Close up of red giant star #V341 Carinae. Amazing structure around this variable star. For the full image of nearby #NGC2516, with spectacular nebulosity around it: flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
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Image shows black night sky full of stars and some star clusters. At bottom a bit of earth is visibile, with lights from Bermuda at lower right. Just over the horizon of earth a band of green airglow can be see. A bit higher up a diffuse band of red airglows shows up.
Part of the southern Milky Way in constellations Carina and Vela. Right of centre is star cluster #NGC2516 in Carina. Image taken by astronaut Don Pettit from space station #ISS on 11 November 2024. 1 sec exposure time on ISO 25600. Original eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... @daveatcogs.bsky.social
