Yesterday, the sun showed an interesting face plenty of sunspots. Here you can see a nice image taken by Emili Capella (@AstroSabadell) using an amateur telescope:
«Minor Scale» explosion utilized 4744 tons of ANFO to simulate 8-kiloton air-burst nuclear device. With a total energy release of 4.2 kilotons this test was reported as "the largest planned conventional explosion in the U.S. history". New Mexico. June 27, 1985.
Esta es la Nebulosa del anillo austral, también llamada NGC 3132. Es una nebulosa planetaria, producto de una estrella similar al Sol, que ha llegado al final de su vida y ha expulsado sus capas exteriores al espacio. Está a 2500 años luz del Sistema Solar y aquí la vemos en el espectro infrarrojo a través del telescopio James Webb. #FelizSabado
This family renovated the entire yard so their cat could live happily, but the cat is completely satisfied just lying at the entrance of the tunnel. 🤣🧡
You've got a friend in me, Euclid!
Last year, @esa's Euclid space telescope paused its usual observations to look at the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, previewing one of Roman’s major surveys.
Venus is now appearing on the celestial stage as Earth's brilliant evening star, performing with the Moon, other wandering planets, and bright stars in western skies.
For evening sky gazers on June 17, the celestial beacon rose after sunset close by a young, slender, crescent Moon.
But from some locations the Moon could be seen to occult or pass in front of Venus. And from a backyard observatory in southern British Columbia, Canada, the lunar occultation was played out in daylight.
This stunning telescopic snapshot captured a scene in dramatically cloudy skies, following Venus' hour long disappearance, as the evening star emerged beyond the bright lunar limb.
Image Credit & Copyright: Debra Ceravolo
Apollo 15 Landing 16mm Footage - Upscaled by Moonpans
This footage was captured on the 16mm DAC camera from the Apollo 15 LM window during landing on the Moon in July 1971.
Original footage by Apollo Flight Journal
Upscaled and audio synchronisation by Moonpans