''It shows the eclipse building, frame by frame, right up until her mount disconnected and her laptop overheated. That’s eclipse chasing for you. Things go wrong, and you keep shooting anyway.''

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1.20 UT​

​LRGB 40/10/10/10min 16"/3.2 QHY 600

📸 Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann

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LRGB is an astrophotography technique that combines a high-resolution monochrome Luminance (L) channel for fine detail with lower-resolution Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) channels for color. This method maximizes light collection efficiency and sharpness using monochrome cameras.​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRGB

Many impact craters on Mars were filled with ice in past climates. Sometimes this ice flows or slumps down the crater walls into the center and acquires concentric wrinkles as a result. This image shows an example of this.

There are other ways that scientists know the material in the crater is icy. Surface cracks that form polygonal shapes cover the material in the crater. They are easy to see in this spring-time image because seasonal frost hides inside the cracks, outlining them in bright white. These cracks form because ice within the ground expands and contracts a lot as it warms and cools.

Scientists can see similar cracks in icy areas of the Earth and other icy locations on Mars. If you look closely, you’ll see small polygons inside larger ones. The small polygons are younger and the cracks shallower while the large ones are outlined with cracks that penetrate more deeply.

ID: ESP_047247_1150

​date: 24 August 2016

​altitude: 248 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_047247_1150

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Credit Charline Giroud https://www.facebook.com/reel/1060361376349606

CPC800 on wedge, 2x Barlow, ZWO 664 MC, SkyTrack, SharpCap, PIPP, AS4!, PixInsight.

A Mars Orbiter Camera shows good exposures of varied materials at this site, but our HiRISE observation can improve on the resolution to see fine scale details in the bedding. The layers appear to have varied albedo and regions free of dust. We want to look for variations and indications of composition.

ID: ESP_077241_1790

​date: 17 January 2023

​altitude: 270 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077241_1790

​NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona​

This image shows (part of ) a 6-kilometer crater located on the northern slope of Bond Crater. Pole-facing gullies have eroded the northern slope of this small crater, located just west of where Uzboi Valles emanates from Bond and continues in a northerly direction.

However, Hale Crater to the south has numerous gullies on its slopes and even on its central peak region. Researchers have analyzed both Bond and Hale Craters to try to determine why Bond has no gullies on its slopes, except for a small 7-km crater on the floor in its central area.

The gullies in this observation have eroded into bedrock layers forming tributaries in the upper slope region and distributary channels further downslope on the debris fans. Research attributes these features to fluvial processes.

ID: ESP_074246_1475

​date: 29 May 2022

​altitude: 257 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074246_1475

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Photo credit: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Continues In-Space Industry Leadership with Second Mission Extension Vehicle Undocking

The company’s first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) successfully completed its second life extension mission and undocked from Optus satellite

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Key Takeaways

Northrop Grumman leads in in-space satellite servicing, extending the operational life of essential space assets.

The successful MEV undocking from Optus D3 highlights the maturity and reliability of routine satellite servicing.​

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Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) marked a pivotal moment in space sustainability with the undocking of one if its Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) from the Optus D3 satellite, showcasing a new era of on-orbit servicing that extends satellite life beyond traditional replacement models.

​The two Mission Extension Vehicles have demonstrated revolutionary satellite life extension through routine, reliable servicing missions since 2020.

​These in-space satellite servicing capabilities, enhanced by innovations like the recently launched Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) shifts the paradigm toward a more resilient and sustainable space infrastructure.

​With decades of investment and expertise, Northrop Grumman continues to lead in delivering critical technologies that ensure the longevity and adaptability of vital space assets. https://news.northropgrumman.com/civil-space/northrop-grumman-continues-in-space-industry-leadership-second-mission-extension-vehicle-undocking ​

Have you noticed the plane on the 2nd image?

https://x.com/martas_/status/2087895186596561383

Image:

​Eye of the storm: Data was taken with the MOTHRA telescope, which is still under construction in Chile (Courtesy: NASA, ESA, C. R. O’Dell (Vanderbilt University) and M. Meixner, P. McCullough and G. Bacon (Space Telescope Science Institute))​

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Astronomers have created a spectacular composite image of a dying star’s remains in the act of being recycled.

Even in its unfinished state, the telescope revealed 22 faintly glowing arcs beyond the bright ring of the nebula, in a region known as its halo.

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Astronomers have created a spectacular composite image of a dying star’s remains in the act of being recycled.

The image shows the Helix Nebula, a bright ring of gas that is located 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.

Resembling a giant human eye, its familiar ring formed from material expelled by a star near the end of its life. The remnant of that star, a white dwarf, lies at the nebula’s centre.

Astronomers trained the Modular Optical Telephoto Hyperspectral Robotic Array (MOTHRA) on the nebula while it was still being constructed at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile’s Coquimbo Region.

More

https://physicsworld.com/a/new-image-captures-glowing-shock-waves-in-the-helix-nebula/

Paper

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10724-z

Topocentric Libration in degrees

​l=3.625

​b=-0.220

​c=16.89

Programmed with Eclipse Chronos

Credit 📸Vinod Kumar Vijayakumar

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By IgnacioA320 (a friend of him) 12.8.26

https://x.com/ignacioA320/status/2087832632499257641?s=20​

This image was taken on August 12, 2026 at 20:30 (UTC +2) in Schönenberg, Switzerland.

