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Back to Search2024 August 28 - Tulip Nebula and Black Hole Cygnus X-1
In today's image, we see the Tulip Nebula, an emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Also in the image is the black hole known as Cy…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 27 - Moon Eclipses Saturn
In today's image, we see our moon passing in front of Saturn in what is called an occultation or eclipse. Because of the positioning, this will occur…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 26 - Perseid Meteors Over Inner Mongolia
In today's image, we see a video clip showing a number of the Perseid meteors from the shower in 2023. The meteors are small bits of a comet, left be…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 25 - Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus
In today's image, we see one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. This moon as relatively fresh and recently formed features known as tiger stripes showing …
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 24 - South Pacific Shadowset
In today's image, we see the shadow cast by Earth setting opposite to the rising Sun which would be behind the observer here. The full moon, visible …
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 23 - Supernova Remnant CTA 1
In today's image, we see the remnant of a star that would have been observed to explode on Earth around 10,000 years ago. The material from the star …
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 22 - The Dark Tower in Scorpius
In today's image, we see cometary globule in the constellation of Scorpius. In this region, we see dark nebula, reflection nebulae, and emission nebu…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 21 - Fermi's 12-Year All-Sky Gamma-Ray Map
In today's image, we see a map of the entire sky as imaged in Gamma rays by the Fermi Space Telescope. The red line across the middle is our own Milk…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 20 - Supermoon Beyond the Temple of Poseidon
In today's image, we see the supermoon rising out in the distance beyond the Temple of Poseidon. This is also a blue moon which is the third of four …
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 August 19 - IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
In today's image, we see the star forming region known as the Cocoon Nebula. In the central region here, new stars are in the process of formation. T…
1 year, 6 months ago