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Back to Search2023 December 20 - Ice Halos over Bavaria
In today's image, we see a number of different ice halos and other features around the setting Sun. The features are caused by ice crystals suspended…
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2023 December 19 - NGC 1499: The California Nebula
In today's image, we see the California Nebula also known by the catalog designation of NGC 1499. This is an example of an emission nebula where ligh…
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2023 December 18 - The Same Color Illusion
In today's image, we see what is known as the Same Color Illusion. Squares A & B are exactly the same color although it may not look like they are at…
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2023 December 17 - Geminids Meteors over China's Nianhu Lake
In today's image, we see many of the Geminid meteors which appear to converge off in the distance toward the constellation of Gemini. These meteors a…
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2023 December 16 - Crescent Enceladus
In today's image, we see a crescent view of the moon of Saturn, Enceladus as images by the Cassini spacecraft. This moon is surprisingly active for s…
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2023 December 15 - Betelgeuse Eclipsed
In today's image, we see two images of the constellation Orion side by side. In the left image, we see the red supergiant star, Betelgeuse at its reg…
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2023 December 14 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A. This would have been seen to explode here on Earth about 350 years ago. However…
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2023 December 13 - Deep Field: The Heart Nebula
In today's image, we see the emission nebula known as the Heart Nebula to the left and below and to the right is the Fish Head nebula. This Heart Neb…
2 years, 2 months ago
2023 December 12 - Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
In today's image, we see a view of the sky from Norway which includes a prominent aurora, our Milky Way galaxy, the Pleiades star cluster, the Androm…
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2023 December 11- Solar Minimum versus Solar Maximum
In today's image, we see a video clip comparing solar activity at minimum (left) and maximum (right). The Sun goes through an 11 year cycle of solar …
2 years, 3 months ago