La Luna svela i suoi segreti attraverso sfumature minerali, un mosaico di grigi, azzurri e dorati che raccontano storie di antiche collisioni e silenzi eterni. Ogni mare colorato è un capitolo di un passato lontano, ogni cratere un'impronta del tempo che scorre senza rumore. L'occhio del telescopio accarezza la superficie lunare, rivelando una bellezza fragile e distante, eppure così vicina da sembrare un sussurro sotto le stelle. In questa visione, il cielo non è più solo spazio: è memoria scolpita nella roccia

#MoonPhotography #Astrofotografia #Luna #MoonMinerals #Astrophotography #Telescopio #CelestialBeauty #Notte #NightSky #Craters #MareLunare #SpaceLovers #LunaPiena #Stargazing #MoonSurface #Esplorazione #Cosmo #Astronomia #Skywatching #LunarMagic #padova #skywatcher #mak #mak127

The last Supermoon of the year.

The Moon sets behind one of the crosses in the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar en Zaragoza. ©2020/05/08 Alexisromano22

✨ Wolf-Rayet 134 – A Cosmic Jewel ✨

Captured WR 134 in stunning RGB, H-alpha, and OIII, revealing its breathtaking nebular structures! 💫 This Wolf-Rayet star, located 6,000 light-years away in Cygnus, shines through intense stellar winds, forming a spectacular bubble-like nebula.

📷 Gear used: 🔭 Telescope: Askar 185 Camera: QHY268M Mount: EQ8-R

Narrowband data enhances the delicate ionized gas surrounding WR 134, showing off its dynamic, turbulent beauty. Every photon traveled thousands of years to reach my sensor—astronomy never ceases to amaze! 🌌

#Astrophotography #WR134 #WolfRayet #Nebula #Space #Cosmos #AstroScience #HubblePalette #AstronomyLover #Astrophotography #CosmicBeauty #DeepSky #SpaceLovers #AstroGear #PixInsight #Astropixelprocessor #QHY268m #Askar185APO #EQ8R #NebulaPhotography

The last Supermoon of the year.

It was a really incredible event to see, although I did not have much time since it was daylight and the moon was slowly hiding behind the Basilica

©2020/05/08 Alexisromano22

Crescent moon along with bright venus at morning hours

WHATEVER for Tokyo Zero!

Tokyo Zero will open at May10th 8am slt!

Taxi: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TOKYO%20ZERO/13/128/2500

✨ Cosmic Beauty: NGC 3718 & Hickson 56 ✨

With my setup – Askar APO185, QHY268m & EQ8-R – I captured the fascinating galaxy NGC 3718 along with the compact galaxy group Hickson 56.

🔭 NGC 3718 is a barred spiral galaxy with a uniquely distorted dust lane stretching across its core. It belongs to the category of polar ring galaxies and lies approximately 47 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation.

🌌 Close by is Hickson 56, a compact group of five interacting galaxies. This group is about seven times farther away than NGC 3718 and is a stunning example of gravitational interactions in the universe.

This image not only highlights these remarkable objects but also showcases numerous distant galaxies in the background—a true window into the depths of space!

#Astrophotography #NGC3718 #Hickson56 #DeepSky #Astronomy #Telescope #Galaxies #SpaceLover

#Astrophotography #M81 #M82 #Galaxies #Astronomy #DeepSky #SpacePhotography #CosmicWonder #GalaxyLover #NightSkyLovers #AstronomyAddict #StarryNight #DeepSpace #CelestialViews #UniverseExplorer

The Propeller Nebula (Simeis 57) is part of a vast and rich Ha region in Cygnus, known as Cygnus X Complex.

DWB and Simeiz (also spelled Semies) designations are not so commonly known, so first, a little history.

The Simeiz Catalog was created in the 1950s by the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Simeiz, Ukraine. This catalog is focused on Hydrogen regions and documented 306 of them. The Propeller Nebula is item 57 in this catalog.

The DWB catalog was created in the 1960s by H. R. Dickel, H. Wendker, and J. H. Bieritz, and it cataloged the Hydrogen regions they were studying in the Cygnus X Complex. While DWB 111 is often used as the designation for the Propeller, it only deals with the southern arm of the Propeller, while DWB 119 deals with the northern arm.

