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2025 November 28 - NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

Posted November 28, 2025 • 00:03:57

In today's image, we see the cCrescent Nebula. This is a nebula around a hot, young Wolf-Rayet star. The strong stellar winds help to expel material...

2025 November 27 - Portrait of NGC 1055

Posted November 27, 2025 • 00:03:57

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy NGC 1055. The galaxy has an extended halo likely from a satellite galaxy which has been disrupted after passing...

2025 November 26 - Globular Cluster M15 Deep Field

Posted November 26, 2025 • 00:03:29

In today's image, we see the globular cluster M15. This deep image composed of over 100 hours of imaging, brings out more detail and allows us to see...

2025 November 25 - Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way

Posted November 25, 2025 • 00:04:01

In today's image, we see Comet Lemmon which was visible earlier this year and is now heading back to the outer solar system. In addition, we see our...

2025 November 24 - Apep: Unusual Dust Shells from Webb

Posted November 24, 2025 • 00:03:38

In today's image, we see unusual dust shells imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. These shells are formed by two orbiting Wolf-Rayet stars which...