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Back to Search2024 March 19 - A Picturesque Equinox Sunset
In today's image, we see the Sun setting at the end of a road. This road runs roughly east-west so the Sun will appear to rise and set at the end of …
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 18 - Comet Pons-Brooks' Swirling Coma
In today's image, we see an image of Comet Pons-Brooks. The coma is highlighted to show the swirling pattern around it. It is thought this might be c…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 17 - NGC 7714: Starburst after Galaxy Collision
In today's image, we see galaxies in the process of colliding. The collision will allow large gas clouds to merge and compress, causing star formatio…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 16 - ELT and the Milky Way
In today's image, we see the ongoing construction of the ELT - Extremely Large Telescope. This is expected to be completed later this decade and will…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 15 - Portrait of NGC 1055
In today's image, we see the galaxy known as NGC 1055. The is a spiral type galaxy as we see it edge-on with the dark dust lane concentrated in the d…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 14 - Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow
In today's image, we see the full moon as it rises over the horizon. The full moon is always directly opposite to the Sun in the sky which makes it 1…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 13 - The Seagull Nebula
In today's image, we see the Seagull Nebula. This is an example of an emission nebula which glows red with the light of hydrogen gas that has been ex…
1 year, 11 months ago
2024 March 12 - A Galaxy-Shaped Rocket Exhaust Spiral
In today's image, we see the exhaust from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch. Because of the high winds, the exhaust was twisted into a spiral pattern h…
2 years ago
2024 March 11 - A Full Plankton Moon
In today's image, we see multiple images of the full moon as it descends toward the horizon. Because the image was taken near Earth's equator, it des…
2 years ago
2024 March 10 - A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
In today's image, we see a total eclipse as seen from Antarctica in 2003. A total eclipse occurs when our Moon passes in front of the Sun and blocks …
2 years ago