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If you are the photographer do not include additional demographic information, the image should stand on its own merit

Recommended subreddits: r/spaceporn, r/astrophotography & r/astronomy for images and r/spacegifs for GIFs.

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Memes/low quality images Reaction GIFs Re-hosted content (use KarmaDecay) Misleadingly edited images SUBMITTING A TEXT POST

Straightforward questions (who/what/where) belong to the Weekly Space Questions thread (pinned at the top)

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Informative & thought-provoking posts Open-ended questions that promote discussion Highly recommended subreddit: r/askscience

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