Take a little break.
There really is so much going on in the Universe.
Spectacular colour composite image of RCW120 revealing how an expanding bubble of ionised gas about ten light-years across is causing the surrounding material to collapse into new stars!
— Universal-Sci (@universal_sci) October 2, 2026
Credit: ESO/APEX/DSS2/ SuperCosmos/ Deharveng(LAM)/ Zavagno(LAM) pic.twitter.com/32GPCnzZIh
Looks cool, but is it?
A brilliant blue cloud glows through the darkness, surrounded by delicate golden dust and countless distant stars. 💙🌌
— Space Mysteries (@SpaceMysteriesX) October 2, 2026
NGC 2023 is a stunning reflection nebula illuminated by a hot young star, revealing intricate clouds and colorful cosmic filaments. ✨ pic.twitter.com/6ieSwt4TTb
Gulf of America, harumph.
North America & Pelican Nebula (NGC 7000 & IC 5070) 🌌✨
— Michael Germeshausen (@Barnfried) September 25, 2026
Captured over two nights under near full moon. Loving the dark dust lanes in the "Gulf of Mexico" region❤️
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📷 ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
🔴 Optolong L-Ultimate
⚙️ ZWO AM5
36 x 300s
#Astrophotography pic.twitter.com/1SxyELSWhT
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The Universe unveiled.
NGC 6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula
— Mike Broussard (@mkbroussard17) September 30, 2026
Sep 29th, 2026
Seestar S50 Pro, EQ mode, built-in LP filter, 240 x 30 sec (2 hours.) Bortle 8/9, clear, average transparency, 78F.#SeestarS50Pro #Seestar #SmartTelescope #Astrophotography pic.twitter.com/loO1JHkEN7
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Could it be magic?
NGC 7380 | The Wizard Nebula
— Astro_Vino 🔭 🇬🇧 (@astro_vino) September 28, 2026
A new capture of the Wizard Nebula, NGC 7380, sitting around 7,000 light-years away in Cepheus
- StellaLyra 10" f/3 M-LRN Newtonian + 0.75x reducer
- Player One Uranus-C Pro
- Optolong L-Extreme
- 5.75 hours total integration#Astrophotography pic.twitter.com/4S9hGYr3cT
It's called the Fireworks Galaxy because it's had 10 supernovae since 1917. It's also 25 million light-years away, so we're seeing a much younger galaxy forming new stars.
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy" by astrodanhttps://t.co/2bpD49UWWJ#astrophotography pic.twitter.com/ZYXWVGCsiu
— AstroBin.com (@AstroBin_com) September 29, 2026
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Another nice galaxy.
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "NGC 6744" by Michal Wierzbinski - https://t.co/05ZhlTtwEj#astrophotography pic.twitter.com/q3GVY77xBJ
— AstroBin.com (@AstroBin_com) September 27, 2026
And another nice galaxy. Comfortable. Real homey.
Toadstool Hoodoos anyone? Here is my favorite Milky Way photo from Grand Staircase Escalante off I-89 near Kanab Utah. This post is inspired by @openshutter21 🙂
— Adventure with Paige 🇺🇸🔭📸 (@paigedana511) October 2, 2026
We hiked in during the day to scope out where we were going to shoot, by using @photopills night AR. It was a tough… pic.twitter.com/riUzQOvIKx
These are emission nebulae in Vulpecula — star-forming regions glowing because they are being ionized by massive type O stars. The mnemonic for stellar types goes with the letters OBAFGKM. When I was an undergrad, the mnemonic was Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me. I'm told they don't use that any more. In any case, our Sun is type G.
Image of the Sh2-87 & Sh2-88, shared on AstroBin by Oleksiy Govorun, who used a telescope from AstroBin sponsor @TeleskopService: TS-Optics 250mm/10" ONTC f/4 Newtonian (carbon tube).
— AstroBin.com (@AstroBin_com) September 26, 2026
More: https://t.co/VpBIy652tD
Image: https://t.co/K7JhG82NTn
Total: 92h 18′
Thanks!
S. pic.twitter.com/pgaSANmlk8
I'm trying to work up a reference to the Blues Brothers, but I'm not finding it.
The Soul Nebula 📷
— 🔭AstroBackyard (@AstroBackyard) September 27, 2026
Here's my latest picture of the spectacular 'Soul Nebula' in the constellation Cassiopeia.
This dynamic emission nebula is the Heart Nebula's nearest neighbor (it's just out of frame)
Next month, Cassiopeia rises high into the sky and is easily recognizable… pic.twitter.com/Cwi5Q85ONi
This is a planetary nebula from the collapse of a medium-size star about 65,000 years ago, lit from inside by the white dwarf that remains. The surface temperature of the white dwarf is about 120,000 K (or about 120,273°C, more or less.)
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "Longmore 1" by Wolfgang Promperhttps://t.co/gULSgrQ6Ov#astrophotography pic.twitter.com/4kfX85VzJi
— AstroBin.com (@AstroBin_com) September 30, 2026
So, maybe a little video game while we take our break.
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula" by Peter Butler - https://t.co/3TKCR1yuPl#astrophotography pic.twitter.com/vrEUmy1l0p
— AstroBin.com (@AstroBin_com) September 26, 2026
And that's your Sky Candy for this week, with hopes for a quiet news weekend. As always, I hope you'll be back next week, and don't forget the Sunday Supplement.
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