NASA/APOD Images

Eye of God

Is the Helix Nebula looking at you? No, not in any biological sense, but it does look quite like an eye.

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Astro Competition Grand Prize Winner!

Delighted to be named the Grand Prize Winner: Astronomy Division - of the inaugrual Save a Star Foundation Astrro2021 Competion!

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Chaos in Vela

These extraordinarily beautiful shock waves plough through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometres per hour.

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Galaxy NGC 1097

NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy 50 million light-years away in Fornax.

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Rippling Flames Nebula

Lurking around the Southern Celestial Pole are these dark clouds and bright reflection nebulae. These are telltale signs of young stars and active star formation.

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Delta One

Presenting what is very possibly the first high-resolution, HaRGB mosaic image showing the entirety of this Ha streak, GMN 41 in Puppis.

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The Dark Doodad

Is it really the Dark Doodad, or does anyone else see Roadrunner streaking through the stars leaving a long column of cosmic dust behind him? 

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LDN 1622- The Boogeyman Nebula!

Positioned against a backdrop of faint red hydrogen-alpha emission, LDN 1622 subtly contrasts with this faint glow, although it remains dominated by its shadowy presence.

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Theta Muscae SNR

As far as I know, this is only the third high-resolution image of the Theta Muscae Supernova Remnant...

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M6 and SH2-12

The magnificent M6 Butterfly Cluster is seen here, reminiscent of a Minbari White Star entering a Jumpgate near Babylon Five.

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The Flaming Skull Nebula

Some say it’s the Rosette Nebula; others say it’s the Flaming Skull Nebula – no one really knows why but we can agree it’s NGC 2237