Last night's sky was very calm so I visited #Andromeda'sParachute - a gravitationally lensed #quasar that appears as 4 lobes in the shape of a parachute around the unseen massive distorting galaxy. A nice capture across the hour. 11 billion years into the past... #astronomy #EAA #astrophotography

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Messier 1 a.k.a. NGC 1952, commonly known as the Crab Nebula, is a supernova remnant located about 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It is the expanding debris of SN1054, a massive star that exploded in 1054 AD, https://g-rv.eu/lL 🔭 #Astrophotography 🔭📷 1/3

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NGC 7023, commonly known as the Iris Nebula, is a bright reflection nebula located about 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. https://g-rv.eu/lQ 🔭 #Astrophotography 🔭📷 1/2

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I captured the Lobsterclaw and Bubble nebulae using specialized filters to render them in the Hubble (SHO) palette. The wonderful colors are akin to those of the infamous space telescope. Thanks, NASA! 🤩 #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography

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This image from the JWST displays the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Jets bursting from young stars crisscross the image, impacting the surrounding interstellar gas and lighting up molecular hydrogen, shown in red. #WorldSpaceWeek #Astrophotography 🔭

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