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2022 January 13 - Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

Posted January 13, 2022 • 00:04:20

In today's image, we see an example of a supernova remnant. This is an example of what is left behind after the explosion of a massive star at the end...

2022 January 12 - Comet Leonard Closeup from Australia

Posted January 12, 2022 • 00:03:56

In today's image, we see a closeup image of Comet Leonard showing the head or coma of the comet in green - which is caused by emission from diatomic...

2022 January 11 - Orion's Belt Region in Gas and Dust

Posted January 11, 2022 • 00:03:35

In today's image, we see the Orion region of the sky. This is a nearby star forming region that has been quite well-studied. We see the three bright...

2022 January 10 - Comet Leonard's Tail Wag

Posted January 10, 2022 • 00:03:27

In today's image, we see the wagging tail of Comet Leonard as viewed by the STEREO-A observatory that studies our Sun.

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2022 January 09 - Hubble's Jupiter and the Shrinking Great Red Spot

Posted January 9, 2022 • 00:03:24

In today's image, we see an image of Jupiter taken by Hubble Space Telescope. We see the Great Red Spot which has been shrinking in size significantly...