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The Milky Way Galaxy // Abdul Thomas Jnr

#astronomy #astrophotography #night sky #galaxy #spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #our galaxy #our home #milky way #milky way galaxy #beautiful #stars #tenerife #spain

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805, right) and the Soul Nebula (Sh2-199, left) // Mathias

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #emission nebula #star-forming region #heart nebula #soul nebula #IC 1805 #Sh2-190 #Sh2-199 #cassiopeia

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The Butterfly Galaxies (center): NGC 4567 (top) and NGC 4568 (bottom) // Martin Doppelbauer

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4564 looks on from the left!

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #spiral galaxy #elliptical galaxy #star-forming region #interacting galaxy #peculiar galaxy #butterfly galaxies #NGC 4567 #NGC 4568 #NGC 4564 #virgo

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Arp 271: NGC 5427 (top) and NGC 5426 (bottom) // Gary Imm

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #interacting galaxies #peculiar galaxy #Arp 271 #NGC 5427 #NGC 5426 #virgo

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Part of the ρ Ophiuchi Cloud Complex // M. Levens

A few notable objects include: Antares (α Scorpii, left), i Scorpii (center), ρ Ophiuchi (bottom right), the Spider Globular Cluster (M4, bottom left), and NGC 6144 (below and right of Antares).

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #reflection nebula #dust #interstellar dust #dark nebula #molecular cloud #rho ophiuchi cloud complex #star #single star #multiple star system #antares #alpha scorpii #i scorpii #rho ophiuchi #stars #star cluster #globular cluster #messier #messier 4 #M4 #NGC 6121 #NGC 6144 #scorpius #ophiuchus

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The NGC 5364 Group // Barry Flansburg

From bottom left, clockwise: NGC 5364, NGC 5363, NGC 5356, NGC 5348, and NGC 5360.

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy group #NGC 5364 Group #galaxy #spiral galaxy #lenticular galaxy #star-forming galaxy #NGC 5364 #NGC 5363 #NGC 5356 #NGC 5348 #NGC 5360 #virgo

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Henize 70 in the LMC // David Santos

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #emission nebula #star-forming region #Henize 70 #large magellanic cloud #LMC #dorado

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The Small Magellanic Cloud // Tryggve Dyrvik

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #dwarf galaxy #spiral galaxy #magellanic galaxy #peculiar galaxy #star-forming galaxy #small magellanic cloud #SMC #tucana #hydrus

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Tania Australis (μ Ursae Majoris, right) and the Little Pinwheel Galaxy (NGC 3184, left) // Mike Hamende

The name "tania australis" is a combination of tania, which comes from the Arabic phrase Al Fiḳrah al Thānia meaning "the second spring", and australis, which is Latin for "south."

#astronomy #astrophotography #star #binary star #red giant #red giant star #tania australis #mu ursae majoris #galaxy #spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #little pinwheel galaxy #NGC 3184 #ursa major

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A time lapse of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse // Jaymz Bondurant

#astronomy #astrophotography #video #solar system #moon #the moon #luna #star #sun #the sun #sol #eclipse #solar eclipse #total solar eclipse

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The Sun's corona during the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse // George Konkov

#astronomy #astrophotography #solar system #moon #the moon #luna #star #sun #the sun #sol #eclipse #solar eclipse #total solar eclipse #corona

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The "Diamond Ring" during the April 8, 2024 eclipse // kgav84

#astronomy #astrophotography #solar system #moon #the moon #luna #star #sun #the sun #sol #eclipse #solar eclipse #total solar eclipse #diamond ring #baily's beads

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The Perseus Cluster, Abell 426 // Riedl Rudolf

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy cluster #perseus cluster #Abell 426 #galaxy #elliptical galaxy #lenticular galaxy #NGC 1275 #perseus

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HCG 44: NGC 3190 (center left), NGC 3187 (center right), NGC 3185 (bottom), and NGC 3193 (upper left) // Marc-Antonio Fischer

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy group #HGC 44 #galaxy #spiral galaxy #lenticular galaxy #barred spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #interacting galaxies #NGC 3190 #NGC 3187 #NGC 3185 #NGC 3193 #leo

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NGC 4725 (center), NGC 4747 (upper left) and NGC 4712 (right) // Jeff Culp

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #spiral galaxy #barred spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #peculiar galaxy #interacting galaxies #NGC 4725 #NGC 4747 #NGC 4712 #coma berenices

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The Crystal Ball Nebula, NGC 1514 // Bob Stevenson

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #emission nebula #planetary nebula #crystal ball nebula #NGC 1514 #taurus

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The Hockey Stick Galaxy, NGC 4656 // KuriousGeorge

#astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #spiral galaxy #barred spiral galaxy #star-forming galaxy #peculiar galaxy #hockey stick galaxy #crowbar galaxy #NGC 4656 #NGC 4657 #canes venatici