a large spiral galaxy on a field of stars

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
🔭 #astronomy #astro #astrophoto #astrophotography

The Eagle Nebula's overall shape is thought to resemble an eagle with outstretched wings. The integration time was 15 hrs. I captured it with my Askar FRA500 telescope and ASI2600MC Duo camera.

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #eastcoastkin #photography

M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Starburst Galaxy. Located in the Ursa Major constellation around 12 million lightyears away.

As we head out of winter, our night sky is looking away from nebulas within our milkyway. Instead we're looking out into the universe. Here we can observe other galaxys. This is M81 and M82. I was observing these through our big observatory scope a few nights ago. #astrophotography #astronomy #wow

Visible before sunrise, the Andromeda Galaxy, see my #Astrophotography below, rises as a vast island universe some 2.5 million light-years away — the most distant object visible to the naked eye, containing hundreds of billions of stars. #Andromeda #M31 #Astronomy

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🔭 Hello World

Image Credit: NASA, Reid Wiseman, Artemis II

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Christopher Penn wrote: Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.

A different perspective.
Always helpful.

The Moon taken by Artemis 2 showing part of the far side. A processed image.

The Moon captured by Artemis II showing part of the far side, including Mare Orientale on the right edge of the disc. Processing by me. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #artemis

Artemis II closing in on the Moon 🚀🌕
Artemis II astronauts are now closer to the Moon than Earth and Moon is getting bigger and bigger.

Quinnipiac Trail, Cheshire, CT. 80 feet (CT’s tallest). 12/29/24. Trailhead 41.4822474, -72.9338903

Roaring Brook Falls, off of Quinnipiac Trail, Cheshire, CT. 80 feet (CT’s tallest). 12/29/24.
Trailhead
41.4822474, -72.9338903
#Connecticut #NewEngland
#waterfalls #photography #waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#explore
#nature

A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew member through an Orion spacecraft window on the third day of the mission.

A view of the Moon taken by an Artemis II crewmember through the window of the Orion spacecraft on the third day of the mission.

Earth and Moon captured by an Artemis II crew member through a window of the Orion spacecraft, with a Nikon D5 camera, on the third day of the mission. Credit: NASA.

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🔭🧪 #Artemis

A brown, violet, blue and gold raku bear facing the viewer with the right side in view.

A raku pottery bear being placed among the flames of the reduction container

A closeup of a brown, violet, blue and gold raku bear facing the viewer with the left rear leg and hind section in view.

A brown, violet, blue and gold raku bear facing the viewer with the left side and face in view.

Meet “Smokey,” a raku pottery bear shaped by the flames of raku. 🔥

Deep browns, violet, blue, and gold tones dance across layered textures for an industrial yet earthy and organic look.

Only you can prevent forest fires, but you can't prevent 'Smokey' from being adorable 🐻 #furryart #bear

You should not use Microsoft products if it can be avoided.

Earth from space, with a very bright arc on its bottom right edge from the sun illuminating it, and little green and red arcs of aurora at the poles.

I downloaded the high-res version of this amazing picture from the Artemis crew and did a little edit to make it look more like what the astronauts might actually see!

Enjoy the picture and then check out the thread below explaining what you’re looking at… 🧪 #artemis #artemisii #space #moon

Artemis II appears as a short streak in this 30 second image taken 12 hours ago at 15:35 UT (2 April 2026). JPL Horizons was used to compute the position of the spacecraft every few minutes, thus enabling it to be found using plate solving. 🔭
#Artemis #space

An image of tonight’s full moon 01.04.2026

Tonight’s full moon as captured from Cork, Ireland about 20 minutes prior to the Artemis launch window opening. #artemis #moon #space #astrophotography

NASA Artemis II Moon Mission - First 10 Minutes - Countdown & Launch YouTube video by Seriously Scientific

History in the making. 🚀 🌕

For anyone who missed the livestream: here are the first 10 minutes of the NASA Artemis II mission. Humanity is officially heading back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years!

#NASA #ArtemisII #Space #MoonMission

Photograph of the yellow orange Artemis II rocket held between white towers, holding it in place, firmly until launch time. The view is from the bottom, looking up and in the far distance right hand corner, you can see the moon in the pake afternoon blue sky. The moon hovers pale and silvery, the long-term destination for NASA's Artemis program

"Go for Launch!"

