8 Beautiful GIFs Of Space
Now you can pretend you're flying through these nebulae and star clusters.
1. Pelican Nebula
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.fi
Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsävainio uses data on deep space objects (and some artistic license) to make arresting GIFs and videos. Images reproduced by permission of the creator.
2. Veil Nebula
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.com
3. Star Cluster Melotte 15
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.fi
4. Another version of Melotte 15
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.com
5. Lagoon Nebula
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.fi
6. Globular Cluster NGC 6752
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.fi
7. IC 410
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.com
8. IC 1396
J-P Metsävainio / Via astroanarchy.blogspot.com
Metsavainio also makes videos. Here's one of the Bubble Nebula:
View this video on YouTube
h/t EarthSky
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