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A pawful of stardust
A pawful of stardust: The James Webb Space Telescope captures the Cat's Paw Nebula, an active stellar nursery 4,000 light years away.
#NebulaFormation #Astrophotography #StellarNursery
© NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
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Stars in a pinch
The Lobster Nebula, a space crustacean, zoomed in reveals newborn stars in Pismis 24, a stellar nursery hosting massive stars.
#StellarNursery #Astrophysics #CosmicClaw
© NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Image Processing: M. Garcia Marin, A. Pagan (STScI)
This year's Potsketch! Will be available for silent auction soon if you want to help support the nonprofit I work for! Will link when available.
Celestial Collector, 8×8"
Ink, colored pencil, and acrylic
#traditionalart #space #bugs #honeybee #bee #nebula #stellarnursery
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The star factory
Image of star nursery NGC 3324, 7,600 light years from Earth, shows cosmic dust compressed into stars under gravitational forces.
#NGC3324 #StellarNursery #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope
© ESA, CSA, and STScI / NASA
A Galaxy Leaving a Glowing Trail: Hubble’s N159 Nursery A galaxy leaving a glowing trail is a cosmic phenomenon observed in the N159 complex of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Hubble imagery reveals ...
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A Galaxy Leaving a Glowing Trail: Hubble’s N159 Nursery Galaxy Leaving a Glowing Trail is a cosmic phenomenon observed in the N159 complex of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Hubble imagery reveals ho...
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Hubble Captures a Wild Stellar Nursery Glowing With Newborn Stars #Science #Space #Astronomy #HubbleTelescope #StellarNursery #NewbornStars
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A Glittering Stellar Nursery Shines In New JWST Image #Science #Space #Astronomy #JWST #StellarNursery #AstronomyNews
A star-forming region 160,000 light-years away. In 2016, Hubble captured N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud—a cosmic nursery reshaping how we study stellar birth, deep space structure, and long-range space instrumentation.
#OSMED #FlashbackFriday #Hubble #Astrophysics #SpaceDesign #StellarNursery
A vibrant wide-field astrophotograph of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237), appearing like a cosmic flower. The nebula glows with deep reds and pinks, surrounded by filaments of dust and gas. In its center lies a star cluster, NGC 2244, whose young blue-white stars illuminate the nebula. The entire structure is framed by the dark backdrop of space, with scattered stars dotting the field.
📸 The Rosette Nebula from DECam
📅 APOD – July 16, 2025
📷 Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA
#APOD #NASA #RosetteNebula #NGC2237 #DECam #Astrophotography #Nebula #EmissionNebula #SpaceArt #Astronomy #Stars #Monoceros #Telescope #StellarNursery #OpenCluster #CosmicBloom #Cosmos #StellarSnap
Le JWST célèbre ses 3 ans avec cette vue spectaculaire de la nébuleuse de la Patte de Chat, révélant une pouponnière d’étoiles massives ✨
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#Space #Science #Innovation
#Astrophysics #Astronomy #StellarNursery
#CatsPawNebula #NGC6334 #JWSTImage
#JWST3YearsEmerging
A deep-space photograph showing a dark, elongated cloud stretching diagonally across the starry sky. The cloud, known as Lynds Dark Nebula 1251, appears as a murky, shadowy structure obscuring the stars behind it. Scattered throughout are tiny glowing red spots—Herbig-Haro objects—indicating regions of newborn stars. Faint background galaxies are also visible, peeking through the dust, with the entire view spanning nearly three full moons in width.
📸 Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
📅 APOD – July 10, 2025
📷 Credit: Cristiano Gualco
#APOD #NASA #Astronomy #Space #DarkNebula #LDN1251 #HerbigHaro #Cepheus #StarFormation #Astrophotography #DeepSky #Cosmos #StellarNursery #MilkyWay #GalacticDust #StellarSnap #SkyWatcher #Science
A deep-space image of the Trifid Nebula (M20), a vibrant and complex star-forming region. The nebula shows bright red emission areas, blue reflection zones, and dark dust lanes. The red region is roughly divided into three parts by dark clouds, giving the nebula its “trifid” name. Above and to the right, sculpted pillars and jets shaped by young stars are visible. The entire nebula spans about the size of a full moon in Earth’s sky and is surrounded by faint stars against the backdrop of the Milky Way.
