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2021 August 09 - Perseus and the Lost Meteors

Posted August 9, 2021 • 00:04:23

In today's image, we see two images showing a number of meteors from the Perseid shower. The difference between the two is the level of light pollution...

2021 August 08 - A Perseid Below

Posted August 8, 2021 • 00:03:33

In today's image, we see a meteor which is a part of the Perseid meteor shower. In this case we are able to see it from above looking down from the...

2021 August 07 - Jezero Crater: Raised Ridges in 3D

Posted August 7, 2021 • 00:03:29

In today's image, we see a 3D image created from a couple of images from the Ingenuity helicopter flying over the surface of Mars in July of 2021.

2021 August 06 - Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis

Posted August 6, 2021 • 00:04:16

In today's image, we see an image of the area around Corona Australis in the southern sky. We see an old globular cluster as well as younger stars surrounded...

2021 August 05 - Tycho and Clavius

Posted August 5, 2021 • 00:03:53

In today's image, we see an image of a portion of our Moon showing two craters of widely differing ages. Tycho is much younger - sharp and defined with...