Image captured over 4 nights; 2023-08-14, 15, 16, & 24

24 hours and 40 minutes total integration

Ha subs 22 * 1,200 sec = 9 hours 20 min

OIII subs 20 * 1,200 sec = 4 hours 40 min

SII subs 23 * 1,200 sec = 7 hours 40 min

R, G, B for stars = 1 hour

Imaging Equipment:

SharpStar 140PH Triplet 910mm focal length

Mesu 200 MKII mount,

ZWOASI2600MM Pro camera

SHO 3.0nm filters

Markarian's Chain is a string-like group of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster, located about 70 million light-years from Earth. It is called a "chain" because, when observed from Earth, the cluster appears arranged along a gently curved line. It is named after Armenian astrophysicist Benjamin Markarian, who discovered their shared motion in the early 1960s. The region includes multiple galaxies, mainly elliptical ones, among which the NGC 4435-4438 pair—nicknamed “The Eyes of Virgo”—stands out. The names of the main visible galaxies are shown in the outer frames.

The image was taken from Casalgrande, in the Po Valley—one of the most light-polluted areas in Europe—and required about 8 hours of exposure time.

Technical data

Lens: Nikon Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 (stopped down to f/4)

Imaging/guiding camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Duo

Mount: ZWO AM5N

Filter: IDAS LPS D2

Exposures: 230 x 120 seconds

The Milky Way as viewed from the surface of an asteroid.

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is a barred spiral galaxy.

Photo credit to ESO/S Brunier via European Southern Observatory.

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Il 4 luglio dell’anno 1054 apparve una 'stella ospite' a est di Tianguan (Zeta Tauri). Brillò anche di giorno, per 23 giorni." Così le cronache cinesi documentarono l’esplosione di una supernova, la cui luce viaggiò per 6.500 anni prima di raggiungere la Terra.

Una supernova è l'atto finale di una stella molto grande. Ad un certo punto esaurisce l'energia del suo nucleo e prima implode e poi esplode in poche ore con una energia pari a miliardi di volte quella del Sole, concentrata in pochi giorni.

Oggi, ciò che resta di quella immane esplosione è M1, la Nebulosa del Granchio, un intricato intreccio di gas in espansione.

Al centro, la pulsar del Granchio ruota 30 volte al secondo, emettendo lampi di radiazione che modellano le nubi circostanti.

Fotografarla dai cieli inquinati di Padova è stata una sfida: la sua luce tenue è soffocata dal bagliore artificiale e dalla foschia. Prossimamente riproverò a fotografarla usando una focale più lunga e soprattutto un filtro speciale che mi aiuterà a filtrare le luci della città.

Buona giornata

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Clear skies tonight so captured a few more pictures of the beautiful moon on my seestar s50 🔭 🌕

🌌 "The Grand Spiral of M100" 🌌

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Spinning serenely in the heart of the Virgo Cluster, Messier 100 is one of the most majestic grand design spiral galaxies known to us.

Also cataloged as NGC 4321, this face-on beauty showcases tightly wound spiral arms, glowing with star-forming regions and interlaced with dark dust lanes. At approximately 55 million light-years from Earth, M100 spans over 100,000 light-years — rivaling the Milky Way in size and elegance. Its well-defined structure and active star-forming activity make it a key object of study in understanding galactic evolution.

Galaxy Type: Grand Design Spiral (SAB(s)bc)

Constellation: Coma Berenices

Distance: ~55 million light-years

Apparent Magnitude: 10.1

Coordinates: RA 12h22m54s, Dec +15°49′20″

Lights: 125x300" (LRGB)

Telescope: Planewave CDK24

Camera: QHY 600M

Filters: LRGB Astrodon

Processed: Pixinsight

Date: 31/03/2025

#M100 #Messier100 #SpiralGalaxy #DeepSkyObjects #Astrophotography #GalacticBeauty #VirgoCluster #NGC4321 #CosmosWonder #AstronomyArt #SpaceLovers #AstroPhotographyDaily #UniverseRevealed

This image was taken with the goal of capturing meteors during the Perseid meteor shower. While focusing on the meteors, I believe I also captured part of the Milky-Way stretching across the sky.