📸 A Beautiful Trifid
📅 APOD – July 9, 2025
📷 Credit: Alessandro Cipolat Bares
#APOD #TrifidNebula #M20 #Nebula #Astronomy #Space #Astrophotography #Cosmos #Stars #ReflectionNebula #EmissionNebula #DarkNebula #StarFormation #Sagittarius #DeepSky #NightSky #StellarNursery #Hubble #StellarSnap
Breathtaking infrared image of NGC 604, a giant stellar nursery in the galaxy M33, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The image showcases vibrant red and white hues, highlighting the cavernous bubbles and cavities carved by energetic stellar winds from over 200 young, massive stars. This nebula is nearly 100 times larger than the Orion Nebula.
Astronomy Picture from 25/04/2024
NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240425.html
#JWST #NGC604 #M33 #Nebula #StarFormation #Space #Astronomy #Galaxy #Infrared #Cosmology #StellarNursery #DeepSpace #JamesWebb
A breathtaking close-up of the Cone Nebula's blunted head, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image showcases vibrant red and blue hues of glowing hydrogen gas and dark dust pillars sculpted by stellar winds from the massive star NGC 2264 IRS (off-image). This region, about 2.5 light-years across, is a stellar nursery within the larger NGC 2264 star-forming region in Monoceros.
Astronomy Picture from 03/05/2002
Cone Nebula Close-Up
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020503.html
#ConeNebula #HubbleSpaceTelescope #NGC2264 #StarBirth #StellarNursery #Space #Astronomy #Cosmos #Nebula #DeepSpace #NASA #CosmicPillars #Monoceros
Stunning image of NGC 7129, a stellar nursery 3,000 light-years away in the Cepheus constellation. Features young stars, bluish dust clouds reflecting starlight, and red Herbig-Haro objects – glowing hydrogen gas shocked by jets from newborn stars. This telescopic view spans about 40 light-years.
Astronomy Picture from 04/09/2010
Young Suns of NGC 7129
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100904.html
#NGC7129 #StellarNursery #YoungStars #HerbigHaro #Cepheus #DeepSpace #Astrophotography #SpaceImage #Cosmology #Astronomy
A breathtaking infrared image of the Trifid Nebula (M20) captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. This false-color view reveals glowing dust filaments and newborn stars hidden within the nebula's dust and gas clouds. The Trifid, approximately 30 light-years across and 5,500 light-years away, is a vibrant stellar nursery in the constellation Sagittarius.
Astronomy Picture from 07/07/2007
Infrared Trifid
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070707.html
#TrifidNebula #M20 #InfraredAstronomy #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #StarBirth #Nebula #Sagittarius #DeepSpace #CosmicWonder #AstronomyPhotography #Space #NASA #StellarNursery
Stunning image of RY Tauri, a young star emerging from its natal gas and dust cloud in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, 450 light-years away. The bright central star illuminates a region spanning 2/3 of a light-year. Captured by the Gemini Observatory.
Astronomy Picture from 23/09/2005
Portrait of RY Tauri
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050923.html
#StarBirth #RYTauri #TaurusMolecularCloud #StellarNursery #GeminiObservatory #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Space #Cosmology #StarFormation #Nebula #DeepSpace #NightSky
A stunning infrared image of the Cone Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) after recent repairs. The image reveals fainter stars embedded within the nebula's dust clouds, previously hidden from visible light observation. The false-color image shows a half light-year across section of the nebula, 2,500 light-years away. Four brighter stars with diffraction spikes are visible in the foreground.
Astronomy Picture from 06/06/2002
Cone Nebula Infrared Close-Up
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020606.html
#ConeNebula #HubbleSpaceTelescope #NICMOS #InfraredAstronomy #StarFormation #StellarNursery #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #NASA #DeepSpace #Nebula #Stars #Astrophysics
A stunning Hubble Space Telescope mosaic of the Orion Nebula, showcasing its vibrant colors, intricate structures, and the Trapezium star cluster. This image reveals the nebula's diverse nature, including stellar nurseries, hydrogen gas, proplyds, and high-speed stellar jets. The filamentary structures are shock waves from fast-moving material colliding with slower gas. The Orion Nebula is approximately 1500 light-years away and located in the same spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy as our Sun.
