NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Butterfly Nebula for its distinctive shape. A planetary nebula is the end state of a star much like our own Sun. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use th...

In today's image, we see the area around the Savudrija Lighthouse alone with star trails in the sky. the star trails consist of 400 images of 30 seconds each, stacked together. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can u...

In today's image, we see the Milky Way and Small Magellanic Cloud in the sky over the soon to be in operation, Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the ima...

In today's image, we see the airglow and gravity waves in the sky giving various rainbow patterns in the night sky. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corre...

In today's image, we see the Veil Nebula. The remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode here on Earth about 7000 years ago. The image is divided into several sections, each with its own common name. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astro...

In today's image, we see th galaxy known as UGC 1810. This is an example of what is sometimes called a peculiar galaxy because of its unusual structure. Many galaxies like this are in the process of interacting with other galaxies which distorts their shapes. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can...

In today's image, we see a processed image of the Sun setting behind a bell tower. Staring at this image for about 30 seconds and then looking at a white screen will give you an inverted view showing the yellow Sun setting against the backdrop of a blue sky. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can...

In today's image, we see a number of images of Mars showing its retrograde loop which occurred between December of last year and February of this year. The loop occurs because Earth overtakes Mars in its orbit. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astron...

In today's image, we see a member of our local group of galaxies, an irregular dwarf galaxy known as Sextans A. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo correspon...

In today's image, we see what is known as a Herbig-Haro object which is formed as jets of material are expelled from a protostar as it is in the process of formation. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the arc...

In today's image, we see the regions around the constellation of Ophiuchus. Here we see part of our own Milky Way, red emission nebulae, and blue reflection nebulae. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the arch...

In today's image, we see the barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 2566 as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. The cross pattern at the center of the galaxy is an artifact of the Webb's optics and not a part of the galaxy itself. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and websit...

In today's image, we see an image taken by the Juno spacecraft as it passed below Jupiter. Juno has been studying Jupiter for nearly a decade now, giving us a closeup look at the largest planet in the solar system. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: As...

In today's image, we see one of the moons of Mars as imaged by the Perseverance rover several months ago. This image was created from several images which were combined together to bring out the detail. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Pict...

In today's image, we see the globular star cluster NGC 6366 and the nearby star 47 Ophiuchi. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M63. In this deep exposure, we can see the curled edges of the galaxy, likely caused by tidal interactions from small nearby galaxies. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day ....

In today's image, we see an image of the Sun, with multiple images of the International Space Station as the ISS passes directly in front of the Sun from this location. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the a...

In today's image, we see the plane of our Milky Way in the skies over the Mauna Kea observatory in Hawaii. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding...

In today's image, we see a flyover of Pluto's moon, Charon created from images gathered by the new Horizons spacecraft when it flew by the dwarf planet back in July of 2015. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use...

In today's image, we see the dwarf planet, Pluto in this 2 minute Timelapse video showing a flyover of the dwarf planet constructed from images taken by New Horizons in July 2015. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You ca...

In today's image, we see landing site of the fictional Ares 3 craft on Mars as shown in the novel the Martian. The coloration is blue because of the specific camera used on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy P...

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as Messier 101. This is an example of a spiral galaxy seen face-on. This allows us to see the details in the spiral arms. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archiv...

In today's image, we see an image of Pluto from the New Horizons spacecraft which flew by Pluto nearly a decade ago. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corr...

In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Robin's Egg Nebula. A planetary nebula is the end state of a star much like our own Sun where the outer layers are expelled out into space and the core condenses down to a compact white dwarf. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access...

In today's image, we see a reconstructed image of our Milky Way as viewed from the top. The image is created using data from the Gaia spacecraft which was recently retired in March of this year. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of t...