Astronomy 🔴 Gallery
@astronomy-gallery.bsky.social
A curated collection of astronomical images from NASA, ESA, ESO, James Webb and Hubble, plus amateur astrophotographers and astronomical image processors.
Posts always include full attribution and a link to the source.
Managed by 🔴 @redshift.pics
Posts always include full attribution and a link to the source.
Managed by 🔴 @redshift.pics
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 16, 2010)
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
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Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jul 16, 2010)
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
Iapetus is showcased in this enhanced color image, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet filters for detailed analysis.
flic.kr/p/8j9YLj
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
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Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 13, 2024)
Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
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Webb captures icy, carbon-rich molecules near protostar IRAS 23385, shedding light on how life's ingredients may be delivered to planets.
flic.kr/p/2pD6QDq
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 29, 1996)
This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
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This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 29, 1996)
This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
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This Galileo orbiter image reveals Io, one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons.
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Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 20, 2024)
The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
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The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 20, 2024)
The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
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The JWST captures Nebula N159, a stellar nursery where new stars are born, tracing the evolution of circumstellar and protoplanetary disks.
flic.kr/p/2rHucEs
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 27, 2025)
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
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NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 27, 2025)
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
NGC 1055, a beautiful spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, features colorful stars and regions of star formation within its thin disk.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251127.html
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 7, 2014)
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
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Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Mar 7, 2014)
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
Amidst the stars in NGC 5408, the Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Source shines as a striking magenta blob, highlighting the importance of diverse electromagnetic observations.
flic.kr/p/nsSEWg
Marcel Drechsler on AstroBin (Apr 8, 2022)
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
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The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Marcel Drechsler on AstroBin (Apr 8, 2022)
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
The Heart of Hydra reveals a massive nebula around the binary star system YY Hya, showcasing a common envelope system and hinting at a historical nova event.
www.astrobin.com/950d0s/
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 15, 2016)
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
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This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Aster Cowart (@terrasabaea.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 15, 2016)
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
This calibrated RGB image of Enceladus showcases its heavily fractured southern hemisphere, taken from about 83,000 km away.
flic.kr/p/25uq146
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 31, 2020)
NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
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NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 31, 2020)
NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
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NGC 2525, a barred spiral galaxy, is located 70 million light-years away and is a little over half the size of the Milky Way.
flic.kr/p/2insXQM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 14, 2016)
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
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McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 14, 2016)
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
flic.kr/p/D748Cd
McLaughlin Crater is a candidate landing site for Mars 2020, featuring a mix of Northern lowlands, Southern highlands, and the Mawrth Vallis region.
flic.kr/p/D748Cd
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2019)
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
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A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2019)
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
flic.kr/p/2gUrWoQ
A young stellar object in LDN 1471 showcases the complex dust and gas surrounding a forming star, with Herbig-Haro objects visible nearby.
flic.kr/p/2gUrWoQ
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 19, 2021)
Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
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Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 19, 2021)
Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
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Hubble reveals the Herbig-Haro objects HH46 and HH47, located over 1,400 light-years away in Vela, showcasing jets from a newly formed protostar.
flic.kr/p/2kD9fuV
Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 5, 2023)
Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
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Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 5, 2023)
Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
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Ingenuity successfully completes Flight 64 on Mars, demonstrating advanced flight technology and exploration.
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European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (May 11, 2023)
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
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The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (May 11, 2023)
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
The L1688 star-forming region in the Ophiuchus constellation showcases prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae in visible light.
www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 2, 2024)
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
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IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 2, 2024)
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
flic.kr/p/2pNCxFb
IC 1795, or the Fishhead Nebula, showcases a vibrant area of star formation within the larger Cassiopeia constellation.
flic.kr/p/2pNCxFb
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 2, 2024)
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
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Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 2, 2024)
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
Webb uncovers that WL 20S, long thought to be a star, is actually a pair of stars, surrounded by jets and disks of gas and dust.
flic.kr/p/2q1MRwL
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 8, 2012)
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
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This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Gordan Ugarković (@ugordan.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jun 8, 2012)
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
flic.kr/p/e7YCLU
This RGB view of Saturn was taken by Cassini on June 8, 2012, from a distance of 898,000 km with a phase angle of 28 degrees.
flic.kr/p/e7YCLU
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 9, 2024)
The NGC-5643 galaxy is observed by JWST using the NIRCam instrument, showcasing its spiral structure in stunning detail.