Astronomy Picture from 22/05/1999
M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990522.html
#OrionNebula #Hubble #StarBirth #Nebula #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #Stars #NASA #Galaxy #StellarNursery #ShockWaves #TrapeziumCluster
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star-forming region within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The image showcases the vibrant blue hues of the nebula and the dark dust lanes where embryonic stars are forming, resembling stellar nurseries from the early universe.
Astronomy Picture from 18/01/2005
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050118.html
#Hubble #NGC346 #SmallMagellanicCloud #StarFormation #StellarNursery #SMC #Galaxy #Cosmology #Astronomy #Space #DeepSpace #Nebula #DustLanes #EarlyUniverse
Stunning deep image of the Orion Nebula (M42), a vibrant star-forming region showcasing glowing gas, dust, and the Trapezium star cluster. The image highlights oxygen and hydrogen emissions, revealing intricate details within this 40 light-year-wide nebula located 1500 light-years from Earth.
Astronomy Picture from 30/10/2019
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191030.html
#OrionNebula #M42 #StarBirth #Nebula #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #Stars #DeepSpace #AstroPhotography #Galaxy #NASA #SpacePorn #StellarNursery
A breathtaking image of the Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146), a vibrant stellar nursery located 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This nebula showcases a stunning blend of pink, red, and teal hues, illuminated by a massive, newly formed star at its core. The star's energy creates an emission, reflection, and absorption nebula spectacle.
Astronomy Picture from 14/10/2002
IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap021014.html
#CocoonNebula #IC5146 #StellarNursery #EmissionNebula #ReflectionNebula #AbsorptionNebula #Nebula #Space #Astronomy #AstroPhotography #Cosmology #Stars #Galaxy #DeepSpace #Cygnus
A stunning image of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237), a stellar nursery 5,000 light-years away in Monoceros. Its vibrant red hues and flower-like shape, created by the winds and radiation of its central star cluster (NGC 2244), make it a perfect Valentine's Day cosmic treat. The nebula's central cavity is approximately 50 light-years across, and the young stars within are only a few million years old. Happy Valentine's Day!
Astronomy Picture from 14/02/2008
Long Stem Rosette
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080214.html
#RosetteNebula #ValentinesDay #Astronomy #Space #Nebula #NGC2237 #Stars #Cosmos #AstroPhotography #DeepSpace #StellarNursery #MilkyWay #SpaceLove #Cosmology
A false-color infrared image of the Eagle Nebula (M16), a star-forming region 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. Blue hues represent complex carbon molecules (PAHs), while red shows cold dust grains. This image, created using data from ESA's Infrared Space Observatory, reveals the processes of stellar birth within this cosmic nursery.
Astronomy Picture from 14/09/2001
Cold Dust in the Eagle Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010914.html
#EagleNebula #StarBirth #InfraredAstronomy #M16 #Space #Cosmology #Nebulas #Stars #Astronomy #Astrophysics #NASA #ESA #DeepSpace #StellarNursery
A stunning image of the Cone Nebula in Monoceros, showcasing its 7 light-year tall pillar of dust and gas where stars are born. Captured with 24 hours of exposure using a half-meter telescope in Chile, the image reveals the nebula's reddish glow from hydrogen gas and the surrounding stars. The massive star NGC 2264 IRS, off the top of the image, is likely sculpting the cone.
Astronomy Picture from 10/01/2023
NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230110.html
#ConeNebula #StarFormation #NGC2264 #StellarNursery #Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #DeepSpace #Chile #ElSauceObservatory #Universe #Stars #Nebula
Wesley spent approx. 20H w/ his #Celestron #EdgeHD 8" & #focalreducer capturing the stunning #IC1848, aka the #SoulNebula. This #emissionnebula is located about 6,500 LY away in the constellation #Cassiopeia & is a #stellarnursery teeming with young stars.
Immersive view of the Orion Nebula, combining visible light (Hubble) and infrared (Spitzer) data. The image showcases a light-year wide valley within the nebula's giant molecular cloud, leading to the Trapezium star cluster. A digitally rendered visualization providing an up-close perspective of this famous stellar nursery.
Astronomy Picture from 17/01/2018
In the Valley of Orion
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180117.html
#OrionNebula #SpaceExploration #StellarNursery #Hubble #Spitzer #Astrophotography #Cosmology #Nebula #DeepSpace #Astronomy #Science #Space #Universe #NASA
