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despite everything, you still love madoka magica  (happy 10th anniversary!!)

This is the Pleiades! 💫💫💫

This stunning cluster is the nearest object in the Messier catalog to Earth and is easily visible in the night sky. Each of these stars are almost 40 times brighter than our Sun and are surrounded by a reflection nebula! 🌞🌞🌞

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on October 22nd, 2020 at 22:56 UTC.

am supposed to write a few lines so people at uni can ~gET tO knOw Me~ and the pressure is. on.

like do i make myself look cool to get some friends or do i tell them about the loser i really am??

This is the Eagle Nebula! 🦅🦅🦅

This young cluster of stars and the distinct Pillars of Creation at the center of the nebula are located in the constellation of Serpens. These stars, which were formed in the HII region of this nebula, are very massive: some of them are up to 1 million solar luminosities! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on May 9th, 2021 at 00:36 UTC. 

This is Comet PanSTARRS! 🌠🌠🌠

This gif was created throughout the night of July 25th and you can see the potentially interstellar comet in motion. 

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary One telescope on July 25th, 2022.

This is the Black Eye Galaxy! 🌌🌌🌌

The disk of this galaxy vigorously produces stars with its rapid inflow of mass into the incredibly active black hole at the center. An inner disk produces this galaxy’s distinct dust lane that gives it its name! 🌃🌃🌃

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on March 7th, 2021 at 4:53 UTC.

This is the Flame Nebula! 🔥🔥🔥

The vibrant clumps of gas in this nebula are assumed to be proplyds, which are disks of gas around young stars that may form planets. This appears to be common all throughout the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which not only includes the Flame Nebula but also other famous nebulae like the Horsehead Nebula and the Orion Nebula! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile Two telescope on November 23rd, 2021 at 1:58 UTC.  

February 27, 2021

A week of playing catch-up 

This is the Skull Nebula! 💀💀💀

The glow of this eerie nebula is perfect for Halloween! This planetary nebula has a binary star system with a third star orbiting it. The beautiful colors of this nebula come from the outer layers of a Sun-like star that died in an explosion! 👻👻👻

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Three telescope on October 28th, 2021 at 1:57 UTC.

Slooh just got a massive update so there are more quests - which means more collages of astrophotos!

Here is a collection of some of my best nebulae photos: the Lagoon Nebula, Rho Ophiuchi, Horsehead Nebula, and Dumbbell Nebula! 🎇💫🎊🎆✨