Timelapse of the crescent #Moon near the Pleiades setting on the night of 19 April. Venus can be seen just above the rooftop at the start. The Hyades open cluster comes in from the left as the sky darkens. Compare its size to the Pleiades, both open clusters in Taurus. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
Activity from the Lyrids meteor shower will be at near-peak level this evening into the morning of the 22nd. #Lyrids #LyridsMeteorShower #Astronomy
The Roman ruin under a shopping centre trapdoor #Archaeology #Roman www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Vera Rubin observatory has already discovered 11,000 *previously unknown* asteroids... and the proper observing sessions haven't even begun yet!
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/rubin-bags...
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The 15% lit Moon in the evening sky on 20 April 2026. Taken with a Canon 600D and 300mm lens at 1s exp, 300mm fl, f/5.6, ISO-800. The lit portion of the Moon is overexposed to reveal the nice earthshine on the dark portion of the Moon.
The 15% lit #Moon looking splendid this evening with nice earthshine 😀 #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Photography
A meteor passing to the left of the 'Keystone' asterism in Hercules. Caught at 23:11 UT on 18 April 2026 with a Canon 250D and 7.5mm lens at 15s exp, 7.5mm fl, f/3.5, ISO-1600. The meteor is likely from the Antihelion Source - a diffuse source of meteors active all year round and located opposite the Sun in the night sky.
Nice meteor caught on the night of 18-19 April. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Meteor
Callisto's shadow transits Jupiter's disc from 20:12 to 00:34 BST (19:12 to 23:34 UT) this evening.
But if I can't return, how will I tell everyone about it!? 😄
Khorne: "OK chaps - this year we're going to use 'bloob' instead of 'blood' in all our campaign literature. Our research shows we're struggling to reach our target demographic because 'blood' is seen as a tad aggressive and as a result we could miss our convert targets."
Khorne daemons: "Okaaaay"
Nicely captured 😀
Very nice 😀
The crescent moon at sunset. #astronomy #astrophotography
The 8% lit crescent Moon in a blue sky just after sunset on 19 April 2026. Just below the Moon is the Pleiades open cluster. Lower than the pair and just above a rooftop is the bright planet Venus. Shot taken with a Canon 600D and 300mm lens at 0.6s, 75mm fl, f/5.6, ISO-1600.
The 8% lit #Moon last night sitting just above the Pleiades open cluster and bright Venus lower down. Beautiful sight in the early evening 😀 #Astronomy #Astrophotography
The 8% lit crescent Moon near the Pleiades open cluster in Taurus on the evening of 19 April 2026. Taken with a Canon 600D and 300mm lens at 1.3s exp, 250mm fl, f/5.6, ISO-1600.
Stunning 8% lit crescent #Moon near the Pleiades this evening 🤩 #Astronomy #Astrophotography
Stellarium graphic showing the Moon close to the Pleiades open cluster and the planet Venus at 21:00 BST (20:00 UT) on 19 April 2026.
The 7.7% lit #Moon sits close to the Pleiades open cluster after sunset this evening. Bright planet Venus is also below the Moon. The star Aldebaran sits to the left of the Moon. See them low to the west-northwest from 21:00 BST (20:00 UT). #Astronomy
Very nice 😀
Check out this gorgeous sunset/moonset/Venus-set timelapse from last night😍. If you've got clear skies tonight, #DoLookUp! Venus is now below the crescent moon. Taurus is off to the left (looks like a V). The heavenly 7-sisters star cluster (Pleiades) is right below the moon!🧪🔭
ℹ️: stellarium-web.org
Stellarium graphic showing the Moon near the planet Venus at 21:00 BST (20:00 UT) on 18 April 2026.
The 2.5% lit #Moon is near bright planet Venus after sunset this evening. See them low to the west-northwest from 21:00 BST (20:00 UT). #Astronomy
Rare butterflies spotted after 430 trees planted. #Butterflies #Nature www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hippo bones and woolly rhino part of 'once-in-a-lifetime' find in medieval castle cave www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A wide view of the Martian surface seen from above. The landscape is split into two contrasting halves: the left side is lighter, sandy beige with faint ridges and cracks, while the right side is darker, reddish-brown and more heavily cratered. The boundary between the two regions is uneven and gradual, creating a striking colour contrast across the scene.
Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the Red Planet.
It has spread hundreds of kilometres in less than 50 years.
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#planetsci
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Of all the things Musk could be doing with his stupid money, he isn't collecting these.
Go Minerals! Go! Yay!
Nice shot of it though 😀
Can't blame people for not being knowledgeable about identifying meteors though. However, there's a large amount of images on stock photo sites that say 'Meteor from X shower' and quite clearly they are not from that shower or are not meteors at all.