Exposure: 20 seconds

The Rosette Nebula is a vast emission nebula, whose shape vaguely resembles that of a rose. It lies within the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn), approximately 5,000 light-years from Earth.

This image was captured during the testing of a new imaging setup, under the light-polluted skies of Casalgrande, in the Po Valley, and was obtained with only 85 minutes of total integration time.

Technical details:

Lens: Nikkor 400mm f/2.8

Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro

Imaging/Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Duo

Filter: Optolong L-Extreme (dual band Ha/OIII 7nm)

Exposures: 17 x 300s at f/4

These artworks will be released for sale on February 10, at 21.00 Moscow time, on the 'Shop' page on shamancats.com

At first, I wanted to write a story for this collection, as I did for the other ones.

Once upon a time; a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

But then I understood that it is impossible. This is that kind of story which is unique for everyone.

And folks write their stories on each other: on others' minds, on bodies - with their own minds and bodies. There is no other way.

Keep your space stories well, and don't forget that they go on, eternally.

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On October, 25 two Japanese guys passed the training on Egress-2 simulator. This unique training in Orlan spacesuits enables the cosmonauts to practice further extravehicular activities. Special systems simulate support-free condition thus participants of the training feel like real cosmonauts performing a spacewalk.

Наши гости из Японии 25 октября прошли тренировку в ЦПК на тренажере Выход-2. Эта уникальная тренировка с использованием скафандров Орлан позволяет космонавтам отрабатывать предстоящие операции в открытом космосе. Системы тренажера имитируют безопорное состояние, таким образом, создается впечатление, будто участники тренировки работают в открытом космосе, а это действительно невероятные ощущения.

#цпк #звнздныйгородок #starcity #gctc #space #spacelovers #spacestation #vegiteltour #вежительтур #вежитель

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I don't like small talks .

I like those people ,

I want people who talk about ........ Atoms , Moons , Planets , stars , Black holes , Galaxies , Aliens , Purpose of our birth in the universe , Life after death etc .

Moon & Mars

Hyderabad(India)

21-05-2016

>Mars here appears as tiny red dot below moon which was around 0.51AU on 21.05-16 from earth.

>Below Mars is a very tiny faint star called Dschubba of Scorpio constellation. The star is eruptive variable star and it is around 401.67 light years from earth.

Keep Looking up...:)

The image was remotely captured from the Chilean desert, one of the areas with the lowest light pollution on the planet, making it ideal for astrophotography. The subject is the evocative CG4 nebula, nicknamed "The Glowing Hand of God" due to its elongated, ghostly shape resembling an outstretched arm reaching toward the small galaxy PGC 21338. This structure lies immersed in a vast field of ionized hydrogen filaments and dust, which in perspective overlap with the irregular galaxy NGC 2427—though in reality, the latter is located at a much greater distance.

📋 Technical details:

Newton ASAN 250 (250/950mm), Paramount MyT mount, ZWO ASI 6200 MM camera, Chroma filters (Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, H-Alpha 3nm).

Exposures: 23x300s + 228x12s (Luminance), 6x300s per RGB channel, 21x300s Ha all bin 2x2.

Mars & Saturn

Hyderabad(India)

26-05-16

11:12pm

>While Mars was 0.504 AU from earth on 26th May, Saturn was 9.02 AU from earth.

>5070 number of Mars size objects can fit inside Saturn.

Its closeness to Earth because of which Mars is looking brighter than Saturn in night sky.

