The image by astronomer Jerome Yesavage shows a low surface brightness planetary nebula cataloged as PN Kohoutek 1-16, located in the direction of the Draco Constellation and located at a distance of about 3,400 light years from the Solar System. The central star is a very hot pulsating star called DS Dra, it has a magnitude of 14.96 and is of spectral type..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This image shows Gum 46, also cataloged as RCW 71, an impressive gas cloud located at a distance of about 5,500 light years from Earth and located in the direction of the Crux Constellation, revealing details thanks to the skill of astronomers Mark Hanson and Alexandr Zaytsev. At the heart of Gum 46 is a young, hot, blue star called HD311999, both the star and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This image shows Gum 46, also cataloged as RCW 71, an impressive gas cloud located at a distance of about 5,500 light years from Earth and located in the direction of the Crux Constellation, revealing details thanks to the skill of astronomers Mark Hanson and Alexandr Zaytsev. At the heart of Gum 46 is a young, hot, blue star called HD311999, both the star and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
Messier 33, presented here in an excellent image by astronomer Alson Wong, is popularly known as the Triangle Galaxy. Its name is not only due to the fact that it is located in the direction of the Triangulum Constellation, but it is also the third largest galaxy in the Local Group, along with the largest, the Andromeda Galaxy Messier 31 and our Milky Way, with the..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, which peaked at 6:54 am UT on May 10, 2024. The Solar Dynamics Observatory, which observes the Sun constantly, captured an image of this event, as seen in the bright flash towards the center of the image. Solar flares are powerful explosions of energy that can affect radio communications, electrical power grids, navigation signals and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
Looking towards the southern constellation of Circinus, NGC 5315 appears, a planetary nebula located at a distance of about 8,000 light years from the Solar System. It is located 5.2 degrees west-southwest of Alpha Circini. Although its progenitor star called HD 120800 shines with a magnitude of 14, the nebula has an apparent magnitude of 9.8, much..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This scattered collection of stars is actually an irregular dwarf galaxy called Holmberg IX. It resides just off the outer edge of Messier 81, a large spiral galaxy located 11.8 million light years from the Milky Way and located in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation. This image taken by the Space Telescope shows that Holmberg IX belongs to a type of..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The image by astronomer Lóránd Fényes shows the dark cloud Barnard 344, which lies ahead of a larger complex called the Gamma Cygni Nebula, to which it is closely related. Dark clouds like Barnard 344 become visible when in front of bright objects, such as emission nebulae or dense star fields. These clouds contain a large amount of dust and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The image by astronomer Lóránd Fényes shows the dark cloud Barnard 344, which lies ahead of a larger complex called the Gamma Cygni Nebula, to which it is closely related. Dark clouds like Barnard 344 become visible when in front of bright objects, such as emission nebulae or dense star fields. These clouds contain a large amount of dust and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
ESO 593-8 is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies with a feather-shaped galaxy crossing the companion galaxy. This spectacular galactic dance was nicknamed by astronomers as The Bird, due to its shape in old images. It is likely that in the future the two components will merge to form a single galaxy. The couple is adorned with several star clusters of..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This turbulent and threatening structure is CG4, a cometary globule that seems to want to eat the galaxy ESO 257-19, but it is much further away. How these objects acquire their particular shape remains a topic of debate among astronomers. The characteristics that classify CG4 as a cometary globule are distinguished in this image captured by the..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
Sh2-114, also cataloged as LBN 347, is a very faint emission nebula visible in the Cygnus constellation, embedded in a much larger structure cataloged as LBN 346. This bundle of filaments seen here in a detailed wide-field image, collaboration between astronomers Tom Masterson and Kim Quick, are known as the Flying Dragon Nebula. It is a cloud that has..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy UGC 9684, which is located about 240 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Bootes Constellation. This galaxy is an example of classic galactic features, including a bar in the center of the galaxy and a halo surrounding its disk. The reason for..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
You may have wondered if you had seen NGC 1535 before. This planetary nebula, nicknamed Cleopatra's Eye, bears a striking resemblance to another object of its class, NGC 2392, which is practically the same in both structure and color. NGC 1535 is a bubble of gas that was ejected by a dying star of similar mass to the Sun called HD 26847. Visually the...... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
Located in the southern constellation of Centaurus, the Gum 41 nebula occupies most of this image brought to us by the Very Large Telescope, located at the Paranal Observatory, in Chile. Let's take a closer look at this intricate structure. Set against a colorful backdrop of stars, Gum 41 is a pleasingly symmetrical example of a shell of hydrogen gas atoms glowing in..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of young and old stars is located towards the Virgo Constellation and within the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, at a distance of 100 million light years from the Milky Way. Although it is a dwarf galaxy, it has also been classified as SAB type or weakly..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
Messier 63, seen here in an excellent image by astronomer Séb Gozé, is a foculating spiral glaxia, meaning it is a spiral with arms that divide into multiple branches, giving the impression of having many discontinuous arms. Known by the nickname Sunflower Galaxy, it is classified as a LINER-type galaxy, a galaxy with a nucleus defined by its..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the open star cluster NGC 2002. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way that contains numerous star-forming regions and is prolific in star clusters, making it which makes it an ideal laboratory to study stellar formation and evolution. NGC 2002 is more..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The translucent bubble-shaped planetary nebula seen in the center of this image is PN G262.4-01.9. The visible material of a star that has left its red giant phase and has evolved toward its end. In this phase the star expels its outer layers into space, rocks, dust and gas expelled at high speed that produce a shock front when colliding with the less dense and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The excellent image by astronomer Steven Mazlin shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3521. It is located in the southeastern region of the Leo Constellation, near the lion's head, and is located at a distance of about 35 million light years from the Via Dairy. Although it is easily visible with amateur telescopes, it usually goes unnoticed because it shares a region of..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The galaxies of this beautiful interacting couple bear some resemblance to hooks on two fishing rods. Long tidal tails emerge from both galaxies, leaving a trail composed of gas and stars that were torn from the outer regions of both galaxies. The presence of these tails is the unique signature of a close interaction that will end in a merger. ESO 69-6 and..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
During its 60th orbit flyby of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft passed close to the Galilean satellite Io, of which it took this extraordinary image on April 9, 2024. This is the first image of the satellite's south polar region. At the time this image was taken, Juno was at a distance of 16,500 kilometers from the surface of Io. Juno entered orbit around..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The collaboration image between astronomers Warren Keller and Mike Selby shows the galaxy NGC 578, a spiral with an active galactic nucleus that is located at a distance of about 70 million light years from the Milky Way and is located in the direction of the Constellation of Cetus. This galaxy looks majestic against a background of much more..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
To celebrate the 34th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope into space, astronomers have turned the optics of the orbiting observatory towards the Small Dumbbell Nebula, cataloged as Messier 76 or NGC 650. This nebula is located at a distance of about 3,400 light years from the Earth and is located in the direction of the..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography
The excellent image by astronomer Josep Drudis shows the emission nebula Sh2-170, which is located in the direction of the Cassiopeia Constellation, almost on the border with the Cepheus Constellation, located at a distance of about 7,500 light years from the System. Solar and its apparent size is comparable to two-thirds the diameter of the..... #astronomy#space#astrophysics#astrophotography