https://www.europesays.com/uk/?p=13854 James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Neptune’s auroras #Nasa #Research #Science #Space #Telescope #UK #UnitedKingdom

A new edit & crop of the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy captured with my #Vespera2 #telescope on 28th Feb.
This spiral #galaxy is 31 million light years away and colliding with the Seyfert 2 galactic nucleus.

APOD from 2025-04-11

The ISS Meets #Venus

A video from Shoreline, Washington captured Venus and the ISS in daylight on April 5. Despite appearing similar in size, the ISS is much closer at 400 km away, while Venus is nearly 45 million kilometers distant.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250411.html#space #astronomy #telescope #planet #earth

Rounding out the set, here's a capture of the moon with my new mono setup. The sensor is so much smaller on the 585 camera, so I don't need to swap in a Barlow lens for extra magnification. This image was captured using the luminance filter only.

Details: https://www.astrobin.com/614epp/

I got a new monochrome astro camera! This means that I use filters to capture the different colors/wavelengths of light and then combine them in post-processing. This image is a broadband image, so I use red, green, blue, and a clear filter called luminance. This is 16 subs on each filter (+ an extra red because I was messing around) for a grand total of 3h15m of exposure time.
Details: https://www.astrobin.com/duuvbr/

APOD from 2025-04-10

38 Hours with the M81 Group

Over 38 hours, a garden #telescope captured the M81 #galaxy group. Dominant M81 boasts spiral arms and a bright core, while cigar-shaped M82 shows intense star formation due to their billion-year gravitational tussle. Eventually, they'll merge into one galaxy. The image also features NGC 3077 and distant integrated flux nebulae from our Milky Way.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250410.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth

New comet discovered that is already an easy object in amateur telescopes, and should brighten for the next 3 - 4 weeks. Get your binoculars and cameras ready.

C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

Currently in the morning sky and will transition to the evening sky in late April. (See screenshots for more info and finder charts.)

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-comet-swan-now-visible-in-small-scopes/

APOD from 2025-04-09

HH 49: Interstellar Jet from #Webb

James Webb's #infrared image reveals a Herbig-Haro jet (HH 49) from a forming star system, with glowing shock waves. At the jet's tip lies a distant spiral #galaxy, its blue core and circular rings visible behind the interstellar outflow.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250409.html#space #astronomy #telescope #universe

The Eyes Galaxies (Arp 120) are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 52 million light-years away. They reach their annual culmination at astronomical midnight and are best observed during spring in the northern hemisphere.

Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/arp120

▼ Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion | SkyEye62AM '25

APOD from 2025-04-07

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral #Galaxy

#Hubble's image of flocculent galaxy NGC 4414 helps study its mass, including dark matter, essential for understanding galaxy structure and calibrating cosmic distances.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250407.html#space #astronomy #telescope #universe

What Caused the #IceAges? : Medium

The First #BigData Drop From the #Euclid #Space #Telescope Unlocks a ‘#TreasureTrove’ of #Insights on the #Universe’s #Mysteries : Misc

Is #DarkEnergy Getting Weaker? New #Evidence Strengthens the Case. : Quanta Mag

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

NEW #Astrophoto: Messier 64 - Black Eye Galaxy

#Galaxy Messier 64 in March 2025 – captured with a focal length of 1800mm using the Vixen VC200L and two different cameras.

Full story: https://astrocamp.eu/af1c2

▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a), SkyEye62AM '25

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) started its journey from Duisburg to the Chilean Atacama Desert in January.

Now it has arrived at the 5600 m high Cerro Chajnantor!

The high-tech telescope has two six-meter mirrors and innovative technology.

There should be new insights into the formation of the first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang.
uni.koeln/9RWVG

#UniKöln #UniCologne #Telescope #BigBang #FYST #Atacama (Video)

https://wisskomm.social/@UniKoeln/114273314554083787

For more than five years, the Bernese #CHEOPS #telescope has been providing high-precision data on #exoplanets.
At the beginning of 2025, Christopher Broeg took over the leadership of the #space mission from Willy Benz. Now the two have met for a conversation: https://www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/what_should_i_definitely_not_do/index_eng.html
#unibern #ESA #astrophysics

M44 - The Beehive Cluster.
ZWO Seestar S50.
250mm, f5, 332 exposures of 10’’.
#telescope #telescopes #zwo #zwoasi #zwoseestar #zwoseestars50 #seestar #seestars50 #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepsky #deepspace #milkyway #cluster #opencluster #m44 #beehive #beehivecluster