This beautiful spiral galaxy is Messier 88. It is one of the brightest in the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, 50 million light-years from the Milky Way. It measures about 100,000 light-years across, roughly the same as our galaxy. Credit: A. Block et al. #FelizSabado
“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
Orion Nebula (M42), De Mairan's Nebula (M43) & Running Man Nebula (NGC1977). Captured on 6 November 2026 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan (Bortle 9). Seestar S50. 521x20s stacked in Seestar App (Integration time 2 hours 54 mins) & processed in Graxpert, Affinity & ACDSee.
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🚨: Earth has officially completed 'HALF' of its lifespan: it will end with the Sun swallowing us in the future.
Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old and its total estimated lifespan of 9 to 10 billion years.
The Sun has only left 5 billion years!
NGC 457
Newtonian telescope: Celestron 8-inch
Astronomy camera: QHY8L-C at -10°C
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI662MC
Lights: 12 x 300s
Darks: 20
Biases: 50
Flats: 50
Software: Siril, Photoshop, N.I.N.A
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light-years away. At the estimated distance, the region seen here measures about 90 light-years. Credit: J. Groves #FelizMiercoles
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This landscape is in the direction of the constellation Pegasus and contains different celestial objects such as the star-forming region NGC 1333, on the right, or the dark clouds Barnard 3 and 4 in the upper left. NGC 1333 is part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is about 850
This landscape is in the direction of the constellation Pegasus and contains different celestial objects such as the star-forming region NGC 1333, on the right, or the dark clouds Barnard 3 and 4 in the upper left. NGC 1333 is part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is about 850
















