To close out Hubble's 2023 #messiermarathon, here's a glittering new image of Messier 19!

M19 is a globular cluster, but has a slightly elongated shape as opposed to a spherical shape. The cluster is only 6,500 light-years away from the center of our Milky Way, so the gravity and tidal forces from the massive galactic center could be to blame for stretching M19.

The Messier catalog features beautiful stargazing sights that amateur astronomers and observatories like Hubble observe. How many Messier objects did you spot during this year’s marathon?

You can explore all of Hubble's Messier views and learn more about these cosmic objects

Image credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Johnson (STScI); Image Processing: Gladys Kober

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What a catch!

This #hubbleclassic image from 2005 shows the Boomerang Nebula, made of two lobes of matter being ejected from one central star.

Astronomers are unsure what causes this nebula's bipolar outflow, but it is believed that the Boomerang Nebula is made of the ejected outer layers from an old red giant star.

Submillimeter radio measurements made in 1995 show the interior of the nebula has a temperature of about one degree Kelvin above absolute zero – with absolute zero equal to nearly -460 degrees Fahrenheit. This puts the inner regions of the Boomerang Nebula among the coldest known places in the universe.

The nebula is about 5,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Centaurus.

Image credit: NASA, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: J. Biretta (STScI)

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Happy #hubblefriday!

This week’s image shows the galaxy NGC 5486, located 110 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Pink wisps of star formation are seen threaded through NGC 5486, standing out from the galaxy’s diffuse core.

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick

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This image shows a "jellyfish" galaxy called JO201.

As jellyfish galaxies move through space, gas is slowly stripped away – forming trails that look like tendrils illuminated by clumps of star formation!

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik

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What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

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What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

#nasa #hubble #supernova #stars #space #science #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #universe

What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

#nasa #hubble #supernova #stars #space #science #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #universe

What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

#nasa #hubble #supernova #stars #space #science #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #universe

What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

#nasa #hubble #supernova #stars #space #science #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #universe

Cosmic contortions!

This #hubblefriday image shows a collection of galaxies and stars, including a bright cluster near the center that appears to be "stretching" nearby galaxies into arcs.

The cluster is acting as a gravitational lens. Its powerful gravitational field distorts and magnifies light coming from background objects!

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling

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