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2024 January 24 - Earth and Moon from Beyond

Posted January 24, 2024 •

In today's image, we see our Earth and Moon as images from the Artemis I mission from 2022. This was a craft sent out beyond the Moon and then returned...

2024 January 23 - Deep Nebulas: From Seagull to California

Posted January 23, 2024 • 00:04:20

In today's image, we see a part of the sky near the constellations of Orion and Taurus. This deep image, incorporating over 800 hours' worth of exposure...

2024 January 22 - Shadows of Mountain and Moon

Posted January 22, 2024 • 00:04:24

In today's image, we see the first quarter moon above a mountain. Here we can see the similar shadows of both objects. We note that the right side is...

2024 January 21 - The Upper Michigan Blizzard of 1938

Posted January 21, 2024 • 00:04:04

In today's image, we see massive snow drifts from a storm that struck Michigan's Upper Peninsula 86 years ago this week. This is not the overall level...

2024 January 20 - Falcon Heavy Boostback Burn

Posted January 20, 2024 •

In today's image, we see the boost back burn of the side boosters of a Falcon Heavy rocket as they returned to Earth on December 28 of last year. The...