Celestial Collection (#44)

Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313
NGC 1313 bears resemblance to the Magellanic Clouds, the disturbed dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. It is also known as a starburst galaxy evidenced by clouds of brilliant

The Heart and Soul Nebula
IC 1805 and IC 1848 Nebula, also known as the Heart and Soul Nebula

A mixture of colorful stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies

A spaceship blazes its way through space with ion propulsion

A colorful section of alien space in our galaxy

NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in Cepheus. NGC 6946 is one of the nearest giant spiral galaxies beyond the local group

Glowing tents under the Milky Way in the mountains of Russia
Glowing tents under the Milky Way in the mountains of Lago-Naki plateau, Russia

Star Trails, Milky Way and Green Aurora
January 21, 2009 - Star Trails, Milky Way and Green Aurora, Kathleen Lake, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada

NGC 7380 in Hubble-palette colors

Widefield view of dark nebulae in the Aquila constellation
Widefield view of Barnards E, the Double Dark nebula Barnard 142 and 143, a pair of dark nebula in the Aquila constellation

A blooming iris flower under the the rising moonlight and Milky Way
Spring has flowered in Tibet plateau of China, as seen in this single fisheye view from Yamdrok Lake, 4500m above sea level

The Lobster Nebula in Scorpius
NGC 6357, the Lobster Nebula in Scorpius

Ghostly glows of a truly dark Sky
A 180 degree panorama showing the zodiacal light (at right in the west), the Milky Way, the zodiacal band across the frame at top

Mars, Saturn & Milky Way over ranch corral
August 27-28, 2014 - Mars (bottom) and Saturn in conjunction at right, and the Milky Way at left, in deep blue twilight over the old corral of the 76 Ranch in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan

Open cluster Messier 38 in the constellation Auriga with nearby nebulosity and small cluster NGC 1907

IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia

Mosaic of the southern Milky Way from Orion to Vela
Mosaic of the southern Milky Way from Orion (right) to Vela (left) taking in Carina and Crux (center)

Adora, Goddess of the Heavens, spreads stars, planets and moons throughout the universe

Narrowband image of Thackerays Globules and IC 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula

The Trifid Nebula located in Sagittarius

The Ghost Nebula, vdB 141 in the constellation Cepheus
The Ghost Nebula, vdB 141, is a reflection nebula and isolated bok globule in the constellation Cepheus. Also Known as Sh2-136

A starry sky over the Himalayas in Tibet, China. On the left (south) the bright central bulge of the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius

The Rho Ophiuchus area in Sagittarius
Nebula around Antares in the Rho Ophiuchus area of Sagittarius

Amateur astronomers at a star party in Crowell, Texas
Amateur astronomers become active on a clear night at a star party in Crowell, Texas

Capricorn is the tenth astrological sign of the Zodiac. Its symbol is the sea goat

Messier 83 and its northern stellar tidal stream
The M83 stellar tidal stream. The image shows a portion of Southern Pinwheel Galaxy northern stellar tidal stream with numerous resolved stars

Panorama of the southern night sky in Australia
April 11, 2014 - Panorama of the southern night sky in Australia, showing the Milky Way all the way across the sky with the centre of the galaxy directly overhead

Galaxies NGC 3166 and NGC 3169 in the constellation Sextans

Astronomer with telescope looking at the Milky Way in the Atacama Desert, Chile
Astronomer with a telescope looking at the Milky Way in the Atacama Desert, Chile

The Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy will collide into one super galaxy
In billions of years the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy will collide into one super galaxy

Star trails and moonbow over Bow Falls on the Bow River in Banff, Alberta, Canada
The stars of the northern sky circling in star trails over Bow Falls, on the Bow River in Banff, Alberta. A faint moonbow can be seen at right oer the falls

April 7, 1997 - Come Hale-Bopp

Clusters of young stars in the North American Nebula
This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America Nebula. In visible light, the region resembles North America, but in this infrared view, the continent disappears

The Milky Way center aglow with dust
January 10, 2006 - The Milky Way Center Aglow with Dust. Our Milky Way is a dusty place. So dusty, in fact, that we cannot see the center of the galaxy in visible light

Swirls of gas and dust reside in this region of star formation inside the Large Magellanic
Swirls of gas and dust reside in this ethereal-looking region of star formation. This majestic view, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), reveals a region where low-mass

IC 342 intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. This image captured with a telescope and a scientific CCD camera

The Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens
M16, the Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens

The Bubble Nebula, an emission nebula in Cassiopeia
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia

Southern Sky star trails over Banksia Trees, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

IC 2944, a large H II region in the constellation of Centaurus
IC 2944, a large H II region (star forming cloud) in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The bright blue star near the center is Lambda Centauri

Westerlund 2 star cluster in Carina
Westerlund 2 (Gum 29), star cluster in Carina. Westerlund 2 is remarkable for the presence of one of the most massive stellar systems known, WR20a, seen as an eclipsing binary system

IC 1805 in Cassiopeia

A large bristlecone pine in the Patriarch Grove bears witness to the rising Milky Way, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California

The double star Albireo in the constellation Cygnus
The Leo Triplet, also known as the M66 Group, is a small group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, the M66, and the NGC 3628

The Moon, Venus, Mars and Spica in a quadruple conjunction in Azul, Argentina

Cosmic image of the universe

The Dumbbell Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula
The Dumbbell Nebula (NGC 6853), a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula

Milky Way with reflection of stars over Lake Elton salt lake in Russia
360 panorama of the Milky Way with reflection of stars over Lake Elton salt lake in Russia

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