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Anne Ominous<p>Night sky, Madagascar circa 2018</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a></p>
Беларуская Вікіпедыя<p>Выява дня: Млечны Шлях у небе над Каліфорніяй.</p><p><a href="https://vkl.world/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <a href="https://vkl.world/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://vkl.world/tags/CaliforniaSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaSky</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2025 July 23</p><p>Fireball over Cape San Blas<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Jason Rice<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLa5D4sxVag/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DLa5D4sxVag/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>Have you ever seen a fireball? In astronomy, a fireball is a very bright meteor -- one at least as bright as Venus and possibly brighter than even a full Moon. Fireballs are rare -- if you see one you are likely to remember it for your whole life. Physically, a fireball is a small rock that originated from an asteroid or comet that typically leaves a fading smoke trail of gas and dust as it shoots through the Earth's atmosphere. It is unlikely that any single large ground strike occurred -- much of the rock likely vaporized as it broke up into many small pieces. The featured picture was captured last week from a deadwood beach in Cape San Blas, Florida, USA.</p><p><a href="https://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/faqf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">amsmeteors.org/fireballs/faqf/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/solar-system/</span><span class="invisible">meteors-meteorites/</span></a> <br><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/solar-system/</span><span class="invisible">asteroids/</span></a><br><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231126.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231126.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_nucleus" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_nu</span><span class="invisible">cleus</span></a><br><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190430.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190430.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLa5D4sxVag/?img_index=2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/p/DLa5D4sxVag/?i</span><span class="invisible">mg_index=2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250723.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250723.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Fireball over Cape San Blas</p><p>Have you ever seen a fireball? In astronomy, a fireball is a very bright meteor -- one at least as bright as Venus and possibly brighter than even a full Moon. Fireballs are rare -- if you see one you are likely to remember it for your whole life. </p><p>Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Jason Rice</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APOD</span></a></p>
José Rodrigues<p>J'ai récemment pu photographier la Voie lactée au-dessus de l'île de la Harpe, à Rolle. Car la commune a décidé d’éteindre l’éclairage des quais et de l’île, ce qui permet de réduire la pollution lumineuse. <br>J’ai profité de l’une de mes balades nocturnes, fin juin, pour capturer la Voie lactée sur cette île que j’aime tant. C’est assez spécial de pouvoir faire de l’astrophoto dans la ville où j’ai grandi.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voielactee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voielactee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomie</span></a></p>
Simeon Schmauß<p>I went out last night to try and capture red sprites above a large thunderstorm in the Czech Republic, but sadly without luck. </p><p>Instead I got a decent picture of the milky way above the (light polluted) Bavarian countryside.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nightscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nightscape</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bavaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bavaria</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/alps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alps</span></a></p>
Peter Put🌌 Milkyway landscape photography in Manderscheid Vulkaneifel. 6x2min tracked sky ( <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/ioptronskytracker?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ioptronskytracker</a> ), 1x2min foreground. <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/astrolandscapephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astrolandscapephotography</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/milkywayphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#milkywayphotography</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/milkyway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#milkyway</a> canon70d iso800 <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/sequator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sequator</a> bortle4 sky <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/manderscheid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manderscheid</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/vulkaneifel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vulkaneifel</a>
Daniel Pomarède<p>in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arXiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arXiv</span></a></p><p>The Superclouds of the Local Milky Way</p><p>by Lilly A. Kormann and co-authors<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14883" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2507.14883</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>▶️ check out the interactive 3D visualization of these dust superclouds <a href="https://lillykormann.github.io/superclouds_figures/superclouds/superclouds_surface_k3d.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lillykormann.github.io/supercl</span><span class="invisible">ouds_figures/superclouds/superclouds_surface_k3d.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superclouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superclouds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Tour: <br>A New Panorama of Our Galactic Center</p><p>Credit: <br>NASA/CXC/A. Hobart</p><p>A new panorama from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope provides a stunning view of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. It also reveals threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields, which are weaving a tapestry of energy near the supermassive black hole that resides there.</p><p>Over the course of its mission, Chandra has taken many observations of the Galactic Center. This latest expands Chandra's high-energy view farther above and below the plane of the galaxy — that is, the disk where most of the galaxy's stars reside — than previous imaging campaigns. In the image, we see X-rays with different energies from Chandra in different colors. These have been combined with radio data from MeerKAT, a radio telescope in South Africa.</p><p>The result is intricate to the eye and also contains a wealth of scientific information to explore. For example, researchers identified long and narrow bands of X-rays that they call "threads". These features are bound together by thin strips of magnetic fields. One of these threads points perpendicular to the plane of the galaxy and is about 20 light-years long but only one-hundredth that size in width. (That's about five times the distance between the Sun and the nearest star.) These threads may have formed when magnetic fields aligned in different directions, collided, and became twisted around each other in a process called magnetic reconnection. This is similar to the phenomenon that drives energetic particles away from the Sun and is responsible for the space weather that sometimes affects Earth.</p><p>A detailed study of these threads teaches us more about the galactic space weather astronomers have witnessed throughout the region. <br>[...] <br>More information in ALT-Text</p><p><a href="https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2021/gcenter/animations.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2021</span><span class="invisible">/gcenter/animations.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/EHT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EHT</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/CHANDRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHANDRA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2021 June 2</p><p>The Galactic Center in Stars, Gas, and Magnetism<br> * Image Credit: <br> ** X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass/Q.D. Wang<br><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nasa.gov/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://chandra.harvard.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">chandra.harvard.edu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.astro.umass.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">astro.umass.edu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.astro.umass.edu/people/faculty/daniel-wang" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astro.umass.edu/people/faculty</span><span class="invisible">/daniel-wang</span></a> <br> ** Radio: NRF/SARAO/MeerKAT<br><a href="https://www.nrf.ac.za/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nrf.ac.za/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.sarao.ac.za/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sarao.ac.za/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.sarao.ac.za/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sarao.ac.za/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>What's going on near the center of our galaxy? To help find out, a newly detailed panorama has been composed that explores regions just above and below the galactic plane in radio and X-ray light. X-ray light taken by the orbiting Chandra Observatory is shown in orange (hot), green (hotter), and purple (hottest) and superposed with a highly detailed image in radio waves, shown in gray, acquired by the MeerKAT array. Interactions are numerous and complex. Galactic beasts such as expanding supernova remnants, hot winds from newly formed stars, unusually strong and colliding magnetic fields, and a central supermassive black hole are all battling in a space only 1000 light years across. Thin bright stripes appear to result from twisting and newly connecting magnetic fields in colliding regions, creating an energetic type of inner galactic space weather with similarities to that created by our Sun. Continued observations and study hold promise to not only shed more light on the history and evolution of our own galaxy -- but all galaxies. <br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.02932" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2010.02932</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210602.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210602.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/EHT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EHT</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/CHANDRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHANDRA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
