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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · May 17

This bird is trying to break into my house

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soratse @soratse.bsky.social · Mar 15

THX🙏

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soratse @soratse.bsky.social · Mar 13

I ❤️ wiege(and stargazer)
#phighting

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Moon lover @moon1over.bsky.social · Jan 23

The moon is doing Sun thing.....

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Bug!!! @bugenthusiast.bsky.social · Jan 22

Every time kabaret sybarit is mentioned I giggle and clap my hands autistically

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Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · Jan 22

Orion´s Belt ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #stars

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · Jan 13

This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet often photographed by amateur astronomers for its vivid colors and eerie resemblance to a giant eye.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ.of Ariz.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · Jan 10

WAKE UP BABE, THE FIRST NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF 2025 DROPPED!!!

Many mostly small, bright objects scattered over a dark background in space. In the top half on the right is an elliptical galaxy, a round light larger than the others, with a slightly warped ring of light around it. In the bottom half there is a barred spiral galaxy, big enough that we can see its bluish arms and its core in detail. Other objects include distant galaxies and nearby stars.

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soratse @soratse.bsky.social · Jan 11

TYY

soratse @soratse.bsky.social · Jan 10

Who up kabaring their sybarit

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Hopeful Earth @hopefulearthorg.bsky.social · Dec 31

One of the Universe’s prettiest mysteries — Hoag’s Object, a ring galaxy around 600 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens.

Image Credit: NASA/ESA, Processing: Benoit Blanco

• Galaxy Name: Hoag’s Object
• Galaxy Type: Ring galaxy
• Constellation: Serpens
• Distance: ~600 million light-years
• Age: ~13 billion years
• Stars: Estimated billions
• Apparent Magnitude: 16.0
• Radius: ~120,000 light-years
• Discovery: 1950 by Arthur Hoag

#DidYouKnow: Ring galaxies are relatively rare, constituting about 1 in 10,000 of all observed galaxies.

According to NASA, it’s possible that the blue ring of stars may be the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed nearby. Some astronomers estimate that the encounter occurred about 2 to 3 billion years ago.

Image Description: A rare ring galaxy featuring a nearly perfect outer ring of young, bright blue stars surrounding a yellowish, densely packed core. The dark void between the core and the ring enhances its distinct appearance. The image captures the galaxy against a backdrop of faint stars and distant galaxies, highlighting its symmetry and uniqueness.

Media Credit: NASA/ESA, Processing: Benoit Blanco.

Transparency: For educational use only. This account is not affiliated with the aforementioned creditor(s), nor does this imply endorsement from either entity.

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All Earth 🌎 picture @allearthpic.bsky.social · Dec 30

— so many stars ✨

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All Earth 🌎 picture @allearthpic.bsky.social · Dec 30

— stargazing with you ✨

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galaxylover.bsky.social @galaxylover.bsky.social · Dec 29

Positively spectacular sight….Globular cluster Liller 1 behind piercingly blue stars 💫😲💫💙💫✨💫

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Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · Dec 25

Beautiful NGC 1637.
Processed by Go Webb.
www.flickr.com/photos/19643...
🔭 🧪

A spiral galaxy, NGC 1637, with a bright core surrounded by swirling arms. The image shows intricate details of the galaxy's structure, including dust lanes and star formation regions.

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Universe @wholethings.bsky.social · Dec 18

The death of a star taken by the Hubble telescope.

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Dia ➡️ NFC @diazrar.bsky.social · Dec 18

anyway look at my rat

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James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker @jameswebbdiscovery.com · Dec 16

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning Image of WR 124 star. Inspired to explore the cosmos with a telescope? Start your journey today and get your own telescope here 👉 amzn.to/49g9lvS #SpaceInspiration #AmazonAffiliate

The James Webb Space Telescope's composite image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light from Webb's Near-Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument is dominated by the bright, blazing star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) in the middle.

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Robert “The Bobby Yaga” McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · Dec 16

Another jaw-dropper from JWST, from a survey of planet-forming disks in the star-forming region NGC 346, in the Small Magellanic Cloud. 🧪 🔭

Source: webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA)

$False color image of the star-forming region NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Delicate lanes of gas are dotted by bright stars in this image produced with JWST's NIRCam instrument. The dominant colors of the gassy regions are purple and orange. Stars show the characteristic six-fold diffraction spikes produced by JWST. Exposures in four wavelength ranges were colored Red, Orange, Cyan, and Blue and then combined.$

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galaxylover.bsky.social @galaxylover.bsky.social · Dec 16

I do astronomy for a living, and images like this *still* take my breath away. What a beautiful universe we live in. Even in the midst of trouble, grief, & anything you might be struggling with (like we all are) - try to seek out the beauty. It helps ❤️

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Thomas Hanrath @astrocamp.bsky.social · Dec 16

Messier 1, the #CrabNebula, is a #supernova remnant in #Taurus, approx. 6,500 ly away. CaM around Dec. 16th.

detailed information: astrocamp.eu/en/messier-1...

▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS M100(a) '24

#astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #space #sky #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature

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FarLife @farlife.bsky.social · Dec 15

Hoag’s Object is a rare ring galaxy located over 600 million light-years from Earth.

A nearly perfect circle full of young blue stars surrounds a spheroid of mostly older red giant stars. In between is a gap that appears almost completely empty.

Delightfully distinctive.

📸 Credit: NASA/STScl/AURA

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Cats World @catsloverclub.bsky.social · Dec 15

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