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater’s formation.

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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater’s formation.

Photo by NASA on Unsplash

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The milky way galaxy shines brightly in the night sky

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The milky way galaxy shines brightly in the night sky

Photo by Lu on Unsplash

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Moon

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Moon

Photo by Dennys Hess on Unsplash

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a man in a space suit flying through the air

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a man in a space suit flying through the air

Photo by julien Tromeur on Unsplash

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