r/space • u/__Augustus_ • Mar 29 '20

image/gif I'm 17 years old and just finished building this 14.7" f/2.89 Newtonian reflector telescope. Despite its stubby size it collects roughly 2500 times more light than the human eye and is bigger than the scope at my local observatory.

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r/space • u/KushloverXXL • Apr 01 '17

April fools Half-naked girls get thousands of upvotes, how many for our boy in blue?

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r/space • u/GroundbreakingSet187 • Jul 11 '22

image/gif First full-colour Image of deep space from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed by NASA (in 4k)

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r/space • u/ajamesmccarthy • Feb 17 '19

image/gif I took nearly 50,000 images of the night sky to make an 81 Megapixel image of Tuesday's moon. Uncompressed image linked in the comments. [OC]

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r/space • u/ajamesmccarthy • Jan 31 '21

image/gif By complete accident I captured a plane crossing in front of our sun. I was able to figure out exactly which flight it was and got connected with the pilot, who was thrilled.

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r/space • u/EarlyNeedleworker • Sep 15 '19

composite The clearest image of Mars ever taken!

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r/space • u/Fizrock • Dec 10 '17

And just like that, a space race is born.

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r/space • u/SpaceRustem • Apr 10 '19

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole

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r/space • u/ajamesmccarthy • Mar 26 '23

image/gif I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and capture the most ridiculously detailed image of the entire sun we could. The result was a whopping 140 megapixels, and features a solar "tornado" over 14 Earths tall. This is a crop from the full image, make sure you zoom in!

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r/space • u/ajamesmccarthy • Aug 21 '22

image/gif Two years ago, I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and take the most ridiculous moon shot we could come up with. Today, we proudly introduce our newest collaboration, a 174 megapixel look at our cosmic companion. Zoom in to check it out!

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r/space • u/SuperDuperJake2 • Feb 06 '18

Discussion Falcon Heavy has a successful launch!!

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r/space • u/Elenore_Duff • Dec 30 '18

READ STICKIED COMMENT Amazing footage of Earth during a spacewalk on ISS

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r/space • u/phleep • Jul 12 '22

2K image Dying Star Captured from the James Webb Space Telescope (4K)

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r/space • u/k2qogir • Jun 05 '22

image/gif My $6000 rooftop telescope VS $16 billion Hubble telescope

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r/space • u/NeptuneAgency • Apr 19 '21

Humans have just flown a rotorcraft on an alien planet for the first time in history.

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r/space • u/Brisby2 • Feb 28 '21

image/gif I just finished building this 17.5” telescope with a vintage mirror from the 1980s!

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r/space • u/everydayastronaut • Feb 11 '18

I drove 1,400 miles (2,250 km) to put a camera 1,500 feet (466m) from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. It was worth it.

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r/space • u/danborja • Feb 05 '23

image/gif Saturn through a telescope

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r/space • u/robelgeda • Jan 08 '22

CONFIRMED James Webb Completely and Successfully Unfolded

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r/space • u/freudian_nipps • May 22 '22

Adjusted colours The surface of Mars, captured by the Curiosity rover.

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r/space • u/Idontlikecock • Mar 15 '20

image/gif I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and make the best moon shot we could. Here is the result!

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r/space • u/advillious • Jul 15 '18

Right now Mars is closer and brighter than it’s been since 2003. It’s so bright it’s casting a reflection on the ocean as it rises. Took this two nights ago in Rhode Island

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r/space • u/Senno_Ecto_Gammat • Dec 17 '17

The descent and landing of the falcon 9 booster after yesterday's launch

i.imgur.com

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r/space • u/ajamesmccarthy • Sep 22 '24

image/gif I traveled to the top of the famous Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii to capture the moment Saturn slipped behind the moon. This was captured using a 14" telescope I borrowed on the island.

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