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NASA image acquired: March 29, 2011 MESSENGER acquired this image of Mercury's horizon as the spacecraft was moving northward along the first orbit during which MDIS was turned on. Bright rays from Hokusai can be seen running north to south in the image. MDIS frequently acquired images that contained Mercury's horizon during the mission's three Mercury flybys. (Visit these links to see examples of horizon images from Mercury flyby 1, Mercury flyby 2, and Mercury flyby 3.) However, now that MESSENGER is in orbit about Mercury, views of Mercury's horizon in the images will be much less common. The field of view for MDIS will generally be filled with Mercury's surface as the instrument maps out the planet's geology in high resolution, stereo, and color. Occasionally, in order to obtain images of a certain portion of Mercury's surface, the horizon will also be visible. On March 17, 2011 (March 18, 2011, UTC), MESSENGER became the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. The mission is currently in its commissioning phase, during which spacecraft and instrument performance are verified through a series of specially designed checkout activities. In the course of the one-year primary mission, the spacecraft's seven scientific instruments and radio science investigation will unravel the history and evolution of the Solar System's innermost planet. Visit the Why Mercury? section of this website to learn more about the science questions that the MESSENGER mission has set out ...

From Orbit, Looking toward Mercury's Horizon - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/9uNkEs

Enceladus NAC view, 640 000 km distance, 164 deg phase. 2009-03-21 RED+BL1 composite. The brightness of the background and Enceladus' disk is due to the E ring particles forward-scattering light. N1616349558

Badly Framed #2 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/7szMxf

Scene from a Massive Pit in Hydrae Chasma Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (Less than 5 km across. www.uahirise.org/ESP_013033_1730)

ESP_013033_1730 - From UAHiRISE (NASA) (uahirise.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/Dt47RK

Image created processing data found on: mrbrowse.issdc.gov.in/MOMLTA/ This includes 4 images in one showing Phobos in its 4 different positions. ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission - Mars Colour Camera Mission Name = MARS1 Targer: Phobos Date: 2014-10-14 Altitude: 16019 km - 16074 km Filters: Bayer Filter Producer ID: MR1-ISRO-SAC-DP-TEAM Product IDs: MCC_MEB_20141014T112535853_D_GDS Time: 2014-10-14T11:25:35.853 MCC_MEB_20141014T112547853_D_GDS Time: 2014-10-14T11:25:47.853 MCC_MEB_20141014T112559854_D_GDS Time: 2014-10-14T11:25:59.854 MCC_MEB_20141014T112610854_D_GDS Time: 2014-10-14T11:26:10.854 Credit: ISRO/ISSDC/MOM/AndreaLuck MOM Data Usage Terms And Conditions on mrbrowse.issdc.gov.in/MOMLTA/ For Data Usage Terms and Conditions info contact: issdc@istrac.gov.in ------------------------------------ Terms and conditions for data access (a) All the users have to register in ISSDC MOM portal for downloading the data. (b) All the users should abide to the data policy guidelines, which will be augmented or modified by ISRO as and when necessary. (c) Re-distribution of the data on profit or non-profit basis is strictly restricted. Disclaimer (a) MOM data sharing is open and free of charge for non-profit scientific use. (b) All the data received from MOM remains the property of ISRO and ISRO holds the copyright for the entire set of data received from MOM. (c) ISRO also reserves the right to use any data from any instrument for Education and Public Outreach purposes. (d) The ...

Phobos over Mars - Sequence - Utopia Planitia & Syrtis Major - ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2oYemRA

Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula called the Red Spider Nebula, located some 3,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. This warm planetary nebula harbors one of the hottest stars known and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometers (62.4 billion miles) high. The waves are caused by supersonic shocks, formed when the local gas is compressed and heated in front of the rapidly expanding lobes. The atoms caught in the shock emit the spectacular radiation seen in this image. Image credit: ESA/Garrelt Mellema (Leiden University, the Netherlands) NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on Instagram

Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/MstrGe

RGB false color composite from the Titan (T-89) Flyby, in infrared, visible (blue), and ultraviolet filters. (From Rev181) The green-ish areas on the top center correspond to Titan's vast dune desert, in Belet. Just to the right is a region called Adiri (Huygens landed off the northeastern edge of Adiri in 2005.) In addition, Titan's south polar vortex can be seen at the bottom of the image. More detailed information: These images were taken on February 18, 2013 and received on Earth February 19, 2013. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 519,747 miles (836,452 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CL1, CL2, BL1, UV3 and CB3 filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans

Titan in Infrared, Blue & Ultraviolet Light - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/dWuGsd

"Courtesy NASA/JPL -Caltech" processing 2di7 & titanio44

curiosity sol 58 Mars Hand Lens Imager MAHLI surface - From 2di7 & titanio44 - https://flic.kr/p/dgVQ7y

Imaged using the Carroll 30" f/6 telescope at Stony Ridge Observatory with asi2400mc camera.

Type-I Supernova SN 2025rbs in NGC-7331 - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2rBK6rh

This dramatic pair of interacting galaxies are located in the southern constellation Fornax (The Furnace). The largest, NGC 1316, is also known as Fornax A, meaning it is the brightest radio source in Fornax (also the fourth brightest in the entire sky). The strong radio emission originates from its central supermassive black hole. Visible near its bright centre are many concentric shells that are remnants of past mergers with other galaxies. The formation of such shells are a common observation in computer simulations of merging galaxies. The shells form when the cores of merging galaxies orbit around their common centre of mass in an ever tighter orbit while disrupting the halos of both galaxies and sending billions of stars into eccentric orbits. This process creates outward travelling density waves until the collision eventually settles as one single larger galaxy. Other prominent galaxies display similar shells and one of the finest examples is Centaurus A The halo of the galaxy is very distorted and shows many prominent tidal tails and swirls of stars which have likely been ejected by a previous merger event. The next collision appears to be lining up already, with the smaller elegantly shaped spiral companion NGC 1317 already appearing somewhat disturbed by the pull from its more massive neighbour. A few billion years from now it will likely have been completely devoured by NGC 1316; its stars being spread throughout the realms of the large elliptical and leaving...

Colliding Galaxy Pair NGC 1316 and NGC 1317 in Fornax - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/KECMvS

Skull Vally, Utah

The Galaxy at Horseshoe Knoll - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2jF3GsU

These images were taken on July 06, 2012 and received on Earth July 08, 2012. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 1,766,899 miles (2,843,549 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CL1, UV3, CB3, and MT1 filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans

Color composite of Titan from the end of Rev168 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/ctWPt1

Elon is trying to get kicked by the horse.

Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell - Processing: 2di7 & titanio44

Opportunity sol 3391 Pan Cam - Red Poker - From 2di7 & titanio44 - https://flic.kr/p/fxDgb8

jw06675-o007_t008_nircam_clear-f115w_i2d.jpg SDSSJ1326+4806 Time delay cosmography with strong cluster lenses.

New #JWST 🔭 data release for target names: GOODS-N_new_17, SDSSJ1326+4806.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
Take a look at news_by_date.html

Updated and restored version of the 2013 USGS photomosaic of Titan. Map Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/Cassini Data Analysis Program/USGS Astrogeology Science Center/Ian Regan

Titan 2018 Mosaic - Trailing Hemisphere - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/28vMKZG

Here's a color composite of raw Cassini images of Titan, taken on March 29, 2011 at a distance of 4,042,918 km (2,512,152 miles). I used red, green and blue clear channel images to create the color and another clear channel layer for luminosity. More images and news from the Cassini mission can be found at saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm Image: NASA / JPL / SSI. Edited by J. Major. www.lightsinthedark.com

Titan 3-29-11 RGB - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/9uZ1XE

Near Ephraim, Utah

The Core - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qWYrYv

Lots of details in this one even though it's small. There is also an extremely faint arc to the left of M 2-40 but it's so faint it is only slightly above the noise. This is a single channel of data that has been subjectively colorized. Data is missing at the corners because I like to present things north up instead of rotating the picture to fit in a box. All channels: hst_08345_23_wfpc2_f656n_pc_sci North is up.

