Andrea Luck

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Evening photo of Glasgow’s landmark Duke of Wellington statue, a symbol of the city, wearing its iconic traffic cones in front of the illuminated Gallery of Modern Art. The neoclassical building’s grand columns and colorful pediment are lit against a clear blue dusk sky.
A glowing orange-red nebula swirls around a bright central cavity, resembling a whirlpool or a rose. Wisps of blue-white gas drift across the lower left. Countless stars and galaxies sparkle against the dark background.
Modified flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire over a blue field and a earth in the middle to show that everyone is welcome
Banksy dark statue in central london. A suited man in an authoritative stride, stepping directly off the edge of a stone plinth. He holds a large, black flag that completely covers and obscures his face.
Raw image showing mostly horizontal lines and noise
Black and white photo captured from orbit in 1977, showing Phobos above Ascreus Mons caldera. Despite heavy noise in the image, the moon's distinctive potato-like shape is visible near the volcanic crater.
Crop showing the North Polar Cap. Bright white polar ice caps swirl, surrounded by the rusty red surface. A very cool whitish spiral-like cloud formation seems to be drifting away from the pole.
Crop showing the four large volcanoes surrounded by hazy conditions, very close to the curved limb of the rusty red planet. Orographic whitish clouds are visible around almost all of them. A yellowish dust storm-like feature is visible on the largest volcano, Olympus Mons
View of Mars from orbit. Colours are rusty red and pale white from cloud cover and atmospheric haze. Bright white polar ice caps swirl near the top, while thin cloudy streaks drift across the surface. Four large circular volcanoes are arranged in a broad triangle across the planet’s face. The scene feels dry, vast and softly hazy. Notably, a very cool spiral-like cloud formation appears over the North Pole, along with a dust storm-like feature near Olympus Mons.
A crescent view of Mars glowing in rusty red and pale tones, with hazy whitish clouds fading into the planet’s dark night side against black space. This is the view from NASA Psyche spacecraft during it's approach to Mars.
Map with labelled Isidis Dorsa on Mars and Jezero crater. Showing that's relatively close to the image taken by NASA Psyche
A close view of Mars from orbit, showing a dusty reddish surface covered in impact craters, with thin whitish high altitude clouds stretching along the upper limb of the planet against black space.
Zoom in on the martian clouds at the bottom of the ice polar cap. The colour is more dust like than the rest of the whith ish formation.
Orbital view of a cloud formation over the icy north polar cap of Mars. The main cloud formation sits in the lower part of the ice cap and appears bright white, shifting to a slightly dustier tone closer to the ice cap. It resembles cirrus like clouds, formed in patches and curved bands shaped by wind. The polar cap below shows a spiral like structure, bordered by rust colored terrain with a faint hazy appearance.
This is a JWST Space Telescope near infrared image of a star forming region and a nearby protostar. A vast expanding cloud like formation fills the scene set against the dark of space dotted with countless background stars and galaxies. Parts of the cloud rise in uneven shapes that resemble ridges. The cloud appears soft and mist like with its inner regions glowing in bluish tones while the outer edges fade into warmer orange hues.
In this image a shot during landing of Nasa Perseverance from the perspective of the rover. The heat shield was already released and it's visible at the centre of the image. In the background the rim of the Jezero Crater and its delta. Colours assigned are from the dark of the more external atmosphere layers to the rusty red of the red planet surface.
View of Mars from orbit, showing a curved horizon against the blackness of space. The dusty tan surface is marked by scattered impact craters and rugged ridges. Along the horizon, a thin pale bluish atmospheric layer creates a misty glow, and a single distinct white cloud is visible near the upper layers of the atmosphere.
Video zoom animation of this image from JWST of the Helix Nebula. Glowing clouds of golden/orange gas and dust, packed into uneven, finger like shapes that fill most of the frame. Near the center and top, the clouds thin into a dark background scattered with stars and galaxies. Bright blue-white stars punctuate the scene, standing out sharply against the glowing nebula and deep space.
An image from JWST of the Helix Nebula. Glowing clouds of golden/orange gas and dust, packed into uneven, finger like shapes that fill most of the frame. Near the center and top, the clouds thin into a dark background scattered with stars and galaxies. Bright blue-white stars punctuate the scene, standing out sharply against the glowing nebula and deep space.
Video animation from Mars orbit. The scene is dominated by a massive Martian volcano at the top of the frame, its caldera forming a wide depression surrounded by gentle flanks. To the right, a large dust storm drifts away from the volcano. The terrain shows rusty red tones. Phobos the potato-shape satellite of Mars, passes across the bottom of the frame, appearing very dark grey compared to the martian surface.
