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2026 April 21 - Three Sky Arches over Snowy Alps

Posted April 21, 2026 • 00:03:39

In today's image, we see three arches in the sky over the Alps. Two are of our galaxy - one toward the center and another opposite the center. The other...

2026 April 20 - Comet R3 PanSATRRS over a Himalayan Valley

Posted April 20, 2026 • 00:04:05

In today's image, we see Comet R3 PanSTARRS over the Himalayan mountains. The comet made its closest approach to the Sun yesterday and is now on its...

2026 April 19 - Eye on the Milky Way

Posted April 19, 2026 • 00:03:33

In today's image, we see a lagoon from Chile, imaged to give the appearance of a great eye looking out toward our Milky Way galaxy.

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2026 April 18 - PanSTARRS and Planets

Posted April 18, 2026 • 00:03:58

In today's image, we see comet PanSTARRS as well as the planets Mercury and Mars in the sky. PanSTARRS is nearing its closest approach to our Sun very...

2026 April 17: M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

Posted April 17, 2026 • 00:03:39

In today's image, we seethe spiral galaxy known as M82 or the Cigar Galaxy. The red going out perpendicular to the disk of the galaxy is a super wind...