In less than 3 hrs, Artemis II begins the sexiest, coolest, spaciest drive-by since 1972.

The moon is waiting, peering down at the 322 ft tall #SLSrocket which weighs 5.75 MILLION pounds when filled with propellants! Photo: #NASA #Space #Astro #RocketShip #ArtemisSLS #Photography

Jolene is an orange and white cat. We see a close up of her sleeping. She is doing bunny paws. She is sleeping on a cream colored blanket.

Jolene is ready for #Caturday.

Happy weekend.
#cats #CatsOfBluesky #gato

Turkeytail (I think) fungi on a log in snow

It’s a Good Friday

#fungifriday #fungi #nature

Black-and-white photograph of Swedish physician and researcher Nanna Svartz as an older woman. She is seated in a laboratory, wearing a white lab coat with a dark bow at the neck, and smiling directly at the camera. Her left hand rests on a large vintage microscope in front of her, with books, papers, and lab equipment visible in the background.

Physician Nanna Svartz invented Salazopyrine (1941), a drug still used today to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's & more.

In 1937, she became the first female professor for medicine & at a public university in #Sweden (Karolinska Institute). She died #OTD in 1986.

#WomenInSTEM #medsky #highered

Close-up photograph of Dr. Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee sharing an intimate moment outdoors. Goodall, an older woman with gray hair in a ponytail and wearing a striped collared shirt, has her eyes closed and mouth open as if vocalizing. The chimpanzee, with dark fur, has its head tilted back and mouth wide open, one hand resting gently on her shoulder.

Dr. Jane Goodall was born #OTD in 1934

She was a primatologist, anthropologist & conservationist regarded as the world’s foremost expert on wild chimpanzees. Her field research revolutionized our understanding of primates & redefined what it means to be human.

janegoodall.org

#WomenInSTEM

The Latest: Artemis II astronauts reach orbit on historic mission to the moon and back Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA's push toward a landing in two y...

What a launch! 🚀 The Latest: Artemis II astronauts reach orbit on historic mission to the moon and back

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A raku fired kidded vessel/moon jar on a white background. It is various shades of grey with some lines and textures.

A little lunar love with this moon vase from the fires of raku:

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May our trip around the moon remind us of how special the Earth is and that we should take care of it!

I wonder how long it will take to get to used to it!

I've been teaching a class this semester and still not quite used to people calling me doctor.

A black-and-white photograph of astronomer Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit (1907–2007), a pioneering variable star researcher and co-author of the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, seated at a wooden desk in a dimly lit observatory or office. She is a middle-aged woman with short, neatly styled dark hair, wearing a patterned geometric blouse or dress with a textured, abstract design. Dr. Hoffleit smiles warmly and directly at the camera with a gentle, engaged expression. In front of her rests a large binocular microscope (likely for examining photographic plates of stars), its eyepieces and adjustment knobs clearly visible, positioned on the desk surface. The background shows wooden paneling and faint outlines of shelves or equipment, evoking the scholarly, hands-on environment of mid-20th-century astronomy. The image captures her dedication, intellectual curiosity, and significant contributions to stellar astronomy, including cataloging thousands of variable stars and advancing women's roles in the field.

🔭 Astronomer Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit is best known for her work in variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy & meteors.

She was the compiler/editor of the most significant revisions to the Yale Bright Star Catalog, a standard reference in the field. She was born #OTD in 1907. #WomenInSTEM #astronomy

This is absolutely incredible!

A grand Mayan Pyramids is shown below a starry sky highlighted by the band of the Milky Way and the planets Saturn and Jupiter. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 Equinox at the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Fedez

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M82 - the Cigar Galaxy with the Askar 120 APO

You saw the raw stacked version earlier, here is the fully processed version with H-alpha mixed in with RGB of M82, t he Cigar Galaxy with my newest telescope.

Review of the telescope is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-YX...

#astronomy #astrophotography #space

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Triangulum Galaxy through Webb Telescope Unlocking the Mysteries of the Triangulum Galaxy through Webb Telescope

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Triangulum Galaxy through Webb Telescope - To know what Webb discovered today, visit https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com and Explore Universe with this beginners telescope --> https://amzn.to/3JaxN9u #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space