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2022 January 03 - Comet Leonard's Long Tail

Posted January 3, 202200:03:37

In today's image, we see the extremely long tail of Comet Leonard stretching across the sky. Comet Leonard makes its closest approach to the Sun today...

2022 January 02 - Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Winter Road

Posted January 2, 202200:03:47

In today's image, we see a quadruple lunar halo around our Moon. The halos are caused by moonlight refracting off of hexagonal ice crystals in Earth's...

2022 January 01 - The Full Moon of 2021

Posted January 1, 202200:03:52

In today's image, we see the set of 12 full moons from 2021. We can see how the apparent diameter of the Moon changes as the Moon moves closer to and...

2021 December 31 - JWST on the Road to L2

Posted December 31, 202100:03:54

In today's image, we see the track of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as it heads out to the L2 point beyond the Moon where it will be in orbit....

2021 December 30 - The Further Tail of Comet Leonard

Posted December 30, 202100:03:38

In today's image, we see the long tail of Comet Leonard as it approaches perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on January 3.


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