It truly is the most becoming color for woman and child alike; a vision where the most primal aspects of our past meet the aspirations of the far future: my very own "Baby blue nebula".

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

What is creating the strange texture of IC 418? Dubbed the Spirograph Nebula for its resemblance to drawings from a cyclical drawing tool, planetary nebula IC 418 shows patterns that are not well understood. Perhaps they are related to chaotic winds from the variable central star, which changes brightness unpredictably in just a few hours.

#astrophotography
#nebula
#IC418
#APOD

APOD from 2025-04-28

Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles

Glowing gas and dust clouds adorn the young stars of NGC 3572 in Carina, 9,000 light-years away. Spanning 100 light-years, this image captures the #Hubble palette colors of Gum 37's natal cloud, with dense areas possibly birthing new stars. Over time, gravity and supernovae will disperse the cluster.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250428.html#space #astronomy #nebula

#IC418: The #Spirograph #Nebula
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250427.html

APOD from 2025-04-27

IC 418: The Spirograph #Nebula

The Spirograph Nebula (IC 418) displays mysterious patterns possibly due to its central star's chaotic winds. Once like our Sun, it evolved from a red giant to shedding its outer layers, leaving a core that will become a white dwarf. Located 2000 light-years away, this #Hubble image captures its enigmatic glow.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250427.html#space #astronomy #telescope

3d / abs(z)^3 + c #buddhabrot

Beautiful emission #nebula NGC 6164 was created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type #star, some 40 times as massive as the Sun.

Seen at the center of the cosmic cloud, the star is a mere 3 to 4 million years old. In another three to four million years the massive star will end its life in a #supernova explosion.

#astronomy #astrophotography
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250424.html

Lobster Claw and Bubble Nebulae

Lots happening here - 3 obvious bright emission nebulae and my first Herbig-Harbo object (HH-170), a tiny grey fuzzy reflection nebula surrounding a newborn star just above the centre of the frame.

About 20hr data on these well-known objects in Cassiopeia and Cepheus. Nebulae processed in the HaHOO palette; stars overlayed in real colour.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Lobster-Claw-and-Bubble-Nebulae-020c14613f53c14fe65595fc59141ae3

#NGC6164: A Dragon’s Egg
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250424.html

APOD from 2025-04-24

NGC 6164: A Dragon's Egg

Rare O-type star 40x Sun's mass created NGC 6164, a bipolar emission #nebula with a faint halo, resembling planetary nebulae. At 3-4 million years old, the star will supernova in another few million years. The nebula spans 4 light-years and lies 4,200 light-years away in constellation Norma.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250424.html#space #astronomy

An oil pastel painting of the Helix Nebula, also known as the Eye Of God Nebula. An expanding shell of gas around a dying star.
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#HelixNebula #Nebula #SpaceArt #OriginalArt #Drawing #PastelPainting #OilPastels #PastelArt #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop

This is the Red Spider Nebula located about 3000 LY in the #constellation #Sagittarius

We talked about the #astronomy & #mythology of this #constellation back in season 1 of our podcast, here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/

: https://esahubble.org/images/heic0109a/

This newly reprocessed image released on April 18, 2025, provides a new view of an enormous, 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of cold gas and dust. Despite its size, it’s just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula, also called Messier 16. The Eagle Nebula is one of many nebulae in the Milky Way that are known for their sculpted, dusty clouds.

via photos-of-space

#astrophotography
#nebula
#EagleNebula
#Messier16
#NASA

Using the Easter break to indulge in a guilty pleasure: catching up on “Jet lag: the game” during my spring cleaning.

It’s very comforting to see my nerdy YouTube hero from when I was a baby scientist, Tom Scott, masking up in public transport even though, according to him, he only had very mild symptoms when he caught COVID

#JetLagTheGame #MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne
#Nebula #NebulaTV #SchengenShowdown #SilentSunday

APOD from 2025-04-20

The Orion #Nebula in Visible and #Infrared

The Orion Nebula, visible to the naked eye, is a vibrant mix of young stars, hot gas, and dust. This image combines visible and infrared light from Spitzer #Telescope, revealing shock waves and the Trapezium's bright stars. Spanning 40 light-years, it's 1500 light-years away in our #Galaxy's spiral arm.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250420.html#space #astronomy