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2025 February 02 - Comet G3 ATLAS Disintegrates

Posted February 2, 2025 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see the comet known as G3 ATLAS as seen last month. We see multiple images which show the disintegration of the nucleus of the...

2025 February 01 - Nacreous Clouds over Sweden

Posted February 1, 2025 •

In today's image, we see a specific type of high altitude cloud, known as nacreous clouds as seen over Sweden a few weeks ago.

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2025 January 31 - The Variable Nebula NGC 2261

Posted January 31, 2025 •

In today's image, we see an example a a variable nebula which changes brightness and appearance in timescales of just a few weeks.

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2025 January 30 - Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Posted January 30, 2025 • 00:03:35

In today's image, we see an image of M33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy, which is one of the three large spiral galaxies in our Local Group of...

2025 January 29 - Dust Shells Around WR 140 from Webb

Posted January 29, 2025 • 00:03:22

In today's image, we see a series of rings around a Wolf-Rayet star. They appear be be expelled every eight years, which may be related to the orbital...