#crystal formations

[sitting-on-me-bum]

"This image was made on a freezing winter day in St. Louis, MO, USA, while looking for interesting ice drops on a magnolia tree in my back yard. This ice drop, showing the internal crystal formations, is only around a ¼ inch long."

© Morey Gers | cupoty.com.

The Close-Up Photographer Of The Year Minimal Challenge

[phoenix-flight-explorers]

Currently traversing the large gap between the Outer Arm and the Scutum-Centaurus Arm, on a course to the outer edges of the Galaxy.

[mixedindy]

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[uyesurana]

angel amethyst

[phoenix-flight-explorers]

The enticing Fly Trap Nebula lures in unsuspecting pilots, only to find a black hole waiting to swallow them.

This gorgeous supernova remnant lies near the center of the Formorian Frontier, approximately 55,000 LY from Earth.

[mixedindy]

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[phoenix-flight-explorers]

Making a rest stop at a gas giant moon with silicate vapour geysers detected...

Camping for the night while enjoying the exotic views of this ethereal canyon

[phoenix-flight-explorers]

Scanning some volcanic activity on this planetary surface while nearing the nebular remnants of a supernova