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NOIRLab image of the week

It contrasts the beautiful curve of the Milky Way with the geometric architecture of the recently retired McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P.Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2524a

#MilkyWay #KittPeak #Astronomy #astrophotography #nightskyphotography #photography #Astrodon #Arizona

This Image of the Week contrasts the beautiful curve of the Milky Way with the geometric architecture of NSF's recently retired McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, near Tucson, Arizona. The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope was once the largest solar telescope in the world, standing 33 meters (110 feet) tall with a 60-meter (200-foot) long diagonal shaft that continues underground. As a reflecting telescope, this instrument relied on mirrors to see the skies, and its diagonal bend led towards its 1.6-meter-diameter primary mirror.

Nachtstunden

#Seestadt #Wien

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Das Foto zeigt eine nächtliche Stadtansicht mit modernen Hochhäusern am Ufer eines ruhigen Gewässers. Im Hintergrund ist der Mond zu sehen, der teilweise von Wolken und Kondensstreifen verdeckt wird und einen sanften Lichtschein verbreitet. Die Gebäude sind beleuchtet, und viele Fenster strahlen in unterschiedlichen Farben. Die fast weißen Lichter der U-Bahn-Station Seestadt spiegeln sich klar auf der glatten Oberfläche des Sees wider, was dem Bild eine stimmungsvolle und ruhige Atmosphäre verleiht

How amazing is that? Perseverance, from her vantage viewpoint at Witch Hazel Hill, before sunrise, captures Mars' moon Deimos, in stellar company of Regulus and Algieba in constellation Leo. And we get a nightly view of "Woodstock Crater", at center right.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26556-perseverance-views-deimos-before-sunrise/

#Mars #Deimos #WoodstockCrater #Astronomy #Astrodon #WithcHazelHill #Sol1433 #science #STEM #nightskyphotography #Perseverance #rover #Perseverance

"Waxing gibbous moon"

Photographed from Calgary.

Sony A7R IV | 560mm

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Closeup photograph of a waxing gibbous moon.

Moon over Swinton
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The crescent Moon looks amazing tonight and I just happened to notice the Pleiades in the background. Handheld and almost as shot 😳 #Moon #Stars #NightSky #NightSkyPhotography

A crescent Moon against a black night sky with scattered stars in the background. The crescent is very bright white but the dark area of the surface can also be seen

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Venus and the Goats

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Two goats standing outside in the dark, side lit by an out of frame light source. A bright point source features in the darkening sky.

A couple of shots of Venus and Mercury before it dipped below the roofline #planets #venus #mercury #nightskyphotography #iphonephotography

I had to go back to Sarah Ann Rocks in north west Tasmania, the coastline is stunning and perfectly aligned for a shot of the Milky Way in October. The third image in this set was captured on the first visit in 2022. I believed I could capture a better image, so returned a year later and captured the first two images here. #photography #astro #astrophotography #nightskyphotography #milkyway #milkyway-photography #nature #naturephotography #coast #tasmania #seascape #seascapephotography

The Milky Way with the setting moon over the rugged coastline at Sarah Ann Rocks

The Milky Way with the setting moon from the beach at Sarah Ann Rocks

The first attempt to capture the Milky Way from the beach at Sarah Ann Rocks.

Purple rays

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/f30855ed-23ec-4fdf-8309-e42db1f4a88a

Venus on the move

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/005a1fed-83e1-4d8f-91af-0cf9e747be6a

He's been at it again!!!! Well, the sky was clear so ..... oh and, an #Aurora happened 🥰 #AuroraBorealis #AurorainScotland #Nightskyphotography #scottishskies #Perthandkinross #Alyth #photography

A night sky time lapse image showing a black foreground with scattered lights from houses and low hills. The sky above the horizon is glowing green to varied degrees but there are white streaks like the grooves on a vinyl record caused by the rotation of the Earth. Several hundred photographs all stacked together to give this effect,

NOIRLab image of the week

Gemini North Under a Blanket of Airglow

Release date: Feb. 26, 2025
Full credits and details: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2509a/

I took the liberty to upload its panorama version in this interactive 360° app, give it a spin, it's beautiful: https://www.360cities.net/image/gemini-north-under-a-blanket-of-airglow-360-panorama/vr

#Astronomy #NOIRLab #MaunaKea #stars #milkyway #photography #astrophotography #airglow #nightskyphotography #darkenergy #Hawaii #GeminiNorth #telescope #science #STEM #astrodon #360panorama #360pano

The Milky Way shares the stage with a luminous bubble of green and orange airglow in this panoramic image of Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab. Gemini North (right) is accompanied here by the Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope (CFHT) (left). In this image, you could remove all of the stars, the brilliant stripe of the Milky Way, and the nearby city lights of Hilo, Hawai‘i (far left), and you would still be left with a picture that isn’t completely dark. This is thanks to the persistent light of airglow.

Airglow is primarily caused by sunlight interacting with atoms and molecules in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which allows them to gain excess energy. This excess energy is then released as a particle of light called a photon. The frequencies of the photons determine the captivating colors of airglow. While it’s often difficult to see this light with the naked eye, a camera can capture it, as seen in the photo above. Intersecting the Milky Way is another lucent phenomenon known as zodiacal light with the gegenschein to the right.

This photo was taken as part of the NOIRLab 2022 Photo Expedition to all the NOIRLab sites. Petr Horálek, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. Fulldome and extended view versions of this photo also are available.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

We even had some northern lights one evening :)

#tromsø #norway #nikon #nikonz #northernlights #aurora #auroraborealis #visitnorway #visittromsø #sigma #nikonshooter #stars #photography #nightsky #nightskyphotography

Northern Lights as seen from city center in Tromsø.

One of my first photos of the Milky Way, Idaho, Aug 2024. Shot on iPhone 15. I was thrilled to see it as it’s impossible to view in my light-polluted city. A comfort to know it exists beyond the reach of our cruelty and stupidity.

#milkyway #astrophotography #nightskyphotography #iphonephotography