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2026 February 12 - The Bay of Rainbows

Posted February 11, 2026

In today's image, we see a portion of the Moon known at the Bay of Rainbows. This is a part of Mare Imbrium on our Moon which is one of the maria or...

2026 February 11 - A Year of Sunspots

Posted February 11, 202600:04:02

In today's image, we see the year 2025 in sunspots. The central image shows the sunspots for the entire year as measured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory....

2026 February 10 - In Green Company: Aurora over Norway

Posted February 10, 202600:03:50

In today's image, we see an image of the aurora as seen over Norway back in 2014. The aurora have also been prominent recently as the Sun reaches the...

2026 February 09 - Miranda Revisited

Posted February 9, 202600:03:27

In today's image, we see Miranda, moon of Uranus. The image is based on images taken by Voyager 2 back in 1986 which have been combined and reprocessed....

2026 February 08 - Active Sunspot Region 4366 Crosses the Sun

Posted February 8, 202600:04:38

In today's image, we see the active sunspot region 4366 as visible on the face of the Sun. Active sunspot regions are the source of much solar activity...