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In today's image, we see the star forming region known as the Cocoon Nebula. In the central region here, new stars are in the process of formation. Their energy then clears away the remaining dust and gas so that, in hundreds of thousands of years, only a new star cluster will remain. 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. ...

In today's image, we see a timelapse video showing the eruption of a solar prominence on the surface of the Sun back in 2011. 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 podc...

In today's image, we see images of star trails caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis. In addition, we see the launch of a rocket and the trail left behind as it heads into space. 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 pod...

In today's image, we see an image showing the Big Dipper as well as one of the Perseid meteors from a few days ago. In addition, we see the aurora which brightened the sky because of a recent solar storm. 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...

In today's image, we see the sky over Sweden which shows one of the Perseid meteors as well as the Pleiades star cluster and the aurora from a recent solar storm. 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 comm...

In today's image, we see several Perseid meteors from the show this past weekend as well as the aurora from a recent outburst on the surface of 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 comments and s...

In today's image, we see an example of Giant Jet lightning as imaged from the International Space Station last month. This is a recently discovered form of lightning, much higher in the atmosphere that the traditional lightning we see between clouds or between clouds and the ground. 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. Yo...

In today's image, we see a number of Perseid meteors as well as our Milky Way Galaxy in the sky over Stonehenge. 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 b...

In today's image, we see an animation showing the orbit of comet Swift-Tuttle which is the comet responsible for the Perseid Meteor shower that occurs every year in mid-August. Here we can see how the stream of material comes very close to Earth's orbit, giving us the sower go meteor particles each year. 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 ...

In today's image, we see the Trifid Nebula, also known as M20. In this nebula, we see three different types of nebula: Emission nebulae, Reflection nebulae, and Dark nebulae. 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 ...

In today's image, we see a meteor in the sky below the International Space station in this image taken back in 2011. The next Perseid meteor shower will be this coming weekend and will be best viewed after midnight when the moon has set. 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 ...

In today's image, we see the comet known as Swift-Tuttle. It is a periodic comet which means it returns to the inner solar system at regular intervals. In this case, every 133 years. It is also the comet responsible for the debris that becomes the Perseid Meteor shower which will peak this weekend. 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 Pictur...

In today's image, we see our Milky Way galaxy in the sky behind three ancient rock structures. The structures were formed hundreds of millions of years ago as rock eroded, leaving the denser rock behind. 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 ...

In today's image, we see a storm cloud as seen over Texas in 2021. The structure of the cloud is caused by Earth's atmosphere and the different temperatures and storm fronts morning through it. The colors are caused by light from the Sun and are different because different parts of the cloud see the Sun at different heights above the horizon. 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 im...

In today's image, we see the Milky Way and a meteor in the sky over Tunisia. The meteor is a part of last year's Perseid meteor shower. This year's Perseids will be this coming weekend, best visible in the early morning hours after the Moon as set and before dawn. 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 archi...

In today's image, we see a rendering of our galaxy. We will move through the galaxy, using positions and distances determined by the Gaia satellite which helps give us a 3D view of our galaxy. In many cases, we are getting accurate distances now for many stars for the first time. 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 c...

In today's image, we see the Glory at the center, the rainbow pattern around the shadow of the person in the image. In addition, we see the Fog Bow, similar to the rainbow, but colors are much less pronounced because of the smaller size of the water droplets. 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 li...

In today's image, we see the planet Mars images over 16 days as it moved across the sky. In the image, we also see the planet Uranus and the Pleiades star cluster. 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 Comet Olbers in the sky. This comet reached its closest approach to the Sun on June 30 and it no heading back to the outer reaches of the solar system. It will return again to the inner solar system in about 70 years. 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 imag...

In today's image, we see spots which have recently been discovered on rocks on Mars. The origin of these spots is being investigated, but it is possible that they could have been cause by ancient life on Mars. 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 correspondi...

In today's image, we see galaxies interacting. There are two separate images here - A Hubble Space Telescope image in visible light and a James Webb Space Telescope image in infrared light. 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 th...

In today's image, we see our Milky Way galaxy as seen over an Australian rock structure known as Uluru. In the image, several emission nebulae and constellations are identified and labeled. 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 th...

In today's image, we see a video clip showing a prominence along the limb of the Sun. The plasma of the Sun will follow along the magnetic field lines of the Sun, creating the prominence. 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 Saturn very close to the limb of the Moon. When two objects appear close together in the sky, it is called a conjunction. From parts of Earth, this was actually an occultation, where our Moon passed directly in from of Saturn, blocking it out temporarily. 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 c...