This image of the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines X-ray, optical, and infrared observations. The new infrared data from JWST revealed fascinating structures. [X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScl; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScl/Milisavljevic et al., NASA/JPL/CalTech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt and K. Arcand]

Image of a star that exploded 320 years ago: Cassiopeia A (Infrared + X ray).
This image was presented on AAS Nova today as JWST revealed new features in it.
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Hundreds of galaxies appear in this view, which is set against the black background of space. There are many overlapping objects at various distances. They include large, blue foreground stars, some with eight diffraction spikes, and white and pink spiral and elliptical galaxies. Numerous tiny orange dots appear throughout the scene.

Clean, high-resolution image of the deep universe from the previous post.
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The planet Uranus on a black background. The planet appears blue with a large, white patch taking up the right half. The patch is whitest at the centre, then fades into blue as it expands from right to left. A thin outline of Uranus is also white. Around the planet is a system of nested rings. The outermost ring is the brightest while the innermost ring is the faintest. Unlike Saturn’s horizontal rings, the rings of Uranus are vertical and so they appear to surround the planet in an oval shape. There are 9 blueish white dots scattered around the rings.

Clearest view to date of Uranus' rings.
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Moon and Venus.

Last night.

A red Full Moon rising behind a tree. Houses and bushes in foreground. Blue sky and cloud.

Full Moon is 0901UT 15 December 2024. Seriously low on the horizon here. Been ages since I captured a Full one on or near a horizon. Here's a pic from June 2022. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

On 12th August 2025 there will be a super conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. The two brightest planets close together in the early morning eastern sky. 🔭 🧪

I love seeing Venus above the crescent moon.

Planet Mars at lower left corner. Pleiades star cluster near middle of right edge. Numerous star dots.

It's almost exactly 2 years since I captured a close encounter between Mars and the Pleiades. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

A clear night sky dotted with stars; the silhouettes of a few bushes and trees are visible at the bottom of the image. Details: Canon EOS 250D, Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens, ISO 3200, 20s. Location: Lake Bolsena, (central) Italy

There is always a farther horizon to chase.
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#nightscapes

With Mars slowly approaching opposition, in eager anticipation I've revisited and reprocessed a few images from the last close approach in 2022.

Sadly #Mars won't get quite as close this season.

This was taken with a Celestron C11, a scope I haven't used for over a year

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Tomorrow night will see one of the Astronomical highlights of the year, Jupiter at opposition. It's absolute brightest appearance. 🔭 🧪

What a week it’s been. Here’s a calm cleanse for your feed 😌✨ #astrophotography

Planet Jupiter at centre. The moon Ganymede left of Jupiter's bottom. All on a dark background.

Exactly 24 hours until the Jupiter opposition (a faint Ganymede too). Here's one I captured in 2017. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Original character, robot, side view, looking back towards viewer.

C.R.O.S.S.
commission for @bluestigma.bsky.social

Misty from Pokemon anime in mermaid outfit, floating underwater with Horsea

Mermaid Misty
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A “walk” light except the little green man is holding a pretzel to his face

A “don’t walk” light except the little red man is holding a pretzel away from his face

I visited Speyer today and learned that it’s illegal there to be anywhere near a road unless you’re carrying a pretzel

This is a true 'once-in-a-lifetime shot.
A meteor and Milky Way galaxy in the same frame

Who's Elfing this year? 🧑‍🎄

#elfontheshelf #elf #elfonashelf #webcomics #comics

#FoxOfTheDay 🦊

Rescue Foxes Finnegan and Dixie having a little chuckle at Save A Fox rescue sanctuary.

🎦 Credit: Save A Fox.

#WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Foxes

Shot of Jupiter tonight with Io and Europa taken during halftime of tonight's Texas-Texas A&M game. 🔭

Simple and effective

Saturn with 2 of its entourage of moons. Best 400 frames from 7x180s videos, stacked in Autostakkert, derotated in Winjupos

Saturn from Thursday evening.
Titan is the bright moon; Rhea is lurking below the rings on the right.

When looking at Titan, I like to try and imagine what it must be like there, shrouded in cloud, with lakes of methane

Kit - Celestron Edge HD8, x2 Barlow, ASI224MC, ADC

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Aurora and Milkyway

NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) from my backyard in Whittier, CA
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Pluto's moon, Charon, at highest resolution so far captured by NASA