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2022 September 20 - Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars

Posted September 20, 202200:03:20

In today's image, we see the star forming region NGC 3582 with the stars having been digitally removed to allow us to focus on the details of the nebula....

2022 September 19 - Star Trails and Lightning over the Pyrenees

Posted September 19, 202200:03:34

In today's image, we see a lightning storm on Earth. The stars up in the sky show trails demonstrating Earth's rotation.


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2022 September 18 - Equinox: Analemma over the Callanish Stones

Posted September 18, 202200:04:25

In today's image, we see an analemma over the Callanish Stones in northern Scotland. While the stones, dating back to the Bronze Age may or may not...

2022 September 17 - Perseverance in Jezero Crater's Delta

Posted September 17, 202200:03:51

In today's image, we see the surface of Mars as imaged by the Perseverance Rover. We are looking at the delta of an ancient river basin on the surface...

2022 September 16 - The Tarantula Zone

Posted September 16, 202200:04:08

In today's image, we see the Tarantula Nebula. This is the largest known star forming region within our local group of galaxies. This will dwarf the...