This Is The Lobster Nebula! 🦞🦞🦞

This is the Whale Galaxy! 🐳🐳🐳

This galaxy’s strange shape comes from interactions with a smaller dwarf galaxy seen above it. This has resulted in high numbers of supernovae from rapid star formation blow wind and dust out of the galaxy in a “superwind”! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on February 8th, 2021 at 3:57 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! 🎇💫🎊🎆✨

This is the Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula! 🎄🎄🎄

It’s the holiday season! The Christmas Tree Cluster takes up the bulk of this image with its bright, young stars that illuminate the surrounding dust. The Cone Nebula is much smaller and is the protruding cone-shaped item at the mid-bottom leftish of the image with its dark, absorbing gas! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Three telescope on December 13th, 2020 at 00:22 UTC.

So beautiful - I absolutely love the night sky! ✨✨✨

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This is the Tarantula Nebula! 🌈🌈🌈

For some reason, this photo really highlighted the red and blue colors of this nebula - making it look a lot more colorful. This huge star-forming region is located in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and has hot gas up to a million degrees in temperature that shape this nebula! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 23rd, 2020 at 2:57 UTC.

This is the Trifid Nebula! ✨✨✨

At the center of this nebula is a group of bright newborn stars that are releasing streams of radiation and sculpting the nebula’s shape. Located next to the famous Lagoon Nebula, the Trifid Nebula is a common target for astrophotographers due to its vibrant colors and high visibility! 💖💖💖

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on June 3rd, 2022 at 1:17 UTC. 

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