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Back to Search2024 November 06 - Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over the Dolomites
In today's image, we see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in this image from last month when it was prominently visible in the sky. The comet has since faded …
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2024 November 05 - Milky Way over Easter Island
In today's image, we see the stone statues of Easter Island in the foreground and the Milky Way up above. The Milky Way is our own spiral galaxy as w…
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2024 November 04 - M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
In today's image, we see the nearby star forming region known as the Orion Nebula. This contain a young open cluster of stars known as the Trapezium.…
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2024 November 03 - Jupiter Abyss
In today's image, we see a dark spot on Jupiter known as the abyss. The darker could on Jupiter are generally lower in the atmosphere than the lighte…
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2024 November 02 - Saturn at Night
In today's image, we see an image of the night side of Saturn as taken out seven years ago by the Cassini spacecraft, just a couple of days before th…
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2024 November 01 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
In today's image, we see NGC 6744, a spiral galaxy. We can se the distinct spiral structure as well as the blue star clusters and pink hydrogen regio…
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2024 October 31 - Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
In today's image, we see the bright star Rigel in the constellation of Orion as well as the reflection nebula known as the Witch Head Nebula. The sca…
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2024 October 30 - NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
In today's image, we see the Bubble Nebula. This is the region of gas and dust being pushed out by the string stellar winds and radiation pressure fr…
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2024 October 29 - NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb
In today's image, we see two images of the star cluster NGC 602 and the surrounding region as imaged by both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James…
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2024 October 28 - STEVE: A Glowing River over France
In today's image, we see an example of a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement or STEVE. This phenomenon has only been recently studied and sc…
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