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The Eye of God

The Helix Nebula, often referred to as the "Eye of God," is a breathtaking cosmic marvel. Located about 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, it resembles a vast, colorful eye gazing back at us. This large, vibrant planetary nebula was formed by the release of gas from a dying white dwarf star.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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Airglow

Nov 03

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The faint greenish glow seen in this image comes from a phenomenon called airglow—a natural emission of light by the Earth’s atmosphere. Unlike auroras, which are driven by solar activity and seen mainly at polar regions, airglow is a constant phenomenon but is typically too faint to be noticed with the naked eye except in very dark conditions.

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The Flame Nebula

Oct 29

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In the Flame Nebula, intense radiation from a cluster of massive stars is carving out a cavity in the surrounding dust. At the center of this nebula lies a massive star, around 20 times more massive than the Sun. Though deeply embedded in dust and mostly hidden from view, this star emits bright ultraviolet light that energizes the surrounding gas and dust, causing it to glow in infrared wavelengths.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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St Nectan’s Glen

Oct 27

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This mystical place is said to be a “thin place,” where the boundary between worlds is fragile, allowing nature spirits, or fae, to roam. Legends tell of St. Nectan blessing the waters here, and visitors often leave offerings, enhancing its enchanting aura 🧚🏻‍♀️🍄

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The Lagoon Nebula

Oct 22

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Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, this bright star-forming region is located about 5,000 light-years from Earth.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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The Causeway

Oct 22

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As the tide diminishes, the causeway reveals itself, whilst overhead the Milky Way cascades in all its majesty over St. Michael’s Mount ✨🌊🧜🏻‍♀️

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Crescent Nebula

Oct 20

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NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is an about 25 light-years across blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. ✨
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Data curated by Telescope Live 🔭
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• Telescope: FSQ-106ED
• Camera: FLI PL16083
• Location: Oria, Almeria, Spain
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• 72x 600s Ha
• 75x 600s Oiii
• 74x 600s Sii
• Total integration: 36 hours

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Belle Tout Lighthouse

Oct 20

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Whispers of dusk

Oct 19

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The Rim Nebula

Oct 19

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Crescent Nebula

Oct 18

richardleighton

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is a 25-light-year-wide emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. This ‘cosmic bubble’ owes its striking appearance to a central Wolf-Rayet star, which pushes hydrogen and oxygen atoms outward ✨
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—— Behind-the-image 📷 ——
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Data curated by @telescope.live 🔭
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• Telescope: FSQ-106ED
• Camera: FLI PL16083
• Location: Oria, Almeria, Spain
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—— Details ——
• 72x 600s Ha
• 75x 600s Oiii
• 74x 600s Sii
• Total integration: 36 hours

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Galactic storm

Oct 18

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The galactic core over the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows) located within the Teide National Park, Tenerife 🌋 ✨

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Orion over Belle Tout Lighthouse

Oct 17

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Zapatilla de La Reina

Oct 05

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Or “Queen’s Shoe” is a famous geological arch, located on Mount Teide, is made of phonolite that has been shaped by weathering for thousands of years.

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