The Deep Sky Toward Andromeda
What surrounds the Andromeda galaxy? Out in space, Andromeda (M31) is closely surrounded by several small satellite galaxies, […]
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NGC 520: Colliding Galaxies from Hubble
Is this one galaxy or two? The jumble of stars, gas, and dust that is NGC 520 is […]
Firefly Milky Way over Russia
It started with a pine tree. The idea was to photograph a statuesque pine in front of the […]
Earth and Moon
The Earth and Moon are rarely photographed together. One of most spectacular times this occurred was about 30 […]
A Falcon 9 Nebula
Not the Hubble Space Telescope’s latest view of a distant galactic nebula, this illuminated cloud of gas and […]
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away, in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the […]
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper’s bowl until you get to the […]
Dancing Ghosts: Curved Jets from Active Galaxies
Why would galaxies emit jets that look like ghosts? And furthermore, why do they appear to be dancing? […]
A Blue Moon in Exaggerated Colors
The Moon is normally seen in subtle shades of grey or gold. But small, measurable color differences have […]
A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
What’s happening to this cloud? Ice crystals in a distant cirrus cloud are acting like little floating prisms. […]