Keep Looking Up..:)

#goodmorning spacelovers! ✌(nothing creepy, just Sokol spacesuit gloves 👌) #Доброеутро в кадре перчатки от скафандра "Сокол" #вежительтур #roscosmos #NASA #ESA #sokol #spacesuit #spacelove #spacewear #GCTC #internationalspacestation #resque #suit #cosmonaut #astronaut #cosmodrome #followme #instadaily #picoftheday #вежитель #сокол #скафандр #ЦПК

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Roscosmos launching crews successfully launched Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft from #1 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport (Gagarin launch) on September 2, 07.37, Moscow time. It was the 500th launch accomplished from Gagarin launchpad. The spacecraft was launched by Soyuz-FG booster. Tap the link to read more👉 russianspacenews.com/soyuz-tma-18m-successfully-launched/ #вежительтур

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Die Schönheit des Mondes in voller Pracht! 🌙✨

Jede Kraterstruktur erzählt eine Geschichte – wer liebt es auch, den Mond zu bestaunen? 💫🔭

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#Mond #Astrofotografie #Nachtfotografie #Vollmond #Astronomie #Himmelsfotografie #SpaceLover #MoonVibes #Cosmos #Sternenhimmel 🌌🚀

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ВНИМАНИЕ! Набор группы на полет в невесомости!

Следующий полет на невесомость запланирован на 10 ноября 2015г.

Не упустите свой шанс!

Яркие впечатления и незабываемые эмоции гарантированы! ATTENTION! Autumn Zero-G flight — group admission started! The next combined group zero-g flight is scheduled for November 10th, 2015.

Take your chance!

Great impressions and unforgettable experience guaranteed! #вежительтур

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Kewpie Lover Set.

Fits Blythe, Momoko, Licca & Wataru.

Space Lover Set.

Fits Blythe, Momoko, Licca & Wataru.

Tecnosky 152mm at 3800 mm focal length on ZWO AM5N

Daystar Quark Chromosphere (just back from cleaning)

ZWO ASI 174MM

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M101 (also known as Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It has over 170 000 light years in diameter and it lies 21 million light years away from Earth. Thanks to that it's one of the brightest galaxies, which is seen also in small telescopes. It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781.

Canon EOS 760D, Sigma 135mm f/2.8, AstroTrac TT320

EXIF: 17x240", ISO 400, f/5.6 (1 hour and 4 minutes in total)

Darks: 18x

Flats: 20x

Dark flats: 15x

Turnov, Czech Republic (Bortle 4)

24/03/2022

The constellation of Leo is rich in galaxies because it lies outwards of the Milky Way Galaxy. And that's why I pointed my camera to this constellation. Unfortunately, I lost one hour of data and therefore the details and the quality aren't the best, but for me, it's amazing to see so many galaxies in one picture.

The first picture is a crop from the original image and there are the biggest galaxies called M95, M96, and M105. In other ones, there are cropped images with the marked galaxies. The last picture is the full image, which I have taken by 135mm lens. Enjoy!

1. M95+M96+M105

2.-8. others marked galaxies

9. full image

Canon EOS 760D, Sigma 135mm f/2.8, AstroTrac TT320

EXIF: 15x240s, ISO 1600, f/5.6 (1 hour in total)

Darks: 8x

Flats: 20x

Dark flats: 15x

Bias: 10x

Turnov, Czech Republic (Bortle 4)

05/03/2022

Standing face-to-face with the legendary Space Shuttle Discovery is an awe-inspiring experience. Captured in dramatic black and white, this photograph emphasizes the intricate details and timeless beauty of one of humanity's greatest engineering feats.

Housed in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, Discovery proudly represents a legacy of exploration and innovation. From deploying satellites to building the International Space Station, this iconic shuttle paved the way for modern spaceflight.

I was captivated by the interplay of light and shadow within the hangar, highlighting the shuttle's thermal tiles and the towering American flag in the background—a perfect homage to Discovery's monumental achievements.

Have you ever visited this incredible museum? Let me know your thoughts or favorite exhibits in the comments!

I found the urge to meet you there

I'll take you with me straight to the blue

We'll breathe the sky just me and you

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My bro - the biggest lover of the Grand Canyon : )

Birthday cake in GCTC for the youngest space lovers / Oct,24

Космический торт для детского дня Рождения в Центре подготовки космонавтов /24 Октября 2015

#вежительтур #вежитель #vegiteltour #GCTC #birthday #эксклюзивныйподарок #space #spacelovers #космос #цпк #звездныйгородок

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