A close-up orbital view of Mars highlighting Pavonis Mons, one of the Tharsis Montes volcanoes. A massive yellowish dust cloud drifts across the left side of the frame, contrasting with the planet’s rusty red, hazy terrain. Pavonis Mons appears as a broad, flattened volcano with a vast central caldera. Phobos is also visible nearby, passing through orbit.
An orbital photo captured by ESA Mars Express. The lower part of the frame show the curved horizon of Mars, featuring a dusty, butterscotch-colored surface. The terrain is marked by the Kasei Valles outflow channels at the bottom, appearing as vast valleys and ripples, with scattered impact craters throughout. A thin, pale haze of the Martian atmosphere clings to the limb of the planet against the stark blackness of space. Floating just below the curvature of the planet is Phobos, one of Mars' satellites. Phobos appears as a small, dark, potato-shaped rock, heavily textured and cratered, suspended above the planet's surface.
A wide view of the planet Mars fills the frame, shown as a curved, rust-colored world against black space. The bottom edge fades into darkness, marking the planet’s night side, while the upper portion is brightly lit by sunlight. Near the right side are three large, round volcanic mountains of the Tharsis region, each with a wide circular base and a darker central caldera, resembling shallow craters pressed into the surface. North of these volcanoes, stretching almost vertically across the upper right half of the planet, lies Noctis Labyrinthus and Valles Marineris: an immense system of deep canyons and fractured terrain that appears as pale, branching scars and cracks, partly softened by hazy, cloud-like atmospheric features. Near the center of the image, positioned between the volcanoes and the canyon system, a small dark oval appears against Mars’s surface. This is Phobos, one of Mars’s satellites. Its tiny size stands out sharply against the vast scale of the planet below.
View of the south polar cap on Mars. A large bright white ice-covered area sits at the center, with an uneven, jagged shape that the author says resembles Scotland. Dark, winding lines of exposed terrain cut through the ice. The surrounding surface is reddish-brown with smoother textures.
The image is divided into four sections, each showing one of the gas giants against a black background. Top left: Jupiter. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of light brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact. Top right: Saturn appears as a pale gold/brownish sphere with horizontal bands, encircled by a bright whitish, thin oval ring system. The atmosphere is showing off a few circle whitish storm-like features. Bottom left: Uranus. It appears as a smooth blue-green sphere with some whitish circular clouds around the pole that is facing the observer. Surrounding it is a bright circular ring system made up of thin white lines. The rings form a bright, symmetrical halo around the planet. Bottom right: Neptune. It is a blue sphere with slightly brighter and darker circular features on its atmosphere. It also has a thin ring system, dimmer and less defined than Uranus’s in this image, appearing as a faint double oval around the planet. Each planet has its name printed below it in white capital letters.
In this JWST image, Saturn appears as a pale gold/brownish sphere with horizontal bands, encircled by a bright whithish, thin oval ring system. The atmosphere is showing off a few circle whithish storm-like features. On the top left also its world Titan is visible as a gold glowing sphere.
The image is divided into four sections, each showing one of the gas giants against a black background. Top left: Jupiter. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of light brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact. Top right: Saturn. It has a pale beige surface with soft horizontal shading. Surrounding it is a wide, bright ring system tilted diagonally. The rings look thin and sharply defined, with multiple subtle bands of light and dark. Bottom left: Uranus. It appears as a smooth blue-green sphere with some whitish circular clouds around the pole that is facing the observer. Surrounding it is a bright circular ring system made up of thin white lines. The rings form a bright, symmetrical halo around the planet. Bottom right: Neptune. It is a blue sphere with slightly brighter and darker circular features on its atmosphere. It also has a thin ring system, dimmer and less defined than Uranus’s in this image, appearing as a faint double oval around the planet. Each planet has its name printed below it in white capital letters.
In this image Jupiter, using colorised near infrared filters of JWST. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of light brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact.
Red sky at sunset
The image is divided into four sections, each showing one of the gas giants against a black background. Top left: Jupiter. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact. Top right: Saturn. It has a pale beige surface with soft horizontal shading. Surrounding it is a wide, bright ring system tilted diagonally. The rings look thin and sharply defined, with multiple subtle bands of light and dark. Bottom left: Uranus. It appears as a smooth blue-green sphere with some whitish circular clouds around the pole that is facing the observer. Surrounding it is a bright circular ring system made up of thin white lines. The rings form a bright, symmetrical halo around the planet. Bottom right: Neptune. It is a blue sphere with slightly brighter and darker circular features on its atmosphere. It also has a thin ring system, dimmer and less defined than Uranus’s in this image, appearing as a faint double oval around the planet. Each planet has its name printed below it in white capital letters.
In this JWST image, Saturn appears as a pale-gold sphere with faint horizontal bands, encircled by a bright, thin oval ring. Three tiny white points to the lower left represent the satellites Dione, Enceladus and Tethys against the black background.
In this JWST image, a red and blue nebula spreads unevenly like a drifting cloud. The red forms an irregular, torn-fabric shape, while the blue pools in softer, rounded patches, like watercolor blooming on wet paper. Small stars and faint distant galaxies scatter across the dark background.
This is a zoom animation of a JWST image. A red and blue nebula spreads unevenly like a drifting cloud. The red forms an irregular, torn-fabric shape, while the blue pools in softer, rounded patches, like watercolor blooming on wet paper. So many stars and faint distant galaxies scatter across the dark background.
Glasgow’s most iconic statue back to normal with its original cone
Image captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing Jupiter and two of its moons. Jupiter appears slightly wider than tall, with orange and white atmospheric bands and a large oval orange storm below the center. Two small bright spheres to the right are its satellites.
Zoom animation of a JWST image of a planetary nebula shows a vivid, cloud-like structure in space. At the center, a brilliant electric blue core radiates intense light, surrounded by layers of orange and rusty red filaments that billow outward like expanding glowing smoke. The texture is rich and complex, with delicate wisps extending into the surrounding darkness. Countless stars and some galaxies dot the black background, contrasting sharply with the vibrant, detailed cloud at the heart of the image.
A planetary nebula shaped like two rounded lobes meeting at a bright white core. The gas glows in warm reds, oranges, and yellows, fading into gray toward the edges. Thin filaments and translucent layers give it a soft, textured look. The surrounding space is filled with small, sharp stars on a black background. The form resembles a flower resting on a pond, its glowing center and petal-like lobes mirrored by the calm darkness around it.
Slow zoom across a planetary nebula in space. Glowing gas spreads outward from a bright white center, forming rounded shapes and soft, layered folds. The nebula shines in red, orange, yellow, and white tones, surrounded by scattered stars against a dark background. Gentle movement brings out the depth and texture of the gas. The overall shape resembles a flower floating on a pond, its luminous petals unfolding in stillness.
Image of Uranus taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing a whitish north polar region, vivid blue-greenish atmosphere and a few whitish elongated storms visible around the pole. The planet is surrounded by clearly defined ring system set against the black background of space.
A JWST image of a planetary nebula shows a vivid, cloud-like structure in space. At the center, a brilliant electric blue core radiates intense light, surrounded by layers of orange and rusty red filaments that billow outward like expanding glowing smoke. The texture is rich and complex, with delicate wisps extending into the surrounding darkness. Countless stars and some galaxies dot the black background, contrasting sharply with the vibrant, detailed cloud at the heart of the image.
High-resolution image of Mars showing the small, dark, potato shape moon Phobos in the foreground, passing over the cratered highlands of Arabia Terra. The Martian surface appears in soft rust and tan tones, with numerous impact craters of varying sizes. Faint bluish clouds hug the limb of the planet, which curves away into the blackness of space.
A high-resolution color image of Mars with the small, dark, potato shaped satellite Phobos, seen in sharp contrast as it passes over the massive volcano Olympus Mons. Phobos appears irregular and shadowed against the softly rust-colored Martian surface. Olympus Mons is a vast, circular shield volcano with gently sloping sides and a well-defined summit caldera at its center. Its broad base spans a large portion of the Martian surface, and subtle ridges can be seen radiating outward. The caldera appears slightly depressed, ringed by multiple nested collapse pits, giving it a rugged, textured look amid the surrounding smooth plains.
A high-resolution color image of Mars with the small, dark, potato shaped satellite Phobos, seen in sharp contrast as it passes over the massive volcano Olympus Mons. Phobos appears irregular and shadowed against the softly rust colored Martian surface. In the distance, two other volcanic features Ascraeus Mons (upper right) and the flatter Alba Mons (upper left) are visible. Wisps of light clouds and the blackness of space frame the planet’s curved horizon.
A video animation showing my profile on BlueSky with the new icon you can use to get notified when I post new space images! My profile says: Space voyager processing space images. And that’s exactly what you’ll find here. :)
This image focuses on a large, dark-floored impact crater in the upper half, with several smaller craters around it. A soft, bluish shadow fills the floor of the main crater. The surrounding landscape is mostly light tan with subtle peach and brown tones. Faint dust activity appear near crater low edge.
Same image of this thread but with annotations to localize Noctis Labytinthus, Valles Marineris, Tharsis Tholus and Ascraeus Mons marked. The image shows Mars from space. You can see long, deep canyons with the huge Valles Marineris cutting through the surface. Noctis Labyrinthus looks like a maze of sharp, intersecting valleys. Two large volcanic features stand out, Tharsis Tholus and Ascraeus Mons, with their smooth, cone-like shapes rising from the surrounding. Colours are rusty red on the surface and foggy bluish in the canyons. Along the limb of the planet, a thin layer of atmosphere is visible, just before the darkness of space begins.
