8 Beautiful GIFs Of Space
Now you can pretend you're flying through these nebulae and star clusters.
1. Pelican Nebula
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
3. Star Cluster Melotte 15
4. Another version of Melotte 15
5. Lagoon Nebula
6. Globular Cluster NGC 6752
7. IC 410
8. IC 1396
Metsavainio also makes videos. Here's one of the Bubble Nebula:
View this video on YouTube
h/t EarthSky
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