9 Best Astrophotos Of This Week: Planet Conjunction, Falcon-9 Launch and More!

Have you seen a breathtaking view of two planets appearing together in the night sky? What about the launch of the rocket leaving a visual phenomenon, a spiral, behind it? And the new perspectives of well-known celestial objects: Horsehead and Flame Nebulae, Andromeda Galaxy, and others? If not, no problem: we gathered fresh collections of the Best astrophotos of the week made by amateur photographers on social media: check them out below!

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Astrophoto

Scientists call the rare case when you can see two planets of the Solar System together with the naked eye the Venus-Jupiter conjunction. Venus and Jupiter are both very bright and easily visible in the night sky. Petr Horálek has shared a stunning astrophoto of this phenomenon “after such colourful dusk over Thoddoo Island appears.”

Falcon-9 Rocket Launch

Orla Joelsen has Shawn a great shot of the Falcon-9 rocket that occurred last week, made by Helena Berthelsen. In it, we can see a spiral that appeared in the sky during it—you can read about it here.

Horsehead And Flame Nebulae Astrophoto

Clint Shimer has taken an astrophoto of amazing Horsehead and Flame Nebulae. “Captured [this astrophoto] in my backyard from a heavy light polluted Bortle 9 zone in Houston, Texas,” – he wrote.

Andromeda Galaxy Astrophoto

“2 nights spent on this beautiful target now. With a result like this, you forget about the frustrations!” – Vicki @Superlunarchick has shared her excitement about her astrophoto of the iconic Andromeda Galaxy.

Carina Nebula Astrophoto

The Carina Nebula is a stunning and massive interstellar cloud of gas and dust located in the constellation of the same name. @Sunny Crisp has shared his beautiful view of it—great job!

Moon: New Perspective

An unusual perspective of the Moon: “Have you ever caught the moon?” – @Starbase Surfer asks.

SpaceX Crew-8 First Stage Returns To Earth

This astrophoto represents the SpaceX Crew-8 separation stage when the first stage rocket separates and returns to Earth. “This was one of the most colourful and spectacular stage separations I’ve photographed!” – Edward Saternus wrote.

Taurus Molecular Cloud Astrophoto

The Taurus Molecular Cloud is unique and interesting for several reasons. It hosts a significant population of low-mass stars that are smaller and less massive than our Sun and provides valuable insights into the formation of stars across a range of masses. And still, it is visually stunning!

Stars View Over Earth

A magical view of the stars “growing” from the tree naturally connects with the amazing colours of the sky and mountains in this astrophoto – a moment frozen in time!

Stay inspired and tuned for our next collection of the Best astrophotos. Many thanks to all photographers who share their art on social media!