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2022 January 29 - The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies

Posted January 29, 2022 • 00:03:32

In today's image, we see one of the nearer clusters of galaxies known as the Fornax Cluster - about 60 million light years away.

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2022 January 28 - Western Moon, Eastern Sea

Posted January 28, 2022 • 00:03:49

In today's image, we see the Eastern Sea - Mare Orientale which appears on the western edge of the Moon because of the way naming conventions were...

2022 - January 27 - South of Orion

Posted January 27, 2022 • 00:04:02

In today's image, we see the region to the south of the Orion Nebula including a reflection nebula and a number of Herbig-Haro objects generated by...

2022 January 26 - Stars, Dust, and Gas Near Antares

Posted January 26, 2022 • 00:04:08

In today's image, we see the region of the sky near the constellation of Scorpius including the bright star Antares. We also see a number of nebulae...

2022 January 25 - Video: Comet Leonard over One Hour

Posted January 25, 2022 • 00:03:24

In today's image, we see a short video clip of Comet Leonard from December, showing a knot in the ion tail of the comet.

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