**Eagle Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

April 24, 1990-Present

We offer infinite astronomical units of gratitude to our faithful photographer that has captured and bestowed to us breathtaking images of our universe.

Galaxies, nebulae, planets, comet crashes, and multitudes of extraordinary phenomena within our universe have been adroitly captured by the Hubble Space Telescope for 25 years. Without its indelible images we may never have imagined such bewitching wonders in the universe that we inhabit. Galactic happenings or star clusters often resemble paint splatter artwork or fluorescent neuronal cells- they are distinct, irreproducible, and full of color and life. Hubble, your photography is the epitome of artistry.

The Eagle Nebula (M16), captured in 1995, exemplifies the interconnection of life and death.

**Jupiter-Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Site, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

**Jupiter's Aurora, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

Jupiter’s unmerciful belting by Shoemaker-Levy 9 in the summer of 1994 confirms the vulnerability of giants with an army of over 50 moons. Regardless of this scar-inducing attack, Jupiter’s aurora keeps it haloed like Earth.

**Andromeda Galaxy, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

Hubble, you are actually a bit of a Peeping Tom while shooting images of our galactic neighbor Andromeda.

**Westerlund 2, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

Westerlund 2, a young 2 million years-old star cluster located a mere 120 trillion miles away, allows us to witness a birthing party in the sky. Or as NASA deems it, “celestial fireworks”.

**Homunculus, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

The Homunculus Nebula superbly defines egotism of stars- two stars in the sky or on earth will erupt when vying for the same spot. Eta Carinae did it in 1840. You can look up who’s done it in Hollywood.

**Oyster Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

Is it a Diamond in the ruff? Nope, it’s an oyster in the sky. NGC 1501 (Bubbly or Oyster Nebula) is a planetary nebula with a pulsating pearl. I mean star.

**El Gordo Galaxy, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

El Gordo galaxy cluster is a giant to say the least. The mass of our sun is 4,385,214,857,119,400,000,000,000,000,000 lbs and the earth is 1,320,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lbs. El Gordo comes in at 3 billion times that of our sun. Is it time to shed a few stars El Gordo?

**Tarantula Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA.gov**

The LMC’s (Large Magellanic Cloud) Tarantula Nebula overwhelms with star birth and evolution. Are stars born in assemblies as well as alone? This is like trying to figure out if a celebrity originated as part of a clique or as a loner.

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