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NGC 1977, the Running Man Nebula, is a luminous patch of Orion where starlight and dust put on a color duel. In this LRGB rendition, the nebula’s cool blue glow is a classic reflection nebula signature: fine interstellar dust is scattering the intense light from nearby young stars (most notably 42 Orionis) like a cosmic fog caught in headlights. Woven through that blue are crimson H-alpha emission arcs, where energetic ultraviolet radiation is ionizing hydrogen in the surrounding H II region, causing it to fluoresce in deep red. Dark, smoky lanes and curled wisps carve through the glow, revealing denser dust clouds that both sculpt the nebula and hide parts of it from view. The starfield is sharp and lively, with bright, white-blue stars anchoring the scene while fainter pinpoints recede into the Orion backdrop, giving the whole frame that “window into a busy stellar nursery” feeling. Credit - Astronight - Telescope Live - BMillerData

NGC 1977, the Running Man Nebula, is a luminous patch of Orion where starlight and dust put on a color duel. In this LRGB rendition, the nebula’s cool blue glow is a classic reflection nebula signature: fine interstellar dust is scattering the intense light from nearby young stars (most notably 42 Orionis) like a cosmic fog caught in headlights. Woven through that blue are crimson H-alpha emission arcs, where energetic ultraviolet radiation is ionizing hydrogen in the surrounding H II region, causing it to fluoresce in deep red. Dark, smoky lanes and curled wisps carve through the glow, revealing denser dust clouds that both sculpt the nebula and hide parts of it from view. The starfield is sharp and lively, with bright, white-blue stars anchoring the scene while fainter pinpoints recede into the Orion backdrop, giving the whole frame that “window into a busy stellar nursery” feeling. Credit - Astronight - Telescope Live - BMillerData

NGC 1977, the Running Man Nebula, is a luminous patch of Orion where starlight and dust put on a color duel. #astronight #astrophotograph #astrophotography #space #stars #runningman #ngc1977

21.02.2026 06:13 👍 90 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0
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a rich star field where NGC 6723, a dense globular cluster (upper left), contrasts with IC 4812, a wispy blue reflection nebula (center-right). #astrophotography #astronight credit - TelescopeLive/John Buonomo

01.02.2026 03:12 👍 43 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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Heart of NGC 1333, a dynamic reflection nebula and active star-forming region embedded in the Perseus molecular cloud, about 1,000 light-years away. At its core, a luminous young star bathes the surrounding dust in a cool blue glow #astrophotography #astronight #space astronight/telescope.live

24.01.2026 22:20 👍 33 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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14.01.2026 06:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
IC 359 is a faint reflection nebula embedded in a broad field of high-latitude dust within Taurus. The region is dominated by galactic cirrus: diffuse interstellar dust illuminated by the integrated starlight of the Milky Way. The brown and grey filaments seen here trace extremely low-surface-brightness material, with several denser patches producing localized dark nebulae.

IC 359 is a faint reflection nebula embedded in a broad field of high-latitude dust within Taurus. The region is dominated by galactic cirrus: diffuse interstellar dust illuminated by the integrated starlight of the Milky Way. The brown and grey filaments seen here trace extremely low-surface-brightness material, with several denser patches producing localized dark nebulae.

IC 359 is a faint reflection nebula embedded in a broad field of high-latitude dust within Taurus. The region is dominated by galactic cirrus: diffuse interstellar dust illuminated by the integrated starlight of the Milky Way.
#astrophotography #astronight #space
credits astronight/telescope.live

18.12.2025 01:21 👍 34 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
A restless pocket of the Perseus Molecular Cloud, NGC 1333 glows with reflection nebulae, newborn stars, and dark dust filaments sculpted by stellar outflows. This LRGB capture reveals the region’s blue starlight scattering through dense gas while deep reds trace cold dust and hydrocarbon-rich structures—an active stellar nursery only ~1,000 light-years away.

A restless pocket of the Perseus Molecular Cloud, NGC 1333 glows with reflection nebulae, newborn stars, and dark dust filaments sculpted by stellar outflows. This LRGB capture reveals the region’s blue starlight scattering through dense gas while deep reds trace cold dust and hydrocarbon-rich structures—an active stellar nursery only ~1,000 light-years away.