M 2-40 - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/hXTCy7

TBD. W1635131664

Saturn - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/8FBpk9

Instrument: PARACHUTE UPLOOK CAMERA A EAE_0000_0666952843_078EDR_N0000000EDLC00523_0000LUJ01 LMST: Sol-00000M15:51:47.75198 Start time: 2021-02-18 20:42:13 UTC Height above ellipsoid: 2812 m Height above landing: 5048 m Speed: 327 km/h This image was processed to approximate the colors that the human eye would see. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß CC BY

Perseverance Parachute Uplook Camera A - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qMwNUF

#catsofbluesky #catpics Magic Omen

This video zooms in on the active radio galaxy Hercules A. Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A illustrate the combined imaging power of two of astronomy's cutting-edge tools, the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3, and the recently upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. To view a sill image from this video go to: bit.ly/TttSje Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI) Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a super massive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A illustrate the combined imaging power of two of astronomy's cutting-edge tools, the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3, and the recently upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. Some two billion light-years away, the yellowish elliptical galaxy in the center of the image appears quite ordinary as seen by Hubble in visible wavelengths of light. The galaxy is roughly 1,000 times more massive than the Milky Way and harbors a 2.5-billion-solar-mass central black hole that is 1,000 times more massive than the black hole in the Milky Way. But the innocuous-looking galaxy, also known as 3C 348, has long been known as the brightest radio-emitting object in the constellation Hercules. Emitting nearly a billion times more power in radio wavelengths than our Sun, the galaxy is one of the brightest extra...

Hercules A Zoom Sequence [hd video] - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/dxcAaT

A beautiful photograph of our planet, taken by the unmanned Apollo 4 spacecraft on Nov. 9, 1967. This is one of the first American images taken of the whole Earth. Obtained from the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth website eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=AS04&... Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. Edited by J. Major.

Crescent Earth from Apollo 4 - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/aqs9vx

Datos en la propia imagen.

La Cruz del Sur y la Vía Láctea - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/5b7rpf

Cygnus Wall, part of the North America Nebula in Cygnus. Imaged with APM 140mm, asi1600mm, and ZWO SHO filters. 3.5 hours integration.

Cygnus Wall - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2mor5kA

Ahora sólo vemos la parte de la derecha (y girada) de la imagen anterior, la estrella brillante arriba derecha corresponde a la estrella central arriba en la imagen anterior. La codificación de colores es ahora distinta puesto que hemos usado otros filtros: [O III] es azul, Halpha es verde y [S II] es el rojo. Se observa la caótica estructura que queda tras la violeta explosión de una supernova. Más en el blog.

Nebulosa del Velo en filtros estrechos. - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/BKSuS

ESP_023173_1405 - From UAHiRISE (NASA) (uahirise.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/efzx3N

Credit: Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY Raw Data: NASA/JPL Colourised image created processing data from: pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov Mission: VIKING_ORBITER_1 Instrument: VISUAL_IMAGING_SUBSYSTEM_CAMERA_A Time: 1976-07-30T13:31:11Z Filter: Red Product ID: f040a63 planetarydata.jpl.nasa.gov/img/data/viking/viking_orbiter... Credit: Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY Raw Data: NASA/JPL Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit and providing a link to the original image or tweet: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mars - Argyre Basin, Galle Crater and Charitum Montes - Mars - NASA 's Viking 1 1976 - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qBS5Yd

8/21/2017 Eclipse, DSC02060 - From Brian Swift (bswift.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/Y3rvLE

This is an approximate true color image of Titan's haze layers, taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem, during Cassini's 95th encounter with Titan (also known as Titan 94 Flyby). These images were taken on September 12, 2013 and received on Earth September 13, 2013. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 95,028 miles (152,933 kilometers) away, and the image was taken using the P0 CB1, UV3, and GRN filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans

Titan's colorful haze layers - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/fSsTha