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Supernova light echo captured by Hubble
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 by Richard Harris
It’s not every day that a telescope 340 miles above Earth drops a view that feels more like science fiction than astrophysics, but when Hubble turned its attention toward a stellar explosion that happened ten million years ago, it gave the world something close to time travel. Not the shiny, w...
Galaxy collision at 2M MPH seen
Monday, December 16, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
A massive collision of galaxies, triggered by one traveling at an astonishing 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h), has been observed in unprecedented detail by one of Earth’s most powerful telescopes. The dramatic impact occurred in Stephan's Quintet, a nearby galaxy group consisting of five gal...
Veil Nebula captured with a Takahashi FSQ-106 EDX4
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
Astrophotographer Richard Harris recently produced a stunning image of the Veil Nebula, utilizing a Takahashi FSQ-106 EDX4 telescope and a ZWO 6200 monochrome camera. The photograph captured both the Eastern and Western segments of the nebula. The observation was conducted from August 3rd to Au...