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Back to Search2024 March 09 - Comet Pons-Brooks in Northern Spring
In today's image, we see Comet Pons-Brooks which will make its closest approach to our Sun (perihelion) on April 21 of this year. In addition, we can…
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2024 March 08 - The Tarantula Zone
In today's image, we see the Tarantula Nebula also known as 30 Doradus. This is a massive star forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. …
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2024 March 07 - The Crew-8 Nebula
In today's image, we see the separation of the first two stages of a Falcon 9 rocket as it takes astronauts to the International Space Station. The b…
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2024 March 06 - M102: Edge-on Disk Galaxy
In today's image, we see a spiral galaxy, perhaps much like our own Milky Way. Because of the positioning of the galaxy, we see it edge-on and can vi…
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2024 March 05 - NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Abstract Art
In today's image, we see what is known as the Angel Nebula. This star forming region contains several different types of nebulae including the blue r…
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2024 March 04 - Light Pillars Over Inner Mongolia
In today's image, we see light pillars rising up form the ground - caused by a crystal fog of ice/snow close to the ground. In the sky, we see a numb…
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2024 March 03 - A Total Solar Eclipse Close-Up in Real Time
In today's image, we see a video clip showing the total eclipse of the Sun from August of 2017. During totality, we observe around the edge of the Mo…
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2024 March 02 - Odysseus on the Moon
In today's image, we see the Odysseus lander as it makes its first contact with the lunar surface. One landing leg is visible and broken which causes…
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2024 March 01 - Odysseus and the Dish
In today's image, we see the Parkes Radio Telescope dish in Australia. We note that it is pointed in the direction of our Moon, allowing us to receiv…
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2024 February 29 - Julius Caesar and Leap Days
In today's image, we see an old Roman coin showing the image of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was responsible for helping to incorporate the leap day …
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