The Wizard Nebula by Steve Furlong
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Maya Stepper
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius Aurora over Kirkjufell, Iceland captured by the always awe-inspiring Sean Parker.
Wandering around mount rainier
Haleakala Observatory atop a volcano
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Summertime vacations
M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center : Whats happening at the center of spiral galaxy M106? A swirling disk of stars and gas, M106s appearance is dominated by blue spiral arms and red dust lanes near the nucleus, as shown in the featured image. The core of M106 glows brightly in radio waves and X-rays where twin jets have been found running the length of the galaxy. An unusual central glow makes M106 one of the closest examples of the Seyfert class of galaxies, where vast amounts of glowing gas are thought to be falling into a central massive black hole. M106, also designated NGC 4258, is a relatively close 23.5 million light years away, spans 60 thousand light years across, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Hunting Dogs . via NASA
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Milky Way galaxy.
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Serene Saturn by Ian Regan (rotated for Tumblr viewing)
Taken by the Cassini spacecraft on October 28, Regan combined 21 total images (7 each for red, blue, and green filters) to create this mindblowing mosaic.
View the whole image and a little behind-the-scenes look on how this mosaic was made here.