Stars Reflect Off A Telescope In The Canary Islands As It Pivots

The Newest & Clearest photo of Pluto.

Jones-Emberson 1 (PK164+31.1)

The lightest (i.e., least massive) known star, OTS 44 [3000 x 2400]

Behemoth Black Hole Found in an Unlikely Place by NASA Goddard Photo and Video

It is so cool to see such photos by beginners made with iPhone and eyepiece: “I know this may not be as good as many other photos but I tried my best with my beginners luck. Equipment : -Skywatcher 8 inch dob (manual) -iphone 7 (held manually) -10 mm eyepiece (super Plossl) Processing : Just photoshopped by -increasing contrast - fixing exposure - balancing whites and blacks Conditions: -very crappy skies (not good transparency) -light pollution: bortle 8-9 (inner city) - Jupiter not at opposition http://ift.tt/2FhOOrZ

Frontispiece. Saturn & a total eclipse.  The solar system.  1852.

Saturn, as seen from Iapetus, painted by Chesley Bonestell.

Caldwell 103 by NASA Hubble

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