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2024 November 05 - Milky Way over Easter Island

Posted November 5, 2024

In today's image, we see the stone statues of Easter Island in the foreground and the Milky Way up above. The Milky Way is our own spiral galaxy as...

2024 November 04 - M42: The Great Nebula in Orion

Posted November 4, 2024

In today's image, we see the nearby star forming region known as the Orion Nebula. This contain a young open cluster of stars known as the Trapezium....

2024 November 03 - Jupiter Abyss

Posted November 3, 2024

In today's image, we see a dark spot on Jupiter known as the abyss. The darker could on Jupiter are generally lower in the atmosphere than the lighter...

2024 November 02 - Saturn at Night

Posted November 2, 2024

In today's image, we see an image of the night side of Saturn as taken out seven years ago by the Cassini spacecraft, just a couple of days before the...

2024 November 01 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Posted November 1, 2024

In today's image, we see NGC 6744, a spiral galaxy. We can se the distinct spiral structure as well as the blue star clusters and pink hydrogen regions...