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Black Sun and Inverted Starfield

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One week of the sun's rotation.

Pleiades (Messier 45) aka Seven Sisters

Nikon D5300, Samyang 135mm f/2,8, Skywatcher Star Adventurer. ISO 1600, 150x80sec. Seben, Bolu, Türkiye (Bortle 4) Processed in Pixinsight

New Zealand's Cook Strait captured on my first mission to @Space_Station. Despite its small size, the island country has diverse landscapes ranging from mountains and fjords to beaches and rainforest, all of which can be seen easily from above with orbital #astrophotography. https://t.co/JeUxVGOqkx

Venus & The Da Vinci Glow

Today in 1960, TIROS-1 launched and took the first photo of Earth from a weather satellite. One of our curators reflects on the impact of this major U.S. accomplishment: https://t.co/zJhuBZ1C1N https://t.co/UErGOrgTGl

Milky way core from early this morning.

NGC 2174

NGC 2174 I’ll definitely want to get more time on this towards the end of the year once it’s above my horizon again to bring out more detail and color. Only got 28 minutes on this target. NGC 2174 is an H II emission nebula located 6,400 ly away in the Orion constellation. As the hydrogen collapses under its own weight, new stars are being born which ionize and illuminate the surrounding gas. Acquisition: Taken on 3/30/2023 Moon Phase: 62% Scope: Orion 8” f/4 Newt w/ SW Quattro Coma Corrector & EAF Mount: SW-EQ6R Camera: ASI533MC-Pro Filter: 1.25” ZWO UV/IR Cut Guiding: TOAG, ASI290MM, PHD2 Sequenced in NINA Lights: 28 x 60s = 60 m Dithering: None Calibration: 60 flats, 60 dark flats, 30 darks Processed in PixInsight: WBPP, ABE, SPCC, HT, Curves, Crop

Spending time w/ @USArmy learning to fly helicopters w/@NASA_Astronauts Stan Love. Turns out moon landing will need vertical landing displays & tools…fortunately instructors @USAACE Ft Rucker have been doing that for awhile & are helping @NASAArtemis as we design lunar lander https://t.co/J4cEETY32j

I made this on the ceiling inside my car. What do you think?

Olympus Mons to scale

Are you as excited as we are?! In just two days, we get to meet the #Artemis II astronauts who will fly around the Moon! At Goddard, we will support Artemis II for a new era of crewed lunar exploration through communication and navigation services with @NearSpaceNet! https://t.co/YlsLyRkOza

exoplanets are really just "square stars" is among my favorite papers published this April Fools Day

What happened to that NASA intern who found a planet?

Curious as to if he ever got the job at NASA for a big discovery while being an intern. I believe this happened a few years ago.