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Back to Search2024 June 07 - SH2-308: The Dolphin Head Nebula
In today's image, we see the Dolphin Head Nebula which is the nebula around a young Wolf-Rayet star. These are some of the most massive stars and the…
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2024 June 06 - NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
In today's image, we see an image of NGC 4565 which is a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way. This galaxy is seen in an edge-on orientation giving i…
1 year, 9 months ago
2024 June 05 - Shadow of a Martian Robot
In today's image, we see an image of the surface of Mars taken by the Perseverance Rover which has been exploring Mars since 2021. We can note the si…
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2024 June 04 - Comet Pons-Brooks Develops Opposing Tails
In today's image, we see an image of comet Pons-Brooks which made its closest approach to Earth a couple of days ago and is heading back into the out…
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2024 June 03 - NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 2403. This is a galaxy much like our own Milky Way in many ways and shows the distinct blue i…
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2024 June 02 - Rotating Moon from LRO
In today's image, we see the Moon in a short video put together from images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). This shows the near side…
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2024 June 01 - Stereo Helene
In today's image, we see one of the moons of Saturn, Helene in a 3D image which can be viewed with the red-blue 3D glasses. This moon orbits in a Lag…
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2024 May 31 - The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
In today's image, we see the region around the Wolf-Rayet star, WR 134. A Wolf-Rayet star is the type of star that is expected to become a supernova …
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2024 May 30 - A Lunar Corona over Paris
In today's image, we see the Eiffel Tower in the foreground and the Moon above in the sky. Around the Moon, we see a lunar corona - this is a quantum…
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2024 May 29 - Stairway to the Milky Way
In today's image, we see a stairway leading up a mountain and apparently to the Milky Way in the sky! Of course, the Milky Way is far beyond anything…
1 year, 9 months ago