NGC 1333 glows with reflection nebulae, newborn stars, and dark dust filaments sculpted by stellar outflows. #astrophotography #AstroNight #nebula #space
credits - astronight/telescope.live

06.12.2025 12:27 👍 104 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
LDN 1251, often nicknamed the “Rotten Fish Nebula,” is a dense Bok-globule complex in Cepheus, shaped by ongoing star-formation and powerful interstellar winds. This region is dominated by cold molecular dust that absorbs background starlight, outlined here by faint H-alpha emission and illuminated pockets of reflected starlight. The intricate filaments trace shock fronts, turbulence, and gravitational collapse within the cloud, offering a detailed look at the earliest stages of low-mass stellar evolution.

LDN 1251, often nicknamed the “Rotten Fish Nebula,” is a dense Bok-globule complex in Cepheus, shaped by ongoing star-formation and powerful interstellar winds. This region is dominated by cold molecular dust that absorbs background starlight, outlined here by faint H-alpha emission and illuminated pockets of reflected starlight. The intricate filaments trace shock fronts, turbulence, and gravitational collapse within the cloud, offering a detailed look at the earliest stages of low-mass stellar evolution.

LDN 1251, often nicknamed the “Rotten Fish Nebula,” is a dense Bok-globule complex in Cepheus, shaped by ongoing star-formation and powerful interstellar winds. #astrophotography #AstroNight #nebula #Space
credits -astronight/telescope.live

02.12.2025 07:55 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
LDN 1217 Dusty nebulosity in Cepheus known as the Wolf's Cave Nebula

LDN 1217 Dusty nebulosity in Cepheus known as the Wolf's Cave Nebula

LDN 1217
Dusty nebulosity in Cepheus known as the Wolf's Cave Nebula
#astrophotography #AstroNight #nebula #Space
credits -astronight/telescope.live

29.11.2025 18:23 👍 33 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Nov 11th 2025 Aurora , Merrimack Valley Ma
Nov 11th 2025 Aurora , Merrimack Valley Ma YouTube video by John Buonomo

Nov 11th 2025 from my observatory
@astronight.com #aurora #astrophotography #astronight #solarstorm

13.11.2025 21:54 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
the Lagoon, Trifid, and Cat’s Paw Nebulae glowing in hydrogen-red and electric blue hues. Each cloud of gas and dust is a stellar nursery, where new suns ignite against the dense backdrop of the Milky Way’s core

the Lagoon, Trifid, and Cat’s Paw Nebulae glowing in hydrogen-red and electric blue hues. Each cloud of gas and dust is a stellar nursery, where new suns ignite against the dense backdrop of the Milky Way’s core

the Lagoon, Trifid, and Cat’s Paw Nebulae #astrophotography #astronight #nebula #space #telescope.live #jbuonomo Credit Jbuonomo/Telescope.Live

11.11.2025 03:11 👍 32 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Messier 81 credit jbuonomo telescope.live

Messier 81 credit jbuonomo telescope.live

Messier 81 in ursa major
#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict #DeepSpace #Nightscape
#astronight credit Jbuonomo/Telescope.live

02.11.2025 03:50 👍 71 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Messier 33 the Triangulum Galaxy showing off the Hydrogen star forming clouds, 30 hrs of data from Rancho Hidalgo, N.M -CDK17 f/6.8 Proline PL16803
Credits: John Buonomo / TelescopeLive B.Miller

#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights

21.10.2025 03:12 👍 52 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Jacksonville Vt, Aug 28th 2025#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict @astronight.com

Jacksonville Vt, Aug 28th 2025#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict @astronight.com

Jacksonville Vt, Aug 28th 2025 #AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict
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29.09.2025 05:51 👍 75 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
Ongoing Halloween theme images, here is the Skull Nebulae in Auguria also known as IC410, there are a couple of tadpoles if you look closely, telescope.live #AstroPhotography #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #DeepSpace #Nightscape #AstroCommunity #AstroInspired @astronight.com

Ongoing Halloween theme images, here is the Skull Nebulae in Auguria also known as IC410, there are a couple of tadpoles if you look closely, telescope.live #AstroPhotography #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #DeepSpace #Nightscape #AstroCommunity #AstroInspired @astronight.com

Ongoing Halloween theme images, here is the Skull Nebulae in Auguria also known as IC410, there are a couple of tadpoles if you look closely, telescope.live #AstroPhotography #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #DeepSpace #Nightscape #AstroCommunity #AstroInspired @astronight.com

22.09.2025 19:48 👍 63 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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the Witches Head nebula in Orion, getting ready for that time of year
#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict #DeepSpace #Nightscape @astronight.com #astronight

