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Obsessed with this magical wide-field view of the Eagle Nebula. At the center lies the iconic “Pillars of Creation” along with several other star forming regions. The cluster of bright stars to the upper right is NGC 6611, home to the massive and hot stars that illuminate the pillars. (Credit: ESO, La Silla Observatory)

“Mom, pls”

Cassini: Saturn, June 12th 2016

W00099641.jpg was taken on 2016-06-12 07:28 (UTC) and received on Earth 2016-06-12 14:57 (UTC). The camera was pointing toward SATURN, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Jupiters Clouds from New Horizons via NASA http://ift.tt/291jPFi

Way to the stars

Mimetite

Locality: Filón Sur, Tharsis, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Amethyst Geode

Locality:  Idar-Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Moonlight

Juno: Jupiter and the Galilean moons from 10.9 million km away, June 21st 2016. The probe will enter orbit around Jupiter on July 4th. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS