NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
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2023 August 15 - A Triply Glowing Night Sky over Iceland
In today's image, we see the night sky over Iceland glowing because of several different phenomena. We see the aurora off to the left, a volcano in...
2023 August 14 - The Ring Nebula from Webb
In today's image, we see the planetary nebula known as the Ring Nebula as imaged in the infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope. This is a planetary...
2023 August 13 - The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared
In today's image, we see The Sombrero Galaxy also known as M104. This is an example of a spiral galaxy that we see from an edge-on point of view which...
2023 August 12 - Ghirigori - Star Scribbles
In today's image, we see what are called ghirigori or star scribbles. These are created by tapping the telescope lightly during the exposure to create...
2023 August 11 - Messier 51 in 255 Hours
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as Messier 51 in a very deep exposure consisting of 255 hours (more than 10 days!) worth of imaging....
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