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The NGC-5643 galaxy is observed by JWST using the NIRCam instrument, showcasing its spiral structure in stunning detail.
flic.kr/p/2qt51eL
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 9, 2024)
The NGC-5643 galaxy is observed by JWST using the NIRCam instrument, showcasing its spiral structure in stunning detail.
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The NGC-5643 galaxy is observed by JWST using the NIRCam instrument, showcasing its spiral structure in stunning detail.
flic.kr/p/2qt51eL
Val Klavans on Flickr (Nov 29, 2012)
Two stunning views of Titan showcase its surface in true color and enhanced infrared, captured by Cassini during its flyby on November 29, 2012.
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Two stunning views of Titan showcase its surface in true color and enhanced infrared, captured by Cassini during its flyby on November 29, 2012.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Val Klavans on Flickr (Nov 29, 2012)
Two stunning views of Titan showcase its surface in true color and enhanced infrared, captured by Cassini during its flyby on November 29, 2012.
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Two stunning views of Titan showcase its surface in true color and enhanced infrared, captured by Cassini during its flyby on November 29, 2012.
flic.kr/p/dxPaWE
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Sep 10, 2020)
Discover Caldwell 96, also known as NGC 2516, a bright open cluster hosting double stars, visible to the naked eye.
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Discover Caldwell 96, also known as NGC 2516, a bright open cluster hosting double stars, visible to the naked eye.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Sep 10, 2020)
Discover Caldwell 96, also known as NGC 2516, a bright open cluster hosting double stars, visible to the naked eye.
flic.kr/p/2jFhe1d
Discover Caldwell 96, also known as NGC 2516, a bright open cluster hosting double stars, visible to the naked eye.
flic.kr/p/2jFhe1d
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Aug 29, 2023)
Discover the intricate structures of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, illuminated by #JWST's MIRI and NIRCam data.
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Discover the intricate structures of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, illuminated by #JWST's MIRI and NIRCam data.
flic.kr/p/2oYPcMa
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Aug 29, 2023)
Discover the intricate structures of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, illuminated by #JWST's MIRI and NIRCam data.
flic.kr/p/2oYPcMa
Discover the intricate structures of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, illuminated by #JWST's MIRI and NIRCam data.
flic.kr/p/2oYPcMa
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 25, 2025)
NGC 5248, a stunning spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation, showcases intricate structures and patterns.
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NGC 5248, a stunning spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation, showcases intricate structures and patterns.
flic.kr/p/2qNKXZc
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thomas Carpentier (@thocarp.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 25, 2025)
NGC 5248, a stunning spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation, showcases intricate structures and patterns.
flic.kr/p/2qNKXZc
NGC 5248, a stunning spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation, showcases intricate structures and patterns.
flic.kr/p/2qNKXZc
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 29, 2021)
Juno's 38th perijove reveals Jupiter's fascinating Northern Circumpolar Cyclones, showcasing the planet's dynamic atmosphere.
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Juno's 38th perijove reveals Jupiter's fascinating Northern Circumpolar Cyclones, showcasing the planet's dynamic atmosphere.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 29, 2021)
Juno's 38th perijove reveals Jupiter's fascinating Northern Circumpolar Cyclones, showcasing the planet's dynamic atmosphere.
flic.kr/p/2mN3d9t
Juno's 38th perijove reveals Jupiter's fascinating Northern Circumpolar Cyclones, showcasing the planet's dynamic atmosphere.
flic.kr/p/2mN3d9t
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 12, 2017)
SDSSJ1152+3312 showcases the intricate star formation processes in distant galaxies captured by HST.
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SDSSJ1152+3312 showcases the intricate star formation processes in distant galaxies captured by HST.
flic.kr/p/R6ogiW
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Jan 12, 2017)
SDSSJ1152+3312 showcases the intricate star formation processes in distant galaxies captured by HST.
flic.kr/p/R6ogiW
SDSSJ1152+3312 showcases the intricate star formation processes in distant galaxies captured by HST.
flic.kr/p/R6ogiW
Val Klavans on Flickr (Dec 1, 2013)
A true color view of Titan reveals its upper haze layers in blue and main atmospheric haze in orange, likely due to particle size differences.
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A true color view of Titan reveals its upper haze layers in blue and main atmospheric haze in orange, likely due to particle size differences.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Val Klavans on Flickr (Dec 1, 2013)
A true color view of Titan reveals its upper haze layers in blue and main atmospheric haze in orange, likely due to particle size differences.
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A true color view of Titan reveals its upper haze layers in blue and main atmospheric haze in orange, likely due to particle size differences.
flic.kr/p/i6TkBU