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2025 August 24 - The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula

Posted August 24, 202500:04:24

In today's image, we see the central regions of the Crab Nebula showing the pulsar located at the center. A pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star...

2025 August 23 - Fishing for the Moon

Posted August 23, 2025

In today's image, we see our Moon apparently caught in a fishing net in this image. The red color of the Moon is because of the fact that it is close...

2025 August 22 - A Tale of Two Nebulae

Posted August 22, 2025

In today's image, we see two nebulae: M57 also known as the Ring Nebula and IC 1296, a spiral galaxy - known as a spiral nebula until just about 100...

2025 August 21 - Mostly Perseids

Posted August 21, 2025

In today's image, we see large number of Perseid meteors from the recent shower. This composite of about 500 images shows many Perseids, as well as...

2025 August 20 - Perseid Meteors from Durdle Door

Posted August 20, 2025

In today's image, we see a number of Perseid meteors captured in various images and combined together in one picture.


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