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Gems can only be found under pressure, and NGC 300 can attest to that!

Our galactic neighbor, who glistens 6 million light years away, gives us the perfect perspective to explore galaxies in a deeper sense. The radiating beams of red (sulphur), green (hydrogen), and blue (oxygen) light, gives us more of an insight to what’s happening behind the curtain of dust and gas. Because dust and gas absorb so much light, it’s hard to study the stars directly. We can rely more on the interstellar clouds to understand the framework of the galaxy, so observing in different wavelengths is imperative!

When we see clouds of ionized gas, we can assume that there exists an abundance of young, massive stars because of their ability to produce high-energy ultraviolet radiation. When this high-energy radiation strips the electrons down from the atoms, the surrounding atmosphere creates that glow we find so capturing.

Image Copyright: Team Ciel Austral taken in NASA by @gprimesspace

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3 months ago

No Monday Blues Here!

…Except it’s Monday and there’s blue pictured in this nebula.

The Dumbbell Nebula, glistening 1,200 light-years away, sparked an entire catalog of interstellar objects after its discovery in 1764. What Charles Messier initially thought to be a gaseous planet, turned out to be a unique species of nebulae.

Planetary nebulae (PNe) obtain particular characteristics that set these astronomical objects apart. Their vibrant properties, yet short lived presence make for rare observations. Out of the billions of known stars in our galaxy, astronomers have only accounted for ~3,000. These nebulae arise from “average” stars like our sun! After stars live its life on the main-sequence, stable and generating hydrogen into helium for billions of years, becoming a red giant star and ultimately ceasing fusion, they become a white dwarf. Now living its life as an old, small, yet incredibly dense star, it sheds off its outer layers creating the planetary nebula itself.

With its blue hues of oxygen and red shades of hydrogen, The Dumbbell Nebula will serve as a vessel to extend the astrophysical research of stellar evolution, gas outflows, and the end of a star’s life - even catching a glimpse of the fate of our solar system.

#Messier27 #nebula taken in Dallas, Texas by @gprimesspace

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9 months ago

Stop and smell the flowers!

The Rosette Nebula, an astronomical archive of young stellar structures spanning about 100 light-years across, is a multi-wavelength-emitting star cluster located approximately 5,000 light-years away from our pale blue dot. This celestial library of stellar light is crucial for studying the evolution of young stars. Since this region of cosmic gas and dust produces new stars, it is also classified as a molecular cloud. Molecular clouds are interstellar regions of cold, dense gas where new stars are born.

This particular nebula gets its name from its floral appearance. As you can see, it features a dark center surrounded by a circular wreath of stars, gas, and dust. At the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies NGC 2244, a cluster of gravitationally bound stars. These stars emit rivers of charged particles that sculpt the dense dust and gas from the center of the nebula, chiseling out the dark void you see. The surrounding glowing gas is illuminated by the radiation from nearby stars.

The Rosette Nebula resides in the constellation Monoceros, making it a hidden gem for stargazers during the winter sky. First discovered in the late 18th century, this nebula has long been a favorite of astronomers and astrophotographers due to its intricate details and striking appearance in long-exposure images.

The Rosette Nebula is classified as an emission nebula, meaning it consists of ionized gas that emits various types of radiation. The intense red color characteristic of the nebula comes from ionized hydrogen, while hints of green signify the presence of ionized oxygen. This ionization occurs because of the hot, bright stars that release a copious amount of ultraviolet radiation.

Credit: NASA ADS/arXiv
Image Credit: Jess Haupt, Ennis, TX

#rosettenebula #NGC2244 #celestron taken in Dallas, Texas by @gprimesspace

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2 years ago

My eclipsed moon by @gprimesspace

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a month ago

i saw a lunar eclipse

i saw a lunar eclipse

i saw a lunar eclipse

looks like she’s wearing a hat :’)

i saw a lunar eclipse

Sometimes, I lose touch with my inner space girl and then I remember who tf I am taken in Moon by @gprimesspace

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someday by @gprimesspace

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2 months ago

Just a drop of water in an endless sea by @gprimesspace

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3 months ago

Wishing you Godspeed by @gprimesspace

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3 months ago

missin’ west texas by @gprimesspace

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3 months ago

Moon Day, every day #internationalmoonday

When we learn about the moon, we learn about ourselves.

🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕 taken in NASA by @gprimesspace

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3 months ago

me + venus taken in Venus by @gprimesspace

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Now I see the world in purple, purple <3

Messier 94, a spiral galaxy fueled by gas and rings of star-bursting regions, stuns 16 million lightyears away. It’s a layered image of photos taken in various wavelengths, like X-rays and visible light, and its remarkable hues of purple give astronomers a glimpse into the nature of this galaxy. Layering data allows astronomers to study the dynamics of galaxies that are concealed otherwise, such as detecting neutron stars and black holes. Because these cosmic phenomena don’t emit visible light, observing in X-rays that can detect high energies is incredibly important for astronomers to understand these powerful forces.

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand taken in NASA by @gprimesspace

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