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Back to Search2024 October 07 - The Long Tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
In today's image, we see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the sky. The comet is currently very close to the Sun, but will likely be bright enough to be see…
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2024 October 06 - The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught
In today's image, we see the great comet of 2007, Comet McNaught. The comet was one of the brightest to have been seen in several decades. Now, we lo…
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2024 October 05 - M27: Not a Comet
In today's image, we see an object which is not a comet, but is actually a planetary nebula. This type of nebula is what forms at the end of the life…
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2024 October 04 - Comet at Moonrise
In today's image, we see the comet known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as it is visible in the sky just as the moon is barely rising over the horizon. The com…
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2024 October 03 - Eclipse at Sunrise
In today's image, we see a partial solar eclipse that occurred yesterday and was visible over parts of the South Pacific and South Atlantic oceans. T…
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2024 October 02 - The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy
In today's image, we see a nearby satellite galaxy of our Milky Way known as the Large Magellanic Cloud. The galaxy is prominently visible in the the…
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2024 October 01 - Porphyrion: The Longest Known Black Hole Jet
In today's image, we see what is known as Porphyrion which is the longest known jet from a black hole, stretching 23 million light years from end to …
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2024 September 30 - Comet Tsuchinshan over Mexico
In today's image, we see the comet known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from a drone hovering about the clouds in Mexico. While the comet it currently …
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2024 September 29 - Seven Dusty Sisters
In today's image, we see the Pleiades Star Cluster as imaged in the infrared. We will note that in infrared light, the dust is highlighted which most…
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2024 September 28 - Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
In today's image, we see a Falcon 9 rocket as it launches into space. In this case ,it happened to pass in front of the setting Sun and we can see th…
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