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2023 March 25 - Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

Posted March 25, 2023 • 00:04:22

In today's image, we see the planet Venus in the upper left corner of the image - very prominent in the night sky right now as the evening star. We...

2023 March 24 - Outbound Comet ZTF

Posted March 24, 2023 • 00:03:38

In today's image, we see Comet ZTF as it heads back to the outer solar system after passing close to our Sun in January and passing close to Earth in...

2023 March 23 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Posted March 23, 2023 • 00:03:40

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 2841. This is a spiral galaxy with very tightly wound spiral arms...

2023 March 22 - M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Posted March 22, 2023 • 00:03:48

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31. This is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way and is the most distant...

2023 March 21 - Dark Nebulae and Star Formation in Taurus

Posted March 21, 2023 • 00:03:37

In today's image, we see a part of the constellation of Taurus. We can see the very dusty region of star formation. Near the center is the variable...