19.09.2025 08:41 👍 135 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 1
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Goat Rock Beach Jenner California
180 degree perpespective

#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict #DeepSpace

08.09.2025 03:42 👍 41 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Goat Rock Beach Jenner California 09/03/2024 Goat Rock Beach Jenner California 09/03/2024 on Momento360 - click to view in 360

Captured last September while visiting goat rock beach in Jenner California

#AstroPhotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWay #LongExposure #AstroArt #CelestialBeauty #AstroNights #StarrySkies #Astrophotographer #AstroWorld #NightPhotography #AstroAddict #DeepSpace #Nightscape

08.09.2025 03:25 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Thank you 🙂

03.08.2025 20:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
✨ Heart of the Galaxy ✨ The Milky Way core in all its dusty, glowing splendor. #MilkyWay #GalacticCore #Astrophotography #NightSky #AstronomyLovers #AstroNight #Starscape #DeepSky #AstroPhotography #CanonAstro #WideFieldAstro

✨ Heart of the Galaxy ✨ The Milky Way core in all its dusty, glowing splendor. #MilkyWay #GalacticCore #Astrophotography #NightSky #AstronomyLovers #AstroNight #Starscape #DeepSky #AstroPhotography #CanonAstro #WideFieldAstro

✨ Heart of the Galaxy ✨
The Milky Way core in all its dusty, glowing splendor.

#MilkyWay #GalacticCore #Astrophotography #NightSky #AstronomyLovers #AstroNight #Starscape #DeepSky #AstroPhotography #CanonAstro #WideFieldAstro

03.08.2025 00:31 👍 87 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 1
Large area of Cepheus Along the Cassiopeia Border captured with a Canon EOS Ra using Samyang f/2.0 135mm 800iso 170 x 3min Bortel 7 Captured 07-12 & 07-19

Large area of Cepheus Along the Cassiopeia Border captured with a Canon EOS Ra using Samyang f/2.0 135mm 800iso 170 x 3min Bortel 7 Captured 07-12 & 07-19

Large area of Cepheus Along the Cassiopeia Border captured with a Canon EOS Ra using Samyang f/2.0 135mm 800iso 170 x 3min Bortel 7 Captured 07-12 & 07-19 #astrophotography #astronight #milkyway #cepheus #IC1396 #space #science #astronomy

19.07.2025 20:05 👍 80 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
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#astronight #aurora #may11th2024 #astrophoto #astrophotography some still images from last year's solar storm on may11th,

17.06.2025 21:01 👍 102 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1
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#timelapsetuesday #astronight #aurora TimeLapse of last year's Solar Storm on May11th 2024 from my Obsevatory

17.06.2025 20:58 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Star Trail Sunday Nubble Light York Beach Me.
#astronight #astrophotography #startrails #space #nighttime #nubblelighthouse #nubble #yorkme

18.05.2025 09:40 👍 34 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Northeastern Massachusetts

06.05.2025 06:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#timelapsetuesday #aurora #astronight #astrophotography #astrophoto #may2024solarstorm Captured during the solar storm on May10th, we are currently under another Aurora Watch .. Look north if you're not clouded over like me #spaceweather #stars

06.05.2025 04:52 👍 54 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
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Astronight Observatory - 03-27-2025 Astronight Observatory - 03-27-2025 on Momento360 - click to view in 360

Star trail Sunday, 360 view of my observatory and my local light pollution :( .. #startrails #stars #astrophotography #astrophoto #space #science #milkyway #astronight #nightscape #VR360 #memento360

05.05.2025 02:24 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Time-Lapse Tuesday! New York Night, Visiting the Catskill Mountains , #timelapse #astronight #astrophotography #astronomy #milkyway #darksky #astronomy #photography #space

30.04.2025 03:02 👍 76 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1
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🦢🐦Will do, but I'll be sure to avoid all the Birds 😉🦅🦢

27.04.2025 23:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Star trails arching about Arch Rock Jenner California

Star trails arching about Arch Rock Jenner California

Star-trail Sunday Goat Rock Beach Jenner Calif #startrails #stars #astrophotography #astrophoto #space #science #milklyway #astronight #nightscape #jennercalifornia #goatrock #archrock

27.04.2025 05:18 👍 124 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 1
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this representation of the same data using a different color mapping, this would mimic how the colors would look by us humans.

26.04.2025 05:24 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0