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2026 March 02 - The Dusty Surrounding of Orion and the Pleiades

Posted March 2, 2026 • 00:04:12

In today's image, we see the region of the sky around the constellations of Orion and Taurus. This is a prominent region of the winter sky and the long,...

2026 March 01 - The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse

Posted March 1, 2026 • 00:04:07

In today's image, we see our Moon as it passes into Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse. The red color we see is cause by light that passes...

2026 February 28 - Lunar Occultation of Mercury

Posted February 28, 2026 • 00:03:39

In today's image, we see two images of the Moon and Mercury - one just before and the other just after the occupation that occurred on February 18 of...

2026 February 27 - Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

Posted February 27, 2026 • 00:04:11

In today's image, we see two nebulae - Sharpless 249, an emission nebula to the upper left. We also see the Jellyfish Nebula, a supernova remnant to...

2026 February 26 - Webb and Hubble: IC 5332

Posted February 26, 2026 • 00:03:55

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy IC 5332. We show it here in two images taken by different telescopes. The Hubble image, taken in visible/ultraviolet...