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Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(20 Apr) Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the ’Crystal Ball Nebula’ </p><p>The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the ’Crystal Ball Nebula’ NGC 1514, a planetary nebula studied since the late 1800s. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/teb90" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/teb90</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/sKwNq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/sKwNq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/17o56" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/17o56</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Galaxy bot<p>PGC1331809: <a href="https://sga.legacysurvey.org/group/PGC1331809" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sga.legacysurvey.org/group/PGC</span><span class="invisible">1331809</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(19 Apr) Universe may revolve once every 500 billion years — and that could solve a problem that threatened to break cosmology </p><p>A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/76j62" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/76j62</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/fp1Fm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/fp1Fm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/wuxiy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/wuxiy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Zorz Studios<p>Incredible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DyingStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DyingStar</span></a> shows how far <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telescopes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telescopes</span></a> have come <a href="https://zorz.it/uDZPX" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zorz.it/uDZPX</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeremyGray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeremyGray</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesWebbSpaceTelescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesWebbSpaceTelescope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Bill Mason 🖖 🎶 📖 🥅<p>"For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a lone black hole — one with no star orbiting it." I had no idea that not finding one paired with a star was a rare event. I always imagine them alone.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lone-black-hole-sagittarius-hubble" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencenews.org/article/lone-b</span><span class="invisible">lack-hole-sagittarius-hubble</span></a></p>
Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Mr Tech King<p>Swiss researchers built an AI that pinpointed 44 star systems likely hiding undetected Earth-like planets. Trained on simulated worlds, this model boasts high precision &amp; could fast-track the hunt for habitable exoplanets.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exoplanets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a></p>
UniversoMagico<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Nebula around SY Cancri</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/nebulosa-entorno-sy-cancri.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/04/neb</span><span class="invisible">ulosa-entorno-sy-cancri.html</span></a></p><p>This excellent image by astronomer Prof. Göran Erik Nilsson shows an intriguing nebula surrounding the star SY Cancri, located in the direction of the Cancer constellation. According to the SIMBAD database, this nebula is produced by a Z Cam nova in the binary star system SY Cnc. Classified as a.....<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Universo Mágico<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Nebula around SY Cancri</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/04/nebulosa-entorno-sy-cancri.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/04/neb</span><span class="invisible">ulosa-entorno-sy-cancri.html</span></a></p><p>This excellent image by astronomer Prof. Göran Erik Nilsson shows an intriguing nebula surrounding the star SY Cancri, located in the direction of the Cancer constellation. According to the SIMBAD database, this nebula is produced by a Z Cam nova in the binary star system SY Cnc. Classified as a.....<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
catherinerhyde<p>Another pairing. These are both globular clusters, though they look very different. M53 on the lower left, NGC 5053 on the upper right. <br><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>
Galaxy bot<p>PGC1052339: <a href="https://sga.legacysurvey.org/group/PGC1052339" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sga.legacysurvey.org/group/PGC</span><span class="invisible">1052339</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a></p>
Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>APOD: 2025 April 20 – The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared <br><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250420.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250420.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOD</span></a></p>
Simone Tranquilli<p>Three images of the solar disk, acquired using three different filters: O-III, Ca-K and the solar ERF, mainly used with the H-Alpha Quark.</p><p>The idea was to compare the results with the simple white light (just the Herschel wedge) and the O-III filter and check for improvements in contrast and details of sunspots and faculae.</p><p>In addition, an image of the central area of the solar disk, with some of the main active regions on those days.</p><p>Follow the link below to see the original mono images in full resolution and read their technical details.</p><p><a href="https://www.localvoid.net/2025/04/20/solar-mosaics-in-different-wavelengths-experimenting-with-filters-25-december-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">localvoid.net/2025/04/20/solar</span><span class="invisible">-mosaics-in-different-wavelengths-experimenting-with-filters-25-december-2024/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ca</span></a>-k <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sunspot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunspot</span></a></p>
catherinerhyde<p>I was so excited to see moonless sky with no fog last night. But 2 1/2 hours later it came slamming back. Still, something is better than nothing. This is a double open star cluster image. This is M36, the Pinwheel (upper left) and M38, the starfish (lower right). <br><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>
Oskar Contreras<p>Some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> observations from this morning as well. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGC6951" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC6951</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGC7217" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC7217</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unistellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unistellar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/odysseypro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>odysseypro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateur</span></a></p>
Galaxy bot<p>ESO246-015: <a href="https://sga.legacysurvey.org/group/ESO246-015" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sga.legacysurvey.org/group/ESO</span><span class="invisible">246-015</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a></p>
Thomas Hanrath<p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Messier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messier</span></a> 91 is a barred spiral <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> in the constellation Coma Berenices, located about 60 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 22nd.</p><p>Detailed Information: <a href="https://astrocamp.eu/m91" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">astrocamp.eu/m91</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>▼ Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion | SkyEye62AM '25</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophoto</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nightsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightsky</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/telescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telescope</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/clearsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clearsky</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>
Marcus WißmannGerätschaft: Scopos Observer 80 f/6 Achromat mit Baader Herschelkeil, Baader Continuum-Filter und ASI 178MM. Mit den 480mm Brennweite passt die Sonne komplett auf den Sensor der ASI 178MM. Aufnahmezeit 60s bei ca. 50 FPS, davon die besten 5% gestackt und automatisch geschärft mit Autostakkert!4, inkl. Drizzle 1,5. Nachbearbeitung (Kontrast und Farbe) mit GIMP.<br><br><a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/photos/marcuse/image/d4aa0815-159b-43d3-bbf8-3a24173a26d4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><br><br>#<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=sun" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sun</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=sonne" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sonne</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=sunspots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sunspots</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=sonnenflecken" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sonnenflecken</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=astronomy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">astronomy</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=astronomie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">astronomie</a>