The best photos of the cosmos in a week (May 18-24)

Photographing the cosmos, stars, planets and galaxies is the task of many observatories, public and private, earth and those in space. 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 the sake of purely aesthetic pleasure.

In the sequel - the most interesting pictures of the week, among which there are, as in the previous selection, constellations, stars, nebulae.

Very Large Telescope, Medusa Nebula ( ESO )
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Medusa Nebula Surrounded by Other Objects ( ESO / Digitized Sky Survey 2 )


Sun Crown, NASA, SDO


NGC 6240 ( NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage )


"Self-centered" star NaSt1 ( NASA , ESA )


Curiosity Award for Work - Rock Outcrop ( NASA / JPL-Caltech )


Galaxy NGC 1512, which was bitten by its neighbor - the aftermath of the meal Angel Lopez-Sanchez (AAO / MQU) and Baerbel Koribalski (CSIRO)