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Back to Search2023 August 20 - A Roll Cloud over Wisconsin
In today's image, we see a type of cloud known as a roll cloud which is associated with an oncoming storm front.
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2023 August 19 - Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
In today's image, we see the planet Neptune as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. It appears faint because there is a good amount go methane i…
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2023 August 18 - Northern Pluto
In today's image, we see an image from the New Horizons spacecraft from July of 2015 when it flew by the Dwarf Planet Pluto. The part of Pluto that w…
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2023 August 17 - A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus
In today's image, we see a part of the star forming region in the constellation of Cepheus. Within this are a number of gas and dust nebulae which be…
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2023 August 16 - Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace
In today's image, we see the peculiar pair of galaxies known as Arp 93. These are two galaxies that are in the process of colliding and likely will f…
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2023 August 15 - A Triply Glowing Night Sky over Iceland
In today's image, we see the night sky over Iceland glowing because of several different phenomena. We see the aurora off to the left, a volcano in t…
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2023 August 14 - The Ring Nebula from Webb
In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Ring Nebula as imaged in the infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope. This is a planeta…
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2023 August 13 - The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared
In today's image, we see The Sombrero Galaxy also known as M104. This is an example of a spiral galaxy that we see from an edge-on point of view whic…
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2023 August 12 - Ghirigori - Star Scribbles
In today's image, we see what are called ghirigori or star scribbles. These are created by tapping the telescope lightly during the exposure to creat…
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2023 August 11 - Messier 51 in 255 Hours
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as Messier 51 in a very deep exposure consisting of 255 hours (more than 10 days!) worth of imaging.…
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