NGC 1365, Island Universe

IC 405 Flaming Star © cosmic_background

NGC 6727, Stardust

Vela Supernova Remnant

Nebulae are awesome

The Omega Nebula © chucksastropho1

Exmouth Hybrid Solar Eclipse, Western Australia

Nikon d5500 - 300mm - f/9 Partial stage - ISO 200 - 1/4000s Totality stage - ISO 100 - 1/320s Corona - ISO 100 - 21 x 1/320s Baader solar filter

Hubble Captures a New View of Galaxy M90 by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

This winter snow angel is out of this world! The Hubble Space Telescope captured this festive image of the bipolar star-forming region Sharpless 2-106. A massive, young star, IRS 4 is responsible for the furious star birth we see in this nebula. Twin lobes of super-hot gas, glowing blue in this image, stretch outward from the central star. This hot gas creates the “wings” of the celestial angel.

A ring of dust and gas orbiting the star acts like a belt, cinching the expanding nebula into an hourglass shape. Hubble's sharp resolution reveals ripples and ridges in the gas as it interacts with the cooler interstellar medium.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).

ALT TEXT: Looking somewhat like an angel with outstretched wings, this blue-and-orange star-forming region is set against a black background punctuated by bright stars of various sizes. Some of the stars are white, while others are orange, and one in the bottom-right corner is bright red. Many of these stars have starburst-like diffraction spikes. The “angel’s” long wings are cavities outlined in a feathery pattern of blue and white. Its flowing, “dress” is a triangular, orange area of denser, dustier gas that trails off into the blackness of space. At its waist is a bright white-and-orange, centrally located star.

The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant Image Credit: Neil Corke

This is just awesome!!! I love the beauty of the universe

Alghero - Sardinia - Italy (by Christian) 

NGC 6334, Cat's Paw