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2023 January 20 - Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82

Posted January 20, 2023 • 00:04:17

In today's image, we see two galaxies: M81 - a spiral galaxy and M82 - an irregular galaxy. These are two galaxies that are interacting, enhancing star...

2023 January 19 - The Seagull Nebula

Posted January 19, 2023 • 00:03:27

In today's image, we see the Seagull Nebula, a star forming region in the constellation of Canis Major, the large dog. This constellation also contains...

2023 January 18 - MACS0647: Gravitational Lensing in the Early Universe by Webb

Posted January 18, 2023 • 00:04:20

In today's image, we see the lensing of a distant group of galaxies by a foreground cluster. Three different images of these galaxies are formed as...

2023 January 17 - Unexpected Clouds Toward the Andromeda Galaxy

Posted January 17, 2023 • 00:04:01

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy which is the nearest large spiral grassy to our own Milky Way. The clouds to the lower left are recently...

2023 January 16 - Moon Enhanced

Posted January 16, 2023 • 00:03:56

In today's image, we seen image of our Moon which has been enhanced to bring out some of the detail that is normally not visible. We can see the two...