Life is relative.

Feb 28

(Source: lvciddreams, via stoned-steel)

Feb 15

even though the weather disallowed finding the near earth object

I had one of the greatest nights in a long while.

spaceplasma:

Today…

Feb 13

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Feb 11

okayjesse:

We come in peace

Feb 08

morgondagg:

“Between the old oaks” by Nicolas Le Boulanger

(via ohmysagan)

thenewenlightenmentage:

Halley’s Comet in 1986

I can’t wait for this year’s comets to come around.

galaxyshmalaxy:

arctic nightsky (by John A.Hemmingsen)

Feb 03

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anndruyan:

M31 

Taken with Canon 60D, EF 300mm f/2.8, EXP 400, EXP 800, f/2.8, 335 x 2 min

Mount: Tripod with barn door mount attached. Tracking at 4 rpm.

Total time: 5h35m, two days total. 

Stacked in Registax and processed in GIMP

Feb 02

astronomynerd:

Galaxy Collision in Action (NASA, Chandra, 7/09/09) by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on Flickr.

That moment when you have Jupiter lined up in your telescope….and just before you gaze into the eyepiece, you see the beam of light coming through and realize…

astronemma:

sagansense:

Woah. That beam of light is the collection of photons reaching me…

FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

It’s such an indescribable realization….like….

There really is nothing quite like seeing the universe through a telescope with your own eyes… so much more satisfying than any images you can find in books or on the internet.  

Jan 31

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galaxyshmalaxy:

IC 434, Barnard 33, and NGC 2024 (by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer)

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