20 breathtaking astronomy photos capture the best of space (Image Credit: Mashable)

“Abandoned House” by Stefan Liebermann.
Credit: Stefan Liebermann
Credit: Stefan Liebermann

“A Whale Sailing the Sun” by Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau.
Credit: Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau
Credit: Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau

“Observations at Night” by Jakob Sahner.
Credit: Jakob Sahner
Credit: Jakob Sahner

“Earth and Milky Way Galaxy Show” by Yoshiki Abe.
Credit: Yoshiki Abe
Credit: Yoshiki Abe

“SNR G156.2+5.7, a Faint Supernova Remnant in Auriga” by Bray Falls.
Credit: Bray Falls
Credit: Bray Falls

“A Night with the Valkyries” by Jose Miguel Picon Chimelis.
Credit: Jose Miguel Picon Chimelis
Credit: Jose Miguel Picon Chimelis

“Arctic Dragon” by Carina Letelier Baeza.
Credit: Carina Letelier Baeza
Credit: Carina Letelier Baeza

“The Galaxy Devourer” by ShaRA (Shared Remote Astrophotography) Team.
Credit: ShaRA (Shared Remote Astrophotography) Team
Credit: ShaRA (Shared Remote Astrophotography) Team

“Serpentine” by Paul Haworth.
Credit: Paul Haworth
Credit: Paul Haworth

“The Blue Details of M45: The Pleiades” by Sándor Biliczki.
Credit: Sándor Biliczki
Credit: Sándor Biliczki

“Misty Mountains” by Bence Toth.
Credit: Bence Toth
Credit: Bence Toth

“Run to Carina” by Vikas Chander.
Credit: Vikas Chander
Credit: Vikas Chander

“M100 (the Blowdryer Galaxy) and Ceres” by Damon Mitchell Scotting.
Credit: Damon Mitchell Scotting
Credit: Damon Mitchell Scotting

“International Space Station Daytime Moon Transit” by Kelvin Hennessy.
Credit: Kelvin Hennessy
Credit: Kelvin Hennessy

“Total Solar Eclipse” by Gwenaël Blanck.
Credit: Gwenaël Blanck
Credit: Gwenaël Blanck

“M81, a Grand Design Spiral Galaxy” by Holden Aimar.
Credit: Holden Aimar
Credit: Holden Aimar

“Gigantic Solar Prominence in Motion” by Miguel Claro.
Credit: Miguel Claro
Credit: Miguel Claro

“Martian Dementors” by Leonardo Di Maggio.
Credit: Leonardo Di Maggio
Credit: Leonardo Di Maggio

“Saturn with Six Moons” by Andy Casely.
Credit: Andy Casely
Credit: Andy Casely

“The Fire-Spitting Dragon” by Moritz Telser.
Credit: Moritz Telser
Credit: Moritz Telser
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