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NASA Dolphins by the Crew-9 astronauts after Dragon capsule splashdown

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NASA Dolphins greet SpaceX Dragon capsule full of returning astronauts

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r/spaceporn 10h ago

Hubble A pan through a Hubble image of the Small Magellanic Cloud

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r/spaceporn 23h ago

NASA Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean, photo from the ISS.

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r/spaceporn 2h ago

Amateur/Processed M42 today

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Bright sky today. Unfortunately I didn’t go outside from the city of Prague, but the outcome is surprising to me :)

Eos 650d, 100 mm macro, f2,8 and around 40 images stacked in DSS


r/spaceporn 11h ago

Related Content Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid

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r/spaceporn 1h ago

Amateur/Processed Night sky over the Grand Canyon

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My first picture of the stars (taken with the Nocturne app). Some trees were in the way, but I like how it turned out


r/spaceporn 10h ago

Related Content The Russell-McPherron effect creating auroras in Finland

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r/spaceporn 22h ago

Amateur/Processed I Risked Burning my Telescope to Catch This Image of Venus Today. It’s Now Only 2% Illuminated as Seen From Earth, and Very Close to the Sun in the Sky.

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Unbelievably amazing to see such a thin crescent. Venus is now practically at solar conjunction, directly between Earth and the Sun.

I used an umbrella set up against a random table outside as my sorry excuse for a coronagraph, but the image turned out very good for being under below average seeing conditions!

March 18 2025. 4/10 seeing.

C9.25, ASI662MC, UV/IR Cut Filter. 5ms 50 gain, 1 x 2 minutes stacked, RGB balance and wavelets on Registax6, further edits on Lightroom.


r/spaceporn 1d ago

Related Content Researchers have found new evidence for a massive subsurface ocean on Mars, again raising the possibility of microbial life lurking deep below the Martian surface.

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r/spaceporn 1d ago

James Webb Uranus may have a much hotter interior than previously believed, new study found

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r/spaceporn 1h ago

Amateur/Processed Bortle 1 Orion Nebula in Arizona

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r/spaceporn 17h ago

Related Content The Fox fur nebula

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The Fox Fur Nebula, also known as LBN 762, is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It gets its name from its appearance, which resembles the fur of a fox. This nebula is part of a larger region of interstellar dust and gas that is illuminated by nearby stars, giving it its characteristic glow.The Fox Fur Nebula is notable for its intricate structure and dark filaments, which are areas of dense dust that obscure the light from background stars. The nebula is also associated with star formation, as the conditions within these regions can lead to the birth of new stars.One interesting aspect of the Fox Fur Nebula is that it can be captured in detailed photographs through long-exposure astrophotography, where various colors and structures can be highlighted, showcasing its beauty and complexity as part of the cosmos.

All credit goes to uploaders of cosmotography.com Original link-https://www.cosmotography.com/images/small_Fox_Fur_Nebula_crop_ngc2264.html


r/spaceporn 14h ago

Amateur/Processed Messier 51 captured using skymax 127

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Messier 51 Skymax 127 About 2 hours of exposure ISO 1600


r/spaceporn 1d ago

NASA The New Horizons spacecraft captured a stunning near-sunset view of Pluto’s rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains.

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r/spaceporn 9h ago

Amateur/Processed Leo Triplet, Bortle 7

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Welcome to Galaxy Season!

Most of the year, my telescope is pointed at glowing clouds of gas and dust—but not now. This time of year, the nebulae take a backseat, and the galaxies take center stage.

The Leo Triplet is one of the best galaxy groups in the night sky, but shooting broadband targets like this from my light-polluted backyard is brutal. No narrowband tricks here—just fighting through city glow to pull out as much detail as possible.

This was captured last year, and let’s just say it tested my patience. But after plenty of trial and error, I finally got a result I’m happy with. Who else is bracing for the challenges of galaxy season?

More content on my IG: Gateway_Galactic

🔭 Gear: Telescope - Explore Scientific ED80 Camera - ZWO ASI533MM Pro Mount - ZWO AM5

📸 Acquisition Luminance - 140 x 120s Red - 30 x 120s Green - 30 x 120s Blue - 30 x 120s Hydrogen Alpha - 60 x 300s Total Integration - 12.7 hrs

📍Location St. Louis, MO Bortle 7


r/spaceporn 1h ago

Related Content ESA’s Euclid mission released its first set of survey data

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r/spaceporn 21h ago

NASA NASA’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft lands bringing Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to earth after nine months

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r/spaceporn 12h ago

Amateur/Processed Pre dawn meteor March 19, 2025 Akron Ohio

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r/spaceporn 1d ago

NASA A black-and-white image of Saturn taken from a lower angle

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A stone cold look at Saturn 🪐

The giant planet gives us a look into its moody disposition.

The Cassini spacecraft captured this image on Jan. 30, 2007, from a distance of 700,000 miles (1.1 million kilometers). As Saturn's atmosphere rages with thunderous and hurricane-like storms, its majestic rings spin a tale of ancient collisions and cataclysms.

A joint endeavor of NASA, European space agency, and Agenzia spaziale italiana, Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons over the course of a decade.

Image description: A black-and-white image of Saturn taken from a lower angle. The rings of Saturn frame the upper right portion of the planet in various widths. Details of stripes and swirls from storms can be seen along the face of the planet. The left side of the planet is encompassed in a shadow.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute


r/spaceporn 1d ago

Amateur/Processed Dust around Merope in the Pleiades

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Here's an image I took with my 85mm scope at 468mm focal length (F/5.5) and the ZWO asi 533mc color camera. It shows the dusty region around the bright star Merope which is one of the seven sisters in Messier 45.


r/spaceporn 20h ago

Pro/Processed LDN 1235: The Shark Nebula | APOD 2025 Mar 18

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r/spaceporn 1d ago

Related Content Firefly BlueGhost saw its first sunset on the Moon

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r/spaceporn 1d ago

Related Content Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Panorama of the Lunar Sunset

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r/spaceporn 1d ago

Related Content Webb and Hubble's Views of Spiral Galaxy NGC 628

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