Astronomy Picture Of the Day

04 Jan 2024 06:25

APOD: 2024 January 3 – A SAR Arc from New Zealand
What is that unusual red halo surrounding this aurora?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240103.html

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02 Jan 2024 06:20

APOD: 2024 January 1 – NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240101.html

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31 Dec 2023 06:37

APOD: 2023 December 30 - The Last Full Moon
Known to some in the northern hemisphere as
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231230.html

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29 Dec 2023 06:32

APOD: 2023 December 28 - Jupiter and the Geminid
Jupiter and the Geminid
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231228.html

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25 Dec 2023 06:22

APOD: 2023 December 24 – NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
What's that in the center?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231224.html

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23 Dec 2023 06:42

APOD: 2023 December 22 - 183 Days in the Sun
A single 183 day exposure with a pinhole camera and photographic paper
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231222.html

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20 Dec 2023 06:22

APOD: 2023 December 19 – NGC 1499: The California Nebula

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231219.html

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18 Dec 2023 06:51

APOD: 2023 December 17 – Geminids over Chinas Nianhu Lake
Where are all of these meteors coming from?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231217.html

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16 Dec 2023 06:21

APOD: 2023 December 15 - Betelgeuse Eclipsed
Betelgeuse Eclipsed
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231215.html

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14 Dec 2023 06:16

APOD: 2023 December 13 – Deep Field: The Heart Nebula
What excites the Heart Nebula?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231213.html

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12 Dec 2023 06:36

APOD

The surface of our Sun is constantly changing.

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10 Dec 2023 07:09

APOD: 2023 December 9 - Pic du Pleiades
Near dawn on November 19
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231209.html

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08 Dec 2023 06:14

APOD: 2023 December 7 - Orion and the Ocean of Storms
On December 5, 2022,
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231207.html

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06 Dec 2023 06:34

APOD: 2023 December 5 – Energetic Particle Strikes the Earth
It was one of the most energetic particles ever known to strike the Earth -- but where did it come from?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231205.html

Astronomy Picture Of the Day

04 Dec 2023 06:28

APOD: 2023 December 3 – Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
https://www.youtube.com/embed/afHfMMC-MJE?rel=0
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231203.html

These people are not in danger.

Astronomy Picture Of the Day

03 Jan 2024 06:35

APOD: 2024 January 2 – Rocket Transits Rippling Moon
Can a rocket make the Moon ripple?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240102.html

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01 Jan 2024 06:30

APOD: 2023 December 31 – Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QSivvdIyeG4?si=CNXSnbIN_HXYZG0e?rel=0
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231231.html

How did we get here?

Astronomy Picture Of the Day

30 Dec 2023 06:22

APOD: 2023 December 29 - Shakespeare in Space
In 1986, Voyager 2 became the only spacecraft
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231229.html

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28 Dec 2023 06:42

APOD: 2023 December 27 – Rainbow Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
Yes, but can your aurora do this?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231227.html

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24 Dec 2023 06:32

APOD: 2023 December 23 - A December Summer Night
Colours of a serene evening sky are captured in this
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231223.html

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21 Dec 2023 06:37

APOD: 2023 December 20 – Ice Halos over Bavaria
What's causing those unusual sky arcs?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231220.html

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19 Dec 2023 06:32

APOD: 2023 December 18 – The Same Color Illusion
Are squares A and B the same color? They are!
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231218.html

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17 Dec 2023 06:36

APOD: 2023 December 16 - Crescent Enceladus
Peering from the shadows, the
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231216.html

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15 Dec 2023 06:31

APOD: 2023 December 14 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231214.html

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13 Dec 2023 06:26

APOD: 2023 December 12 – Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
What are these two giant arches across the sky?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231212.html

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11 Dec 2023 06:35

APOD: 2023 December 10 – Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain
When did you first learn to identify this group of stars?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231210.html

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09 Dec 2023 06:29

APOD: 2023 December 8 - Vega and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
On December 4, periodic
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231208.html

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07 Dec 2023 06:49

APOD: 2023 December 6 – Stars Verus Dust in the Carina Nebula
It's stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231206.html

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05 Dec 2023 06:42

APOD: 2023 December 4 – Plane Crossing Crescent Moon
No, the Moon is not a bow, and no, it did not shoot out a plane like an arrow.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231204.html

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03 Dec 2023 06:53

APOD: 2023 December 2 - Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory
Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231202.html