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Using the JWST, We Produce a Spectacular Image of an Active Galaxy using PixInsight (video)

Posted on May 20, 2025May 21, 2025 by astrochange

Click the image above or the link below to launch the video. Description and download options available below. On July 12, 2022 NASA—together with representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), key partners in the JWST mission—unveiled five groundbreaking studies, along with a stunning array of images and data[…]

May’s Full Flower Moon Occurs Monday, May 12

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 by astrochange

This month’s full moon, the “Flower” moon, occurs this Monday, May 12, 2025. According to lore, May’s full moon is known as the “Flower Moon”, a time when flowering plants are in “full bloom“, beginning their pageantry for observers in the Northern hemisphere. We’ve written extensively about the lore of the moon’s names, a practice[…]