This is the 2021 Pink Supermoon!๐๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ
Although this moon is not pink, the nameย โPink Moonโ is named after the pink phlox flower that appears in the spring during the time of this event. This rare celestial event wonโt happen again for another 8 years so be sure to check it out! โจโจโจ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh telescopes on April 26th, 2021.
This is the Tarantula Nebula! ๐๐๐
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! โจโจโจ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 23rd, 2020 at 2:57 UTC.
This is the Trifid Nebula! ๐๐๐
This nebulaโs unique name comes from the 3 dark bands of dust that traverse its center. Despite the nebula itself holding many massive stars, it is no longer undergoing star formation because these highly radiative stars have blown a lot of the dust away! ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on February 5th, 2022 at 8:37 UTC.
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IC 1396, Open Star Cluster
This is the Waxing Gibbous Moon! ๐๐๐
Yesterday, October 16th, wasย International Observe the Moon Night, which meant that Sloohโs telescopes were pointed at the beautiful Moon! Check out more resources to celebrate this exciting day here:ย https://www.space.com/international-observe-the-moon-night-2021ย ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary One telescope on October 16th, 2021 at 23:32 UTC.
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Itโs Monday!
Collection of the 2019 inspirational eevee series.
This is the Skull Nebula! ๐๐๐
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! ๐ป๐ป๐ป
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Three telescope on October 28th, 2021 at 1:57 UTC.
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This is the Crescent Nebula! ๐๐๐
Happy Valentineโs Day! To celebrate, here is a โคredโค emission nebula: its color is created by energized hydrogen. This nebula was formed by a young Wolf-Rayet star blowing stellar wind and when the star became a red giant, it energized the wind! ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) on February 14th, 2021 at 6:51 UTC using the Slooh Canary Two telescope.
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This is Haleyโs Coronet! ๐๐๐
The interaction between the larger spiral galaxy and its dwarf galaxy have created plumes of dust around the duo. The process of the larger galaxy eating the smaller one is actually called galactic cannibalism (spooky)! ๐ป๐ป๐ป
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile Two telescope on January 13th, 2021 at 3:18 UTC.
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This is the Catโs Paw Nebula! ๐พ๐พ๐พ
This nebula is glowing due to the interactions between its hot stars and large molecules known asย polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. This makes it particularly bright in the infrared and a common target for astrophotography in the Milky Way galaxy! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile Two telescope on March 7th, 2021 at 6:38 UTC.
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This is Vega! โจโจโจ
This is the brightest star in the summer constellation Lyra and the 5th brightest star in the night sky. Infrared observations have confirmed a circumstellar disk of dust around this star, similar to the Kuiper Belt around the solar system! ๐๐๐
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on July 5th, 2021 at 22:26 UTC.ย
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