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Helix nebula (NGC 7293).
This is a planetary nebula, a series of shells of gas cast off from a Sun-like star towards the end of its life. The outer layers of the star expand as the core contracts, and they are cast off into space as the core becomes unstable and...
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T/L Tree branches silhouetted against stars rotating in Night Sky, the plough visible
T/L Tree branches silhouetted against stars rotating in Night Sky, the plough visible
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ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) - Interview with Laura Ventura, Paranal Observatory, Chile
The Very Large Telescope array (VLT) is the flagship facility for European ground-based astronomy at the beginning of the third Millennium. It is the world's most advanced optical instrument, consisting of four Unit Telescopes with main...
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The glow from a tent matches the blue streaks of stars moving across the night sky of Big Sur.
The glow from a tent matches the blue streaks of stars moving across the night sky of Big Sur.
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Milky way with Pine trees, Spiral zoom, Night sky stars
Pine trees night sky stars from beneath. Spiral zoom
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MS View of astronomical clock / Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
MS View of astronomical clock / Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
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T/L, MS, stars moving through dark night sky / Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
T/L, MS, stars moving through dark night sky / Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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T/L Jodrell Bank, Observatory, part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester. Lovell Radio Telescope
T/L Jodrell Bank, Observatory, part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester. Lovell Radio Telescope
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WS View of Galaxy in space / Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
WS View of Galaxy in space / Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
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Trifid nebula (M20), optical image.
This nebula is a region of star birth. The red area is an emission nebula, where radiation from hot, newly formed stars ionises the surrounding gas and causes it to glow. The blue area is a reflection nebula, which does not emit light,...
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Amazing Bushes Night Sky Milky Way and Stars Time Lapse 4k
East Coast Bushes and Milky Way
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Structure of a comet, showing its nucleus, coma and its gas (white) and ion (blue) tails
Structure of a comet, showing its nucleus, coma and its gas (white) and ion (blue) tails