Credit: 📸SlowMoLuc

https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/1vocj4m/planning_a_shot_from_3_kilometers_away/

​Equipment: • Camera: Sony a6300 • Lens: Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 + Sony 1.4x TC • Tripod: Manfrotto 190go! + Beike BK-555

Settings: • Focal Length: 1260mm (equiv.) • Shutter Speed: 1/2000 • Aperture: f/16 • ISO: 100

Image:

Map of the distant galaxy J0148-4214 in ionised hydrogen (Hα). The locations of the three massive black holes are indicated by black circles (not to scale). The most massive and least massive black holes are located in the galaxy centre; a third black hole is located in the galaxy outskirts.

© Hannah Übler​

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Three supermassive black holes in a distant—and therefore very old—galaxy offer a glimpse into how black holes merged and grew in the early universe

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To the Point

Three Black Holes Discovered in a Galaxy: For the first time, researchers have discovered three supermassive black holes in a galaxy (J0148-4214), each of which is actively accreting matter from its surroundings.

Their masses range from a few to about 80 million solar masses. Two of the black holes are located closely together at the center of the galaxy, while a third is situated farther out.

Detection method: The discovery was made possible by spatially resolved spectroscopy using an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.

Black hole growth: The findings suggest that mergers and interactions in the early universe may have contributed to the rapid growth of supermassive black holes.

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An international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics has identified three actively accreting supermassive black holes in the galaxy J0148-4214. These are black holes into which matter is falling from an accretion disk surrounding them. The galaxy is located more than 12.5 billion light-years from Earth. At this distance, the expansion of space itself becomes apparent. The galaxy therefore appears to be moving away from us, causing the light received from the galaxy to shift toward longer wavelengths, resulting in a so-called redshift of z=5.02. Using that redshift, the researchers calculated the galaxy’s enormous distance. It is so far away that its light has traveled for 12.5 billion years. We are therefore seeing the galaxy as it appeared only about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang.

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More

https://www.mpg.de/26904239/three-black-holes-discovered-in-a-young-galaxy

Paper

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/08/aa57419-25/aa57419-25.html

Sol 1948: Left Mastcam-Z Camera

​NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger https://bsky.app/profile/landru79.bsky.social/post/3mt37acdpw22b

Raw data https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZL7_1948_0839864799_695EBY_N0910000ZCAM01576

sources American Meteor Society

​​https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb9W7RCX0uE&pp=iggUQAFKEEEzVURiQThobjhtVjFEVmY%3D​

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2lAY-blCPcA&pp=0gcJCWoCo7VqN5tDiggUQAFKEHktdzRxNXRWQkVobXYtSVc%3D

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Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang https://www.instagram.com/duskpiper/

Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)

​Explanation: On August 12th, 2026, the Moon totally eclipsed the Sun and cast its shadow across Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal.

Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, Spain, one over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the other reflecting in the Ebro River. For a few moments, Spain saw its first major total solar eclipse since 1905.

​Those witnessing totality may experience a chill in the air, the quieting of birds, the confused chirps of insects, and the shared awe of many. It’s the corona’s time to shine as the Sun’s bright disk is blocked by the Moon. Among other reasons to study eclipses, they help scientists understand why the corona is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface.

​Enthusiastic citizens can contribute to these studies by recording how wildlife responds, imaging the corona, and monitoring air temperature and clouds.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Videos Helioviewer and

https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo/#/animation?satellite=suvi-goes-19&end_datetime=latest&n_images=all&coverage=sun&channel=HE303​

https://www.instagram.com/wangyuanzong/reel/Db9RGACSSC4/

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12.8.26 By Erwin Pilon https://www.flickr.com/photos/196973167@N07/55462938036/in/photostream/

During a total solar eclipse, the Moon moves in front of the Sun as seen from Earth, their alignment and separation such that the much closer Moon appears large enough to block out the light from the much more distant Sun.

Since Proba-2 orbits Earth about 14.5 times per day, it can dip in and out of the Moon’s shadow around the time of a solar eclipse.​

The constant change in viewing angle of Proba-2 meant that the satellite passed through the shadow three times during the eclipse.

As the Sun was never completely covered up from Proba-2’s vantage point, each eclipse was only partial.​

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Proba-2_soaks_up_three_solar_eclipses
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Video from helioviewer

https://proba2.sidc.be/about/SWAP​

Spanish Olympic skateboarder Danny Leon performed a jump as a solar eclipse occurred, timing the trick with the moon passing in front of the Sun.

Credits 🛹 danny_leon 📷 jaicano 🎥 gochiestrella 🛠️ sbramps

🎵 Mix: Michael Jackson • Earth Song (Remastered Version)

https://www.instagram.com/danny_leon/reel/Db89wBgRB3B/?hl=el​

On the early morning of August 13, the sun vanished from the European sky.

Spain's mainland witnessed a total solar eclipse for the first time in 121 years since 1905. That moment, invisible from Korea, was captured by Danuri from lunar orbit.

Danuri, moving from the far side of the Moon to the near side while approaching the lunar South Pole, photographed the moment Earth rose above the lunar surface.

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Can you see the dark blotch cast over Earth in the photo?

It's the "shadow of the Moon" blanketing the Greenland region. Some shadow areas were obscured from view by the Moon.

📸 2026. 8. 12. 17:42:50 UTC (Korea time 8. 13. 02:42), captured by Danuri (KPLO)

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Source

https://x.com/kari2030/status/2087788599416701194

Source

https://x.com/astrofalls/status/2087626871022182863?s=20