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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Astronomy Picture of the Day (16/12/2025)
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A bright streak is pictured through a starry sky over a beach spotted with the husks of dead trees. The rollover shows the resulting smoke trail from the bright meteor.
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Fireball over Cape San Blas
Credit: Jason Rice (@jriceastro on IG) 🔭🐡🎨
A stacked telescopic image showing the International Space Station as a bright streak passing close to Saturn in the night sky. Saturn appears small but clear, with its rings nearly edge-on. The ISS looks larger and brighter due to its proximity to Earth. Both objects are framed against a dark background. The image captures their brief alignment as seen from Federal Way, Washington, on July 6, 2025.
📸 ISS Meets Saturn
📅 July 18, 2025
📷 Credit: A.J. Smadi
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Infrared image of Centaurus A, the closest active galaxy to Earth, showing a twisted parallelogram-shaped dust cloud, likely the result of a smaller galaxy merging with it. The image was captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The dust cloud is about 1000 light-years across and provides fuel for the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center.
Astronomy Picture from 04/03/2006
The Galaxy Within Centaurus A
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060304.html
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A grainy, black and white image of space shows the Earth and Moon as a small, double-point of light, as seen from a spacecraft near Mercury. The image is mostly dark space speckled with distant stars. The Earth and its moon appear as two faint, close-together points of light, showing how small they appear from this distance.
Astronomy Picture from 01/09/2010
Earth and Moon from MESSENGER
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100901.html
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False-color infrared image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, a nearby star-forming region approximately 400 light-years away. The image, captured by WISE, reveals young stars (YSOs) embedded in pinkish nebulae and a reflection nebula near Sigma Scorpii. The vibrant colors highlight the infrared glow of dust heated by newborn stars, showcasing the beauty and complexity of stellar birth.
Astronomy Picture from 17/11/2019
Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191117.html
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A stunning infrared image of the W5 star-forming region (also known as IC 1848), part of the Heart and Soul Nebulas in Cassiopeia. The image shows massive stars at the center triggering the formation of younger stars at the edges, with pillars of gas slowly evaporating. This image was captured by NASA's WISE satellite and spans approximately 2,000 light-years.
Astronomy Picture from 16/12/2014
W5: Pillars of Star Formation
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141216.html
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High-resolution image of Saturn's moon Tethys, showcasing its heavily cratered surface and the prominent Ithaca Chasma canyon. The image highlights the moon's icy composition and hints at a possible past with subsurface oceans. Data from the Cassini spacecraft.
Astronomy Picture from 08/12/2009
Ice Moon Tethys from Saturn-Orbiting Cassini
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091208.html
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A stunning mosaic image from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft shows Jupiter's swirling cloud bands with its moon Io. Taken in 1979 from 8.3 million kilometers, this image reveals Io's volcanic features, initially mistaken for impact craters. The image highlights the contrast between Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere and Io's unique, volcanically active surface.
Astronomy Picture from 04/09/2016
Io over Jupiter from Voyager 1
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160904.html
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Stunning image of NGC 4651, the "Umbrella Galaxy," showcasing a tidal stream of stars resembling a cosmic umbrella. This stellar structure, approximately 100,000 light-years across, is the result of a smaller galaxy's disintegration during repeated encounters with NGC 4651. Captured by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT).
Astronomy Picture from 07/02/2022
NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220207.html
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Infrared image of galactic dust clouds in the Cygnus region of the Milky Way. The dust is arranged in a foam-like structure with bubbles and voids, likely formed by stellar winds and supernovae shocks. The image reveals bright, bubble-shaped, and arc-like clouds around supernova remnants and star-forming regions. Data from NASA's IRAS satellite.
Astronomy Picture from 24/04/1997
The Frothy Milky Way
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A stunning image of a nebula, possibly resembling a faulty Earth, showcasing intricate cosmic dust and gas illuminated by starlight. The image features vibrant colors and a captivating ethereal quality, highlighting the beauty and complexity of celestial formations.
Astronomy Picture from 06/12/2000
Reflecting Merope
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap001206.html
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A crescent-shaped Neptune and its moon Triton, captured by Voyager 2 in 1989. The image, taken from a unique vantage point, shows Neptune's reddish hue due to forward-scattered sunlight, a view impossible from Earth. Triton is visible as a small, bright point of light near Neptune.
Astronomy Picture from 14/04/2013
Crescent Neptune and Triton
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130414.html
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A grayscale image from the Mars Global Surveyor shows bright, snow- or frost-covered slopes on a Martian crater rim. These features, about 500 meters long, have persisted through the Martian spring and summer. The relatively sparse snow suggests high lift ticket prices for a Martian ski vacation – a humorous April Fool's Day image.
Astronomy Picture from 01/04/1999
Ski Mars!
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990401.html
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A stunning crescent view of Uranus' moon, showcasing its intricate, icy surface with a network of cracks and fissures. The image highlights the moon's unique geological features against the backdrop of space's deep black.
Astronomy Picture from 25/02/2002
Crescent Europa
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020225.html
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A dramatic black and white image of asteroid 433 Eros, taken by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft from an altitude of approximately 50 kilometers. The image showcases the asteroid's rugged surface, littered with boulders, with the largest one, roughly 30 meters across, situated near a shadowy crater. The sun's rays illuminate the scene, creating striking contrasts and shadows. This near-Earth asteroid's journey from the main asteroid belt highlights the gravitational forces shaping our solar system.
Astronomy Picture from 24/08/2000
Eros At Sunset
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000824.html
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A stunning close-up view of Mars, showcasing its rusty surface, numerous craters, and subtle variations in color and texture. The image highlights the planet's unique geological features, offering a captivating glimpse into the Martian landscape.
Astronomy Picture from 08/06/1998
A Mars Glint
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🌌 Today's #AstronomyPictureofTheDay is comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) with its many tails as captured by Martin Mašek and Jakub Kuřák with one of our FRAM telescopes @fzuavcr.bsky.social of @czechacademy.bsky.social.
☄️ Martin Mašek, also using FRAM, also discovered the Christmas comet C/2024 Y1 (Mašek)!
