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Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions - NASA Science

The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of the highest-energy light. They can e

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"Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions" by Jenna Ahart

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Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA

Image taken by Alexandros Maragos

There was a supermoon yesterday (August 19th), which means that the moon appears larger and brighter than usual! Alexandros Maragos took this image as the blue supermoon was approaching its peak at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece. What an incredible image!

Wow - the visible star at the center of the planetary nebula is an A-type giant star. It's the companion of the white dwarf which spawned the nebula itself. (Loved the pic so much I had to read about the object a little).

NGC 1514 // Marc Fischer

Young Stars, Stellar Jets via NASA https://ift.tt/mUE9hQK

via @teunvanderzalm

Skyshark

Man sees what he wants to see, and so it is with the Dark Nebula LDN 1235. This collection of dust in the constellation Cepheus is very reminiscent of a shark. At just 650 light years away, it is just around the corner.

Object type: Dark nebula

Constellation: Cepheus

Total exposure: 720 minutes

Image data:

- RGB 144 x 300s / Gain 100

- 25 flats

- 25 Bias

- 25 Darks

Setup:

- Skywatcher 150/750 F5 PDS

- Omegon 571C

- Skywatcher EQ6R Pro

- Two Asi 178mm as guide cam

Did you know that there are 5 known dwarf planets in our solar system? Everyone knows Pluto, but there is also Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.

Info from: https://www.iau.org/public/themes/pluto/#n6

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