The image shows Mars from space. You can see long, deep canyons with the huge Valles Marineris cutting through the surface. Noctis Labyrinthus looks like a maze of sharp, intersecting valleys. Two large volcanic features stand out, Tharsis Tholus and Ascraeus Mons, with their smooth, cone-like shapes rising from the surrounding. Colours are rusty red on the surface and foggy bluish in the canyons. Along the limb of the planet, a thin layer of atmosphere is visible, just before the darkness of space begins.
A high resolution photo of Mars from orbit captured by ESA's Mars Express. The image shows the reddish, dusty surface with soft brown and rusty hues, fading into a thin atmosphere. At the bottom, two prominent volcanic formations, Olympus Mons and Ascraeus Mons, appear as large, broad features on the surface, with their edges softly blending into the landscape. On the top right, a large, circular bluish cloud hovers just above the surface, with soft, uneven edges. At the center, a yellowish dust storm swirls across the terrain, resembling tightly packed cotton balls in a rough oval shape. The curvature of the planet highlights the thin atmosphere, gradually fading into the vast darkness of space.
A zoom in of the Mars photo from Orbit in this thread showing a large, circular bluish cloud hovers just above the surface, with soft, uneven edges. On the top mountains and craters are visible close to the atmospheric limb. Colours are from rusty red to the bluish haze of the atmospheric layers.
A zoom in of the Mars photo from Orbit in this thread showing a yellowish dust storm swirls across the terrain, resembling tightly packed cotton balls in a rough oval shape.
A zoom in of the Mars photo from Orbit in this thread showing the two prominent volcanic formations close to the limb of the planet, Olympus Mons and Ascraeus Mons as large, broad features on the surface, with their edges softly blending into the landscape. Colours are rusty red and withins colouds around their calderas and limb.
A high resolution photo of Mars from orbit captured by ESA's Mars Express. The image shows the reddish, dusty surface with soft brown and rusty hues, fading into a thin atmosphere. At the bottom left, two prominent volcanic formations, Olympus Mons and Ascraeus Mons, appear as large, broad features on the surface, with their edges softly blending into the landscape. On the bottom right, a large, circular bluish cloud hovers just above the surface, with soft, uneven edges. At the top center, a yellowish dust storm swirls across the terrain, resembling tightly packed cotton balls in a rough oval shape. The curvature of the planet highlights the thin atmosphere, gradually fading into the vast darkness of space.
A zoomed-in image of the Angustus Labyrinthus region on Mars, captured by ESA's Mars Express. The landscape features intricate, intersecting ridges and valleys that resemble the layout of an ancient city, though it is a natural geological formation. The surface is covered in icy material and dark areas. Colours are between shades of greyish and whithish.
A topographic map of Mars south polar region using a stereographic projection. The circular map shows various named regions radiating from the south pole at the center, including Planum Australe, Noachis, Promethei, Aonia, and Terra Sirenum. Craters and terrain features are marked across the surface. A red square highlights the Angustus Labyrinthus region, located west of the south pole, near the area labeled "Angustus Labyrinthus" This map provides spatial context for the location of the "Inca City" formation within the Martian south polar landscape.
A photo of the Martian surface taken by ESA's Mars Express, showing the Angustus Labyrinthus region. The landscape features intricate, intersecting ridges and valleys that resemble the layout of an ancient city, though it is a natural geological formation. The surface is covered in icy material, with circular depressions and smooth areas scattered across the terrain, characteristic of Mars' south pole. The colors are mainly shades of light gray, whitish, with some dark patches, highlighting the region's geological diversity.
A black and white image taken from orbit over Mars shows a wide view of the planet's surface, with Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano on Mars, in the lower right and the dust storm on the upper left. The volcano's massive caldera is clearly visible as a large circular depression with radiating ridges and steep outer flanks. In the upper left quadrant of the image, a bright, textured dust storm cloud appears over Amazonis Planitia. The cloud has a rippled, clustered appearance, contrasting sharply with the darker terrain. This image wants to emphasize how big is this cloud which would cover large part of the Olympus Mons surface.
A topographic map of the Martian region surrounding Amazonis Planitia and Olympus Mons, color-coded by elevation. Olympus Mons, the large shield volcano, is located in the lower right and shown in rich brown tones, indicating its towering height. Overlaid on the map is a rotated square inset showing a bright, cloud-covered region from a Mars Express image, highlighting the dust storm in Amazonis Planitia. Major geological features are labeled, including Lycus Sulci, Acheron Fossae, and numerous craters. The labels "Amazonis" and "Planitia" are prominently displayed across the map’s center. The map uses grid coordinates for location reference. Map Credit showed at the bottom of the image: NASA / JPL / GSFC / ASU / USGS / ESA / DLR / FU Berlin (G. Neukum) / Daniel Macháček