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Back to Search2023 July 10 - Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559
In today's image, we see the star forming region NGC 6559. Here we see the three types of nebulae associated with star formation - Dark, dusty nebula…
2 years, 7 months ago
2023 July 09 - Doomed Star Eta Carinae
In today's image, we see the star known as Eta Carinae. This is called a doomed star because it is the type of star the will end its life in a supern…
2 years, 7 months ago
2023 July 08 - Stickney Crater
In today's image, we see Stickney crater on Phobos, one of the two small moons of Mars. The crater itself is nearly half the size of the moon, meanin…
2 years, 7 months ago
2023 July 07 - The Double Cluster in Perseus
In today's image, we see the double open star cluster in the constellation of Perseus known as h & χ Persei. This is a young open cluster only about …
2 years, 8 months ago
2023 July 06 - Supermoon vs Fireworks
In today's image, we see the Moon behind a fireworks display from July 4 of this year. The Moon is the first supermoon of the year. A supermoon will …
2 years, 8 months ago
2023 July 05 - A Map of the Observable Universe
In today's image, we see a view of a slice of the universe from data collected by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey over the past two decades. The inner p…
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2023 July 04 - Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall
In today's image, we see the planet Venus as imaged from the Akatsuki spacecraft which entered Venus' orbit in 2015 after an extended journey around …
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2023 July 03 - Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki
In today's image, we see the planet Venus as imaged from the Akatsuki spacecraft which entered Venus' orbit in 2015 after an extended journey around …
2 years, 8 months ago
2023 July 02 - Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
In today's image, we see an image from Antarctica which shows our Milky Way galaxy as well as the two Magellanic Clouds, We also see the aurora, in t…
2 years, 8 months ago
2023 July 01 - Three Galaxies in Draco
In today's image, we see three galaxies in the constellation which compose a compact group of galaxies. We have spiral galaxies on either side and an…
2 years, 8 months ago