Elephant trunk nebula is located in the constellation Cepheus about 3000 light years away from Earth. 16.5 hours of integration time, SHO version but with different colors than the traditional Hubble palette colors #Astrophotography

Venus, 72 million Km away from Earth, tonight it’s 34.4% illuminated. #Astrophotography

Horsehead and the bright nebula NGC2023 up-close #Astrophotography

The Horsehead and flame nebulae in Orion, HaRGB (18.5 hours)

Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula in the constellation of Canis Major about 4500 light years away from Earth, this is my longest integration time to date 40.5 hours. #astrophotography

The exact location of your interceptor matters quite a lot in these scenarios. Missile defense isn't a force field; it's much harder to base interceptors behind the direction the missiles are aimed. Report drops tomorrow—pick it up here: csis.org/events/boost-p…

Eagle nebula in the Hubble palette (31 hours total integration time) #Astrophotography

Elephant trunk nebula in the Hubble palette, located in the constellation Cepheus (16.5 hours) #Astrophotography

#Saturn at solar opposition - a reprocess of arguably my best image of the ringed planet during the '22 season, taken from home in the south of England. Here Titan is seen at upper right, with Saturn's other moons dotted around the planet. #astrophotography

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80 hours on the Xmas Tree! I captured this target for 3 months using 6 filters. The details are very crisp, the noise is basically non-existent, and the colors came out vibrant! More info + high res image: galactic-hunter.com/post/ngc2264 Taken with SVX130 and QHYCCD 600M

My latest book in the Osprey New Vanguard series was released in the UK a week ago, and in the USA next week. I completed the manuscript before the current war in Ukraine, so no coverage of that subject.

1/Assorted F-35 closeups from all three variants (A, B, C). Most wing and landing gear closeups are from the C-variant aircraft. Feel free to ask any questions. #F35 #AirForce #Navy #Marines

Rheinmetall Lynx OMFV armament

A supernova just occurred in M101, but I was too busy capturing this supernova remnant which has never been photographed!

🥰🔥 Video of the launch of two «TOW-2» anti-tank missiles from the 🇺🇸#American IFV «Bradley» M2A2 at an enemy targets in #Zaporizhzhia region at night time

This thread is discussing TERCOM guidance. There is a lot of mis- & disinformation circulating, partially fueled by the 🇩🇪 government itself, regarding the capabilities & requirements of TERCOM in relation to Taurus. Let's clarify the facts & set the record straight. 🧵👇 1/22

The Three Kings of Winter A first look of the season at the 3 brilliant stars of Orion’s Belt. From left to right in this image their names are Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, in natural color as our eyes would see them were they sensitive enough.

How about 2 record-breaking black holes for #BlackHoleFriday? -Webb detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date: go.nasa.gov/3SRGJD5 -@ChandraXray & Webb teamed up to study a black hole seen 470 million years after the big bang: go.nasa.gov/3QWUrlx