The Cat&the Moon by VegaStar2012 on Flickr.
Blowing bubbles in the Carina Nebula by europeanspaceagency on Flickr.
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The Carina Nebula, by ESA’s Herschel space observatory. The image shows the effects of massive star formation – powerful stellar winds and radiation have carved pillars and bubbles in dense clouds of gas and dust.
The image covers approximately 2.3 x 2.3 degrees of the Carina Nebula complex and was mapped using Herschel instruments PACS and SPIRE at wavelengths of 70, 160, and 250 microns, corresponding to the blue, green, and red channels, respectively. North is to the upper left and east is to the lower left.
Credits: ESA/PACS/SPIRE/Thomas Preibisch, Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.
Venus and the Earth, seen from the ISS by europeanspaceagency on Flickr.
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In preparation for the Venus transit event on 5-6 June 2012, André Kuipers captured this image of the Earth’s atmosphere and Venus, the bright star just right of centre, above the Earth.
The event, the second of two transits, only happens once every 112 years
Credits: ESA/NASA
HAZY MOON… by GUUGI BUEB on Flickr.
M51lrgb100120120120_ by write_adam on Flickr.
Epic Sunset by Irishphotographer on Flickr.
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Messier 78 and Horsehead Nebula with FSQ-106ED and Reducer QE 0.73x December 2011 Light Version by hirocun on Flickr.