M106 // NGC 4258

Aurora Borealis Over Iceland Photographed By Antony Spencer

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photos of the april 2010 volcanic eruptions in eyjafjallajokull, iceland, which produced a dirty thunderstorm. the phenomenon is yet to be explained by science, as the source of the lightning (or the specific mechanism by which particles of differing charges are separated in the ash cloud) continues to be debated. 

(click pic or link for credit x, x, x, x, x, x. see also: sakurajima and puyehue eruptions for more examples of dirty lightning)

The Pipe Nebula; a Vast Dark Cloud of Interstellar Dust

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The Sun - Screenshot from NASAs SDO sun video

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Animals Sniffing Flowers

~ because sometimes we’ve got to stop and smell the roses :)

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Cats Eye Nebula

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