Stripping ESO 137-001
Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The […]
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The ISS and a Colorful Moon
Tonight’s Full Moon, the second Full Moon in July, could be called a blue moon according to modern […]
Milky Way over Uluru
The central regions of our Milky Way Galaxy rise above Uluru/Ayers Rock in this striking night skyscape. Recorded […]
The Deep Lagoon
Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. […]
Rainbows and Rays over Bryce Canyon
What’s happening over Bryce Canyon? Two different optical effects that were captured in one image taken earlier this […]
Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
It has been one of the better skies of this long night. In parts of Antarctica, not only […]
The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble
Why does the Sombrero Galaxy look like a hat? Reasons include the Sombrero‘s unusually large and extended central […]
Infrared Trifid
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope, a well […]
Ultraviolet Rings of M31
A mere 2.5 million light-years away the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, really is just next door […]
Comet PanSTARRS, Moon, and Venus
It is the object to the left of the big tree that’s generating much recent excitement. If you […]