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Captured with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), this image of the distant spiral galaxy NGC 1097 shows a textbook example of a star-bursting nuclear ring. Located 45 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Fornax, this ring lies at the very centre of its galaxy. It spans only 5,000 light years across, being dwarfed by the full size of its host galaxy, which extends some tens of thousands of light-years beyond its centre. . @esoastronomy . @spacejameswebb . #eso #espaço #cosmos #buraconegro #ton618 #sistemasolar #estrelas #stars #estaçãoespacialinternacional #aglomerado #universo #nasa #hubble #hubbletelescope #andromeda #vialactea #colisão #marte #mars #esa #supernova

@gazingoutwards This is a deep view of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula. About 1,000 lightyears away, it's a preview of the fate that we believe is in the future for our own sun as it sheds its outer layers in undulating waves of gasses that will then be ionized and glow as these do. At least it will be beautiful for our cosmic neighbors 6 billion years from now when ours goes. :)

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a spectacular and unprecedented view of a star-forming region known as the Tarantula Nebula. . The superb new detail in the image means Doradus 30, initially nicknamed Tarantula for its spider-like appearance, can now be seen to also resemble a burrowing tarantula's lair, lined with silk. . The Tarantula Nebula is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is the brightest star-forming region in the galaxies nearest to our Milky Way, collectively known as the Local Group. . In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars that were previously shrouded in cosmic dust. . Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team . #spaceporn #spacefacts🌚 #spaceinformation #spaceknowledge #spaceeducation #spacefacts #factsaboutspace #endlessspacefacts #factsofspace #blackholes #universetoday #spaceexplorationday #spacetravel #interstellar #jwst #jameswebb #jameswebbspcetelescope #hubble #spacex #spacexnews #hubblespacetelescope

Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula🌌😍 It's stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light and winds from massive newly formed stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries in which they formed. Located in the Carina Nebula and known informally as Mystic Mountain, these pillar's appearance is dominated by the dark dust even though it is composed mostly of clear hydrogen gas. Dust pillars such as these are actually much thinner than air and only appear as mountains due to relatively small amounts of opaque interstellar dust. About 7,500 light-years distant, the featured image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope and highlights an interior region of Carina which spans about three light years. Within a few million years, the stars will likely win out completely and the entire dust mountain will evaporate Credits: NASA . . #spacepics #spacetravel #galactic #discovery #constellation #cosmos #universe #science #constellation #universe #spacetime #astronomer #outerspace #space #nightsky #galaxy #deepsky #cosmology #blackholes #interstellar #hubbletelescope #astronaut #spaceart #universeexploration #magical #nebula #astronomy #astronomylover #astronomyphotography #astro #astrography #dailyastronomy

This image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the heart of M74, otherwise known as the Phantom Galaxy. Webb’s sharp vision has revealed delicate filaments of gas and dust in the grandiose spiral arms which wind outwards from the centre of this image. A lack of gas in the nuclear region also provides an unobscured view of the nuclear star cluster at the galaxy's centre. M74 is a particular class of spiral galaxy known as a ‘grand design spiral’, meaning that its spiral arms are prominent and well-defined, unlike the patchy and ragged structure seen in some spiral galaxies. The Phantom Galaxy is around 32 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces, and lies almost face-on to Earth. This, coupled with its well-defined spiral arms, makes it a favourite target for astronomers studying the origin and structure of galactic spirals. Webb gazed into M74 with its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) in order to learn more about the earliest phases of star formation in the local Universe. These observations are part of a larger effort to chart 19 nearby star-forming galaxies in the infrared by the international PHANGS collaboration. Those galaxies have already been observed using the Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories. The addition of crystal-clear Webb observations at longer wavelengths will allow astronomers to pinpoint star-forming regions in the galaxies, accurately measure the masses and ages of star clusters, and gain insights into the nature of the small grains of dust drifting in interstellar space. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA #messier74 #galaxy #galaxies #galactic #jameswebb #jameswebbspacetelescope #jameswebbtelescope #nasawebb #nasa #infrared #universe #cosmos #space #deepsky #astronomy #cosmology #astrophysics #physics #astrophotography #astrophoto #science

The dolphin nebula . Dm for credit or removal . #universel #universelove #universelover #spacetraveler #spacetrip #nebula #nebulae #3danimation #alien #alienlife #universetoday #space #cosmos #astronomy #astrology #nébula #spacephotography #spacex #astrophotography #astrophoto #time #travel #spaceexploration #explore #rocket #astrophile #astrophisics

@astrowaut NGC6888 / Sh2-105 (CYG) The Crescent Nebula - Exit light, Enter night … Take my hand. We’re off to never-never land …. A composite image made of Ha and Oiii with 11 hours of data collected The nebula is the result of the wind of two stars colliding, creating inward and outward shockwaves … #astrophotography #astrophoto #astrophotos #astronomy #photography #photographer #art #nature #naturephotography

The James Webb Space Telescope specializes in infrared light and can't see blue . Conversely , the Hubble Space Telescope has a smaller mirror than Webb but can image not only blue light , but even ultraviolet . Therefore , Webb and Hubble data can be combined to create images across a wider variety of colors . This impressive image of four galaxies from Stephan's Quintet shows Webb images as red and also includes images taken by Japan's ground - based Subaru telescope in Hawaii . . . @nasahubble @spacejameswebb . #eso #espaço #cosmos #buraconegro #ton618 #sistemasolar #estrelas #stars #estaçãoespacialinternacional #aglomerado #universo #nasa #hubble #hubbletelescope #andromeda #vialactea #colisão #marte #mars #esa #supernova #grandenuvemdemagalhães #magalhaes #andromeda #moon #saopaulo #estadosunidos #lua #jameswebb

WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located around 6,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and fast wind from the star. It is five times the radius of the sun, but due to a temperature over 63,000 K it is 400,000 times as luminous as the Sun. WR 134 was one of three stars in Cygnus observed in 1867 to have unusual spectra consisting of intense emission lines rather than the more normal continuum and absorption lines. These were the first members of the class of stars that came to be called Wolf-Rayet stars (WR stars) after Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet who discovered their unusual appearance Photo: @dainjason Integration time: 27 hrs Hydrogen, Oxygen and RGB stars (narrowband gain 200, broadband gain 120) Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED APO Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 294MM Pro Guiding: Starfield 50mm guide scope with ZWO ASI290MM guide camera Filter: Optolong Ha, Oiii (7/6.5nm) and RGB filters Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro Calibration: Flats and flat darks Hardware Control: ASIAIR Pro, Pegasus Power Box, ZWO EAF and EFW Processing: The selected images were pre-processed and processed using Pixinsight. #space #nebula #astro #astrophotography #astrophoto #astrophotographer #spacephotography #cosmos #stars #nightsky #nightphotography #deepsky #deepskyphotography #telescope #narrowband #telescopephotography #spacephotography #spacephotos #nightskyphotography

Dumbbell Nebula First deep sky object with the 8 f/4 newt. I had to do 10 min instead of 20 min subs due to the wind picking up. But overall a really good result at just around 2 hours of integration. ASI 294MM Pro ASI 290MM Mini TPO 8 f/4 Eq6 r pro Optolong SHO 3nm Deep Sky Stacker Startools Topaz Labs Credit @spaceynightpics #astrophotography #photography #nightphotography #astrophoto #astronomy #astrology #science #dumbbellnebula #astrophysics #hubble #nasa #nightscapes #telescope #cosmos #space #universe #sky #nightsky #moon #solarsystem #planet #stars #starcluster #nebula #galaxy #constellation #milkyway #deepsky #stargazing #startrails

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 32nd birthday with a stunning look at an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies, called the Hickson Compact Group 40. This snapshot reflects a special moment in their lifetimes as they fall together before they merge. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble/STScI #hicksoncompactgroup40 #galaxy #galaxies #galactic #nasa #hubble #nasahubble #hubblespacetelescope #hubbletelescope #universe #cosmos #space #deepsky #astronomy #cosmology #astrophysics #physics #astrophotography #astrophoto #science

The Orion Bar is a diagonal, ridge-like feature of gas and dust in the lower left quadrant of this HUBBLE image of the Orion Nebula. Sculpted by the intense radiation from nearby hot, young stars, the Orion Bar at first glance appears to be shaped like a bar. It is probably prototypical of a photodissociation region, or PDR. 📸: Hubble Space Telescope APOTD_119 #astronomy #space #nasa #astrophotography #universe #science #cosmos #moon #stars #galaxy #astrophysics #physics #photography #nightsky #spacex #milkyway #cosmology #astro #telescope #earth #astronomia #sky #nature #astronaut #solarsystem #nightphotography #planets #astrophoto #mars #nebula

The Helix Nebula The Helix Nebula is one of brightest and closest planetary nebula which is about about 700 light-years away towards the constellation of the Water Bearer (Aquarius). It is basically a gas cloud created after the end of Sun-like star. The nebula is about 2.5 lightyears across. Gases in the outer parts of the star was discharged into the space which create a helix like image. The remnant core star will turn into a white dwarf. The star is so bright that the expelled gas around it becomes fluorescent. The inner part of the nebula shows gas of unknown origin. 📷Image Credit & Copyright: CFHT, Coelum, MegaCam, J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT) & G. A. Anselmi (Coelum), NASA #astrophotography #astrophotographers #space #astronomylover #astronomy #astrophysics #spacelover #planets #deepspace #outerspace #nasa #spacenerd #spacefacts #astronomyfacts #astrophysicslover #astronomylovers #stars #bigvoid #nebula #nebulalovers

@_ethereal_astro Known by many names and one of the largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy: M17, Omega, Horseshoe, Checkmark, Swan and in the southern hemisphere, Lobster. This nebula is a vast interstellar cloud of dust and gas giving birth to our galaxy’s youngest star clusters, at only 1 million years old. Many of the young stars in this cluster are impossible to see however because of the gas and dust that surrounds them; with some pockets measuring ten times larger than our solar system. Spanning some 15 light-years in diameter and found in the Sagittarius Arm of the hazy starlit band of our Milky Way and easily visible with a pair of binoculars, you’ll be gazing at deep-sky wonders in the next spiral arm inward toward the direction of the star-rich center of our Milky Way galaxy. The Omega Nebula geometry is similar to its winter cousin, The Orion Nebula; except that the Omega Nebula is viewed edge-on, rather than face-on. This image as viewed spans 3 degrees of the Southern sky. Dm for credit or removL #thecosmos #astrophotography #astroworld #longexposure #longexposureoftheday #universetoday #space #universe #astronomy #nightksky #stargazing #stargazer #deepskyphotography #milkywaygalaxy #skymasters #natgeoscience #scienceporn #photopills #spacephotography #apod #beamazed #instagood #igdaily

Here we can see a rather detailed photograph of the Bubble Nebula, an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia, approximately 7100 light-years away from Earth! It has an approximate radius of 3,5 light-years and was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. 📸 UNKNOWN, if you are the owner of the image please DM me to include credits #space #iss #spaceexploration #nasa #rocket #spaceflight #outerspace #safespace #instanasa #home #spacetime #earth #mars #science #astronaut #spacex #art #astrophotography #planets #cristianoronaldo #sky #nature #jameswebb #cosmos #nightsky #planet #moon #galaxy #universe #astronomy!