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Back to Search2025 August 25 - The Meteor and the Star Cluster
In today's image, we see an image of the Pleiades star cluster. A meteor happened by chance to be caught in the image.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 August 24 - The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula
In today's image, we see the central regions of the Crab Nebula showing the pulsar located at the center. A pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 August 23 - Fishing for the Moon
In today's image, we see our Moon apparently caught in a fishing net in this image. The red color of the Moon is because of the fact that it is close…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 August 22 - A Tale of Two Nebulae
In today's image, we see two nebulae: M57 also known as the Ring Nebula and IC 1296, a spiral galaxy - known as a spiral nebula until just about 100 …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 August 21 - Mostly Perseids
In today's image, we see large number of Perseid meteors from the recent shower. This composite of about 500 images shows many Perseids, as well as a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 August 20 - Perseid Meteors from Durdle Door
In today's image, we see a number of Perseid meteors captured in various images and combined together in one picture.
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 August 19 - Giant Galaxies in Pavo
In today's image, we see a number of giant galaxies in the constellation of Pave. This include the largest known spiral galaxy as well as a giant ell…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 August 18 - NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as NGC 1309. This galaxy is said to be useful since there have been multiple supernovae as well as Cepheid …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 August 16 - Asperitas Clouds over New Zealand
In today's image, we see an unusual type of cloud known as an Asperitas cloud as imaged about 20 years ago, but not formally identified as a distinct…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 August 16 - A Cool GIF of a Perseid Meteor
In today's image, we see an animated GIF of a Perseid meteor from this past week. We can also see the trail (persistent train) left behind as the met…
6 months, 3 weeks ago