Volcanic dust rising into the sky, nebula shaped like giant blue eyes, clouds playing moon above the castle are astronomical scenes in the week.
Smoke, dust rising from Pavlof volcano, Alaska state, USA on May 18. An astronaut on the International Space Station captures this scene. (Photo: NASA)
The Ring Nebula is shaped like a giant blue eye. Located in the constellation Lyra and about 2,000 light-years from Earth, the Ring Nebula is the material that a dying star releases. (Photo: NASA)
The Milky Way is like a bridge over Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA. (Photo: TWAN)
The two clouds looked like two arms hugging the moon above a castle in Cochem, Germany on May 18. (Photo: TWAN)
The dust, when dense in the nebula IC 2944 in the constellation Centaurus. Many stars have formed in this nebula. It is about 5,900 light-years from Earth and is about 2 light-years across. (Photo: ESO)
A pit shaped like two rings about 480km from the south pole of the moon. (Photo: NASA)
