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Back to Search2024 - July 17 - Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky
In today's image, we see the Villarrica volcano in Chile as it erupts. Earth is one of the few objects with active volcanoes like this. The other act…
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2024 July 16 - Cometary Globules
In today's image, we see what are known as cometary globules. While these have nothing to do with comets, they do bear a resemblance to the comets we…
1 year, 7 months ago
2024 July 15 - The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as the Tadpole Galaxy for the long tail stretching away from it. The tail is caused by a previous interacti…
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2024 July 14 - Meteor Misses Galaxy
In today's image, we see the Triangulum Galaxy, also known as M33 which is one of the three large spiral galaxies in our local group. We also see a m…
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2024 July 13 - Solar System Family Portrait
In today's image, we see a portrait of the solar system showing 6 of the 8 plates in our solar system with Mercury and Mars not being visible because…
1 year, 7 months ago
2024 July 12 - Jones-Emberson 1
In today's image, we see a planetary nebula which is the end state of a star much like our own Sun. At the end of the life of the star, the core comp…
1 year, 8 months ago
2024 July 11 - Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri
In today's image, we see the globular star cluster known as Omega Centauri. This may actually be the remnant core of a galaxy whose outer laters were…
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2024 July 10 - A Sagittarius Triplet
In today's image, we see several nebulae in the constellation of Sagittarius. These include the Triffid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula. This is a regio…
1 year, 8 months ago
2024 July 09 - Noctilucent Clouds over Florida
In today's image, we see noctilucent or night shining clouds. These are clouds that are high enough in Earth's atmosphere that they can be seen illum…
1 year, 8 months ago
2024 July 08 - Exoplanet Zoo: Other Stars
In today's image, we see some of the over 5500 exoplanets that have been confirmed to exist. We find all sorts of planets, including planets of inter…
1 year, 8 months ago