These might be the most spectacular images Hubble has ever snapped

[Mike Wehner]

• To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA has published dozens of new images of what it describes as 30 "celestial gems."
• These "gems" include galaxies, star clusters, and massive clouds of gas and material coalescing into the beginnings of stars and planets.
• These images were captured with the help of Hubble, but many of them can be seen without a powerful telescope, and even with something as simple as a pair of binoculars.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is a truly incredible piece of machinery. It's been capturing images of the cosmos for decades, and it's made some truly stunning discoveries along the way. NASA is constantly publishing new images from the telescope, but for its 30th anniversary, the space agency wanted to really provide space fans with a treat.

So, in honor of 30 years of Hubble, NASA just released over 50 Hubble images that capture 30 distinct features of the night sky in stunning detail. These images depict star clusters, galaxies, and other incredible sights that are part of the Caldwell catalog. The Caldwell catalog is a collection of sights that can be seen using amateur astronomy gear including binoculars and hobby-level telescopes.

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