markmccaughrean, 4 days ago to Astro

Even though night mode on the iPhone is capable of seeing pretty faint stars, some times it’s nice to have a bit of cloud to block them out & make the constellations more visible 🤷‍♂️

Here’s the Ursa Major (the plough or big dipper) over the Peterstal, with its famous “arc to Arcturus” along the handle to the left 🧸

Night night 😴

#Astrodon #Photography #Space

andrealuck, 4 days ago to space

Noctis Mons 🌋 and Labyrinthus

Click to zoom in as the image is 4500x2531!
Full size & all info https://flic.kr/p/2pWe2KL

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission
2015-01-20 Altitude: 10392 km
Bayer Filter
This is a mosaic of 4 images

Credit: ISRO/ISSDC/MOM/AndreaLuck
Product IDs:
20150120T151200449
20150120T150101436
20150120T144959422
20150120T143859409

Image created processing data publicly available on: https://mrbrowse.issdc.gov.in/MOMLTA/

#Mars #Space #Astronomy #Mangalyaan #Solarocks #Astrodon

franco_vazza, 5 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to Julia

How a rich cluster of galaxies is born in an Enzo simulation by former PhD Stud. Matteo Angelinelli, rendered in #Julia
#SimulatedUniverses #astronomy #astrodon

andrealuck, 6 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to space

My catch of Io as seen from Earth by LBTO!

Full size & More info: https://flic.kr/p/2pVYYA6

Credits:
Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY
Image data: INAF/LargeBinocularTelescope Observatory/Georgia State University
IRV-band observations by SHARK-VIS@LBT [P.I. F. Pedichini]

North is Up
Time: January 9, 2024
Filters:
I 685-825 nm
R 552-687 nm
V 495-605 nm
Study and more info: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL108609

#Io #Jupiter #Space #Astronomy #Astrodon #Solarocks