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The Galactic Center

Pictured above, in greater detail and in more colors than ever seen before, are the combined images of the Hubble Space Telescope in near-infrared light, the Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory in X-ray light.

A menagerie of vast star fields is visible, along with dense star clusters, long filaments of gas and dust, expanding supernova remnants, and the energetic surroundings of what likely is our Galaxy’s central black hole.

Credit: NASA, ESA, SSC, CXC and STScI

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Tree of the Universe (by peterlik)

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Pleiades and Dust

Copyright: Stanislav Volskiy

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Sky Rotation at Teide Observatory

by Stefan Seip

A Perseid meteor streaks the sky above Teide Observatory of Tenerife, Canary Islands. In this several minutes long exposure image stars trail around the north celestial pole near to the location of Polaris or the North Star in our sky.

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Deep Purple Northern Lights

Skywatcher Yuichi Takasaki took this photo of deep violet hues in an auroral display. Multiple exposures are made to collect enough light for an image that would otherwise not be evident to the eye.

CREDIT: Yuichi Takasaka/TWAN,SPACE.com

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Milky Way (by Mariusz Sikorski)

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“Follow wise Orion

Till you lose your eye,

Dazzlingly decamping

He is just as high. -Emily Dickinson

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Vesta: A Very Different Point of View

This is a landscape pointing roughly south; the stars and the Milky way are reflected on the calm water of a small river. Among them, if we zoom in and increase the contrast, we can find Vesta

“It is quite amazing to me the technology that allows to send a probe and capture the wonderful pictures of Vesta you are displaying.. and also, allows a normal camera to capture such a dim light reflected by a small body so far away.” ~ Manel Soria Guerrero

Copyright: Manel Soria Guerrero

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Sparkle Motion

The bioluminescent algae Noctiluca scintillans is also known as “sea sparkle” because of its magical appearance. These dinoflagellates become illuminated when they are disturbed by motion in the water — whether it’s the result of natural waves or a fish swimming by. The above romantic “light display” was created by the photographer moving an object through the water in a heart shape.

Credit: ArtTomCat | shutterstock

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The Milky Way over the island of La Palma, Spain

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