Mystic Mountain Dust Pillars
It’s stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light […]
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Milky Way over Erupting Volcano
The view was worth the trip. Battling high winds, cold temperatures, and low oxygen, the trek to near […]
Sentinels of the Arctic
Who guards the north? Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The […]
Venus in the West
In the coming days, Venus shines near the western horizon at sunset. To find Earth’s sister planet in […]
NGC 2903: A Missing Jewel in Leo
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 2903 is only some 20 million light-years distant. Popular among amateur astronomers, it shines […]
A Golden Gate Eclipse
Shadows play on the water and in the sky in this panoramic view of the April 4 total […]
Full Moon in Earth’s Shadow
Last week the Full Moon was completely immersed in Earth’s dark umbral shadow, just briefly though. The total […]
In the Heart of the Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is the closest cluster of galaxies to our Milky Way Galaxy. The Virgo […]
NGC 3293: A Bright Young Star Cluster
Hot blue stars shine brightly in this beautiful, recently formed galactic or “open” star cluster. Open cluster NGC […]
Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows
Seen from ice moon Tethys, rings and shadows would display fantastic views of the Saturnian system. Haven’t dropped […]