Everything Nature

the-wolf-and-moon:

The Flame and Orion Nebulae

the-wolf-and-moon:

IC 5070, Pelican Nebula

rosemarydanielis:

Paint me purple

tumblekai:

Mount Ngauruhoe and the Milkyway

Composed by The Laughing Chestnut 

lsleofskye:

Lake Matheson

(Source: flickr.com)

etherealvistas:

Grand Canyon Sunrise (USA) by chris lazzery || Website

(Source: flic.kr)

lsleofskye:

Pacific Ocean sunrise

(Source: Flickr / blufeatherphotos)

storyofthislife:

explore

(Source: weheartit.com)

drxgonfly:

Looking up from Bryce Canyon (by Cody Wilson)

sundxwn:

High and Dry

by Max Rive

te5seract:

Minnamurra - Stack Island Sunrise by Steve Arnold

phantastrophe:

Stockholm, Sweden | Photographer: Arno Smit

(Source: unsplash.com)

thetimeandspaceblog:

Why do many galaxies appear as spirals? A striking example is M101, shown above, whose relatively close distance of about 27 million light years allows it to be studied in some detail. Observational evidence indicates that a close gravitational interaction with a neighboring galaxy created waves of high mass and condensed gas which continue to orbit the galaxy center. These waves compress existing gas and cause star formation. One result is that M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, has several extremely bright star-forming regions (called HII regions) spread across its spiral arms. M101 is so large that its immense gravity distorts smaller nearby galaxies.

Object Names: M101, Pinwheel Galaxy

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, European Southern Observatory

Procesing and Copyright: Robert Gendler

Time And Space