The best photos of space for the week (May 18-24)



    Photographing space, stars, planets and galaxies is the task of many observatories, public and private, terrestrial and those in space. The pictures are very colorful, you can watch them for hours, and not only for the sake of studying the objects depicted in the pictures, but also for purely aesthetic pleasure.

    In continuation - the most interesting photographs of the week, among which there are, as in the previous collection, constellations, stars, nebulae.

    Very Large Telescope, Medusa Nebula ( ESO )


    Medusa Nebula surrounded by other objects ( ESO / Digitized Sky Survey 2 )


    Crown of the Sun, NASA, SDO


    NGC 6240 ( NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage )


    Wayward star NaSt1 (NASA , ESA )


    Curiosity Award for Works - Rock Nudity ( NASA / JPL-Caltech )


    Galaxy NGC 1512, which the neighbor bites - consequences of the meal Angel Lopez-Sanchez (AAO / MQU) and Baerbel Koribalski (CSIRO)

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