IC-1396, The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula By CosmicWreckingBall

Hyades Star Cluster

The Milky Way over St Michael’s Mount [1080 x 1350] by Radical404

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NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud - [2913x2865] by ThatsBushLeague

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Hale-Bopp: The Great Comet of 1997 : Only twenty-five years ago, Comet Hale-Bopp rounded the Sun and offered a dazzling spectacle in planet Earth’s night skies. Digitized from the original astrophoto on 35mm color slide film, this classic image of the Great Comet of 1997 was recorded a few days after its perihelion passage on April 1, 1997. Made with a camera and telephoto lens piggy-backed on a small telescope, the 10 minute long, hand-guided exposure features the memorable tails of Hale-Bopp, a whitish dust tail and blue ion tail. Here, the ion tail extends well over ten degrees across the northern sky. In all, Hale-Bopp was reported as visible to the naked eye from late May 1996 through September 1997. Also known as C/1995 O1, Hale-Bopp is recognized as one of the most compositionally pristine comets to pass through the inner Solar System. A visitor from the distant Oort cloud, the comet’s next perihelion passage should be around the year 4380 AD. Do you remember Hale-Bopp? via NASA

Centaurus A - NGC 5128

The Day the Dinosaurs Died

A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.

hey, @bunjywunjy - this might be your jam (and any other dinosaur enthusiasts, it’s a heck of a read)

Star Cloud Region Around the Wild Duck Cluster by dashdashdotdotdotdot

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On 26 September 2014 Planet Earth’s Sun “erupted with a twisted blob of plasma that was part of a coronal mass ejection blasted into space…This would not appear to be directed towards Earth….The material seen here is ionized Helium at 60,000 degrees C [108,032 degrees Fahrenheit].” [1228 x 1228] by trot-trot

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