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2022 March 21 - The Sky in 2021

Posted March 21, 2022 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see images of the sky taken every 15 minutes over the course of the year 2021. Here we can see the patterns of daylight and night...

2022 March 20 - A Picturesque Equinox Sunset

Posted March 20, 2022 • 00:03:23

In today's image, we see the sunset on the equinox along a road which travels East-West. The equinoxes are the two days of the year when the length...

2022 March 19 - 2MASS J17554042+6551277

Posted March 19, 2022 • 00:03:43

In today's image, we see the star 2MASS J17554042+6551277 which is one of the stars being used to calibrate and align the mirrors of the James Webb...

2022 March 18 - A Filament in Monoceros

Posted March 18, 2022 • 00:03:58

In today's image, we see a portion of the constellation on Monoceros (The Unicorn) Here we see star forming region in terms of reflection and dark nebulae....

2022 March 17 - Centaurus A

Posted March 17, 2022 • 00:03:52

In today's image, we see the nearby active galaxy known as Centaurus A. The is a peculiar elliptical galaxy and is actually two galaxies in the process...