WillHelmSterne sind ja auch nur weit entfernte Sonnen, also irgendwie 'Gegenlicht'!<br> <br> Hier auf dem Zeltplatz vom diesjährigem <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fedicamp?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedicamp</a> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fotovorschlag?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fotovorschlag</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NightSky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediCamp25?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediCamp25</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediCamp2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediCamp2025</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Milkyway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Milkyway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Milchstraße?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Milchstraße</a>
Ram Prakash<p>here's something to help you cope with your monday morning blues ;-)</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscapePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pcnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcnw</span></a></p>
EZ Lorenz 🇺🇸 📸<p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stars</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Reflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reflection</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/NightPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NightPhotography</span></a></p>
Ryan Aw<p>Our final night in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Etosha" target="_blank">#Etosha</a> didn’t go exactly to plan, but we got to witness a rare event - a cloudy Namibian sky 2025 has been unnaturally wet for <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Namibia" target="_blank">#Namibia</a>. Though not wet enough to undo their <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23drought" target="_blank">#drought</a>, it still brought about levels of rainfall not seen in decades <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23timelapse" target="_blank">#timelapse</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23milkyway" target="_blank">#milkyway</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nature" target="_blank">#nature</a></p>
RobertThis was the only night we had clear skies so I was able to capture the Milky Way. Quite a bit of air glow that night. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/milkyway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#milkyway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/milkywaychasers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#milkywaychasers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/milkywayphoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#milkywayphoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympicnationalpark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#olympicnationalpark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beach</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/night?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#night</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stars?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stars</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightskyphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightskyphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightsky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightsky</a>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>The colors of the summer stars.</p><p>Camera intentionally defocused. It's easier to discern colors of dots versus colors of tiny points.</p><p>First photo captures Scorpio, and also the brighter parts of our Milky Way.</p><p>Second photo captures the teapot asterism of Sagittarius, with the brightest part of our Milky Way looking like steam rising out of the teapot's spout.</p><p>These were taken on a fixed tripod.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stars</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Color</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Scorpio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scorpio</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sagittarius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sagittarius</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a></p>
Restless Lip Syndrome<p>I have been slow to look through the SD card on my Sony camera. There are some real gems from this past month. I was hoping to get a shot of Kīluea active and the Milky Way and lo! Super happy about this one.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bigisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigisland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sonyalpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sonyalpha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nightphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nightsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/volcano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volcano</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>✴️ Dark dwarfs lurking at the center of our galaxy might hint at the nature of dark matter</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dark-dwarfs-lurking-center-galaxy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-dark-dwa</span><span class="invisible">rfs-lurking-center-galaxy.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkmatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2023 July 16</p><p>Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt (Venture Photography)<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrNicholasRoemmeltPhotography/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/DrNicholasRoemmel</span><span class="invisible">tPhotography/</span></a><br><a href="https://www.venture.photography/bio" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">venture.photography/bio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>Now this was a view with a thrill. From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps, you can see not only nearby towns and distant Tyrolean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars, nebulas, and the band of the Milky Way Galaxy. What made the arduous climb worthwhile this night, though, was another peak -- the peak of the 2018 Perseids Meteor Shower. As hoped, dispersing clouds allowed a picturesque sky-gazing session that included many faint meteors, all while a carefully positioned camera took a series of exposures. Suddenly, a thrilling meteor -- bright and colorful -- slashed down right next to the nearly vertical band of the Milky Way. As luck would have it, the camera caught it too. Therefore, a new image in the series was quickly taken with one of the sky-gazers posing on the nearby peak. Later, all of the images were digitally combined.</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230716.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230716.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2023 September 27</p><p>STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Theresa Clarke</p><p>Explanation: <br>Not every road ends in a STEVE. A week ago, a sky enthusiast's journey began with a goal: to photograph an aurora over Lake Huron. Driving through rural Ontario, Canada, the forecasted sky show started unexpectedly early, causing the photographer to stop before arriving at the scenic Great Lake. Aurora images were taken toward the north -- but over land, not sea. While waiting for a second round of auroras, a peculiar band of light was noticed to the west. Slowly, the photographer and friends realized that this western band was likely an unusual type of aurora: a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE). Moreover, this STEVE was putting on quite a show: appearing intertwined with the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy while intersecting the horizon just near the end of the country road. After capturing this cosmic X on camera, the photographer paused to appreciate the unexpected awesomeness of finding extraordinary beauty in an ordinary setting.</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230927.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230927.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/milkyway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkyway</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a></p>