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The Brightest Star - EPOD

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It shines in the constellation of Canis Major and is visible from most everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere during the winter months.

National Geographic

The hourglass-shaped nebula Sharpless 2-106 glows in a picture by NASA and taken by the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS in Spain's Canary Islands. #space #nebula

two spiral shaped objects in the sky, one red and one blue with stars on it

APOD: 2009 December 26 - M51 Hubble Remix

M51 Hubble Remix. The pair are about 31 million light-years distant. Not far on the sky from the handle of the Big Dipper, they officially lie within the boundaries of the small constellation Canes Venatici.

an artist's impression of a spiral galaxy

Sombrero Galaxy

Hubble Space Telescope Photos, Hubble Pictures, Images -- National Geographic

Stars in Scorpius, Hubble Telescope

the night sky is filled with stars and trees

Infinity Imagined

"Starseeds" (The Milky Way) by Apichart Sripeng

環境とか農業とか生命とか

The Fairy of Eagle nebula

an image of some very pretty stars in the sky

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Amazing Astrophotography Lets You See Nebulae in 3D

3D rendering of Melotte 15, by JP Metsavainio.

an image of some very pretty stars in the sky with many colors and sizes on it

Astronomy Photo of the Day April 25th, 2013 This is an up-close look at the Tarantula nebula, also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070, a large celestial region that is located more than 170,000 light-years away, and we are currently seeing an upward hike in the number of stars that it is churning out. Interestingly, this is one of the brightest, most energetic nebulae of its type in the immediate vicinity of our home galaxy

the words there's life after this life are surrounded by many stars in the sky

APOD: 2011 September 21 - Pleiades Deep Field

Pleiades Deep Field. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades lies about 400 light years away toward the constellation of the Bull (Taurus).