Alitheastronomer - Science Rules

needed some stargazing and falling stars. 

make a wish.

#Space: Arp 256, a stunning system of 2 #spiral #galaxies in early stage of #merging http://ift.tt/1CMu20M via @esa

A wanderer dancing the dance of stars and space - the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097

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The stunning Sombrero galaxy (seriously, there should be a blog that’s just photos of the Sombrero galaxy)

Sharpest View of the Andromeda Galaxy, Ever.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest and biggest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — a whopping 69,536 x 22,230 pixels. The enormous image is the biggest Hubble image ever released and shows over 100 million stars and thousands of star clusters embedded in a section of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disc stretching across over 40,000 light-years.

Use the ZOOM TOOL to view in full detail.

(WARNING: May cause existential crisis)

Solipsism syndrome refers to a psychological state in which a person feels that the world is not external to his or her mind. Periods of extended isolation may predispose people to this condition. In particular, the syndrome has been identified as a potential concern for individuals living in space for extended periods of time.

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Orion Nebula taken with:

Optika 650mm-1300mm f/8-16 Cannon T2I 46 half second exposures