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2025 February 07 - LEDA 1313424: The Bullseye Galaxy

Posted February 7, 202500:03:27

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as the bullseye galaxy. The ripples in the galaxy, likely formed when another galaxy passed through this galaxy...

2025 February 06 - IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

Posted February 6, 202500:03:23

In today's image, we see the dwarf galaxy known as Coddington's Nebula. This is a small galaxy, about half the size of our Milky Way. It has similarities...

2025 February 05 - Comet G3 ATLAS Setting over a Chilean Hill

Posted February 5, 2025

In today's image, we see the come known as G3 ATLAS in a timelapse video as it sets behind a hill in Chile.


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2025 February 04 - Anticrepuscular Rays: A Rainbow Fan over Spain

Posted February 4, 2025

In today's image, we see a rainbow as well as anticrepuscular rays which are rays from the Sun that appear to converge at the point on the sky opposite...

2025 February 03 - Wolf-Rayet star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

Posted February 3, 2025

In today's image, we see the Wolf-Rayet star numbered 124. This is a very massive star, expelling material outward in massive stellar winds. The process...