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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 to the Sun. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome com...

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 continues and eventually he star will likely destroy itself as a supernova. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select th...

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 comet. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and...

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. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these pod...

In today's image, we see an example a a variable nebula which changes brightness and appearance in timescales of just a few weeks. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these...

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 galaxies. Here, we see the red H II regions highlighted. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding t...

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 period of the star and its companion. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of thi...

In today's image, we see the comet known as G3 ATLAS. The nucleus of the comet appear to have broken apart, but the comet remains visible to observers in the southern hemisphere My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. ...

In today's image, we see the Pleiades star cluster as imaged over half Dome in Yosemite National Park. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached ...

In today's image, we see the prominent tails of the comet known as G3 ATLAS which is currently visible just after sunset for those living in the southern hemisphere My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome co...

In today's image, we see a portion of the Perseus Molecular Cloud. Here we see the dust in the region as well as a reflection nebula, Herbig-Haro object and other signs of star formation. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this...

In today's image, we see comet ATLAS as seen a few days ago with a prominent tail. The nucleus appears to be disintegrating from its close approach to the Sun a week and a half ago. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podca...

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as the Little Sombrero for its appearance and resemblance to the Sombrero Galaxy. This is a spiral galaxy, like our Milky Way seen edge-on. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podca...

In today's image, we see the North America Nebula where the outline resembles the eastern coast of North America. This is an example of an emission nebula in a star forming region. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcas...

In today's image, we see comet ATLAS in the sky over Brasilia. As the comet moves away from the Sun, it will be visible in the southern hemisphere before it fades and becomes too faint. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this p...

In today's image, we see comet ATLAS as Imaged by the SOHO spacecraft studying the Sun. The comet just made its closest approach to the Sun and is currently lost in the Sun's glare. If it remains bright as it moves away, it may be visible in the southern skies. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive ...

In today's image, we see the descent video from the Huygens lander from 2005 which is became the first craft to land on an object in the outer solar system. In this case, the large moon of Saturn, Titan. Total is the only moon to have an significant atmosphere in the solar system. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You ...

In today's image, we see the full moon as the planet Mars passed behind it in what is known as an occultation. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be ...

In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A. This is the remnant of a massive star that would have been seen to explode as viewed from Earth several hundred years ago. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of...

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M83 or the Southern Pinwheel. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerastronomy...

In today's image, we see the January full moon, known as the Wolf Moon which has just passed directly in front of Mars in what is called an occultation. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and s...

In today's image, we see the North Star, also known as Polaris which is the star which happens to be located close to the North Celestial Pole on the sky. The deep exposure brings out the Integrated Flus Nebula and surrounding dust seen in this region of the sky. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archiv...

In today's image, we see comet ATLAs as seen before sunrise recently. While currently rather bright, it is also hidden by the glare of the Sun. We shall see over the next week or two if it will survive the passage near the Sun and if so, how bright it will become as it gets farther away. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Da...

In today's image, we see Mimas, one of the moons of Saturn. The large crater, named Herschel likely came close to destroying the moon during its impact. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel. This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and s...