Paula Hedeby

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center : Whats happening at the center of spiral galaxy M106? A swirling disk of stars and gas, M106s appearance is dominated by blue spiral arms and red dust lanes near the nucleus, as shown in the featured image. The core of M106 glows brightly in radio waves and X-rays where twin jets have been found running the length of the galaxy. An unusual central glow makes M106 one of the closest examples of the Seyfert class of galaxies, where vast amounts of glowing gas are thought to be falling into a central massive black hole. M106, also designated NGC 4258, is a relatively close 23.5 million light years away, spans 60 thousand light years across, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Hunting Dogs . via NASA

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Untitled by  elsa bleda

Dream Land

Travel across the most special places in the world.

Unbelievably gorgeous moonrise timelapse over the Himalayas

Decided to offer a selection of my photographs as prints. If you’re looking for something to put on your walls, check them out here!

«Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today»

Serene Saturn by Ian Regan (rotated for Tumblr viewing)

Taken by the Cassini spacecraft on October 28, Regan combined 21 total images (7 each for red, blue, and green filters) to create this mindblowing mosaic.

View the whole image and a little behind-the-scenes look on how this mosaic was made here.

Milky Way galaxy.

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Mesmerizing Translucent Waves from 19th Century Paintings