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NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2025 February 26 - Einstein Ring Around Nearby Galaxy Center

In today's image, we see a recently released photo from the Euclid Telescope, showing a complete Einstein Ring around the center of a nearby elliptical galaxy.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 26, 20253 min

2025 February 25 - M41: The Little Beehive Star Cluster

In today's image, we see the cluster known as the Little Beehive. This is an open cluster of star, possible much like the one our Sun was born in billions of 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 this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 25, 20253 min

2025 February 24 - Light Pillar over Erupting Mount Etna

In today's image, we see a light pillar in the sky about the erupting Mount Etna in Italy.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 24, 2025

2025 February 23 - Saturn in Infrared from Cassini

In today's image, we see an image of Saturn including its north polar hexagon as imaged in the infrared from the Cassini spacecraft.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 23, 2025

2025 February 22 - Rima Hyginus

In today's image, we see the lunar feature known as Rima Hyginus, This is a rare feature, which is a volcanic crater as compare to the more common impact craters not he lunar surface.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 22, 2025

2025 February 21 - Hubble's Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic

In today's image, we see a number of images of the Andromeda Galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope over more than a decade. These have been stitched together in a mosaic of the entire galaxy, only a portion of which is visible in today's image. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 21, 2025

2025 February 20 - Messier 87

In today's image, we see the giant elliptical galaxy known as Messier 87. This is the dominant spiral galaxy in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. We can also see the jet being emitted from its nucleus pointing toward the right in the image.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 20, 2025

2025 February 19 - HH 30: A Star System with Planets Now Forming

In today's image, we see the Herbig-Haro object which is a young star, just forming. We can see evidence of a planetary system forming around it as well. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 19, 20253 min

2025 February 18 - Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull

In today's image, we see a couple of emission nebulae located in the constellation of Canis Major.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 18, 2025

2025 February 17 - SpaceX Rocket Launch over California

In today's image, we see the trail from a SpaceX rocket as it carries a group of Starling satellites into low Earth orbit. We can also see the planet Venus at the top of the image.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 17, 2025

2025 February 16 - Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter

In today's image, we see a video clip showing observations of the planet Jupiter as the Juno spacecraft passes in close to the clouds back in 2018.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 16, 2025

2025 February 15 - Parhelia at Abisko

In today's image, we see the Sun off over the horizon, with the sun dogs on either side. These sun dogs, or parhelia, are caused by the presence of hexagonal ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 15, 2025

2025 February 14 - A Cosmic Rose: NGC 2237 in Monoceros

In today's image, we see a cosmic rose in space. A young cluster of stars forming at the center of the nebula and their energy causing the rest of the material to glow in the red color of a rose. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 14, 20253 min

2025 February 13 - Reflections on VdB 31

In today's image, we see the reflection nebula known as VdB 31. The reflection nebula is caused by the scattering of light off of dust grains around a hot star. We can also see some of the dark dust cloud 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 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 13, 2025

2025 February 12 - Asteroid Bennu Holds the Building Blocks of Life

In today's image, we see a video showing the asteroid Bennu as it rotates out in space. A sample of this was returned to Earth and has been found to contain amino acids which are the building blocks of life here on Earth.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 12, 20254 min

2025 February 11 - The Spider and the Fly

In today's image, we see two nebulae in a star forming region which are whimsically known as the Spider Nebula and the Fly Nebula.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 11, 2025

2025 February 10 - An Auroral Hummingbird over Norway

In today's image, we see a pattern of lights in the sky known as an aurora. These are caused by particles from solar storms interacting with atoms in Earth's atmosphere. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 10, 20254 min

2025 February 09 - Milky Way over Australian Pinnacles

In today's image, we see the pinnacles in Australia in the foreground and the Milky Way and Zodiacal Light in the sky above. You can also note the crescent moon above one of the pinnacles near the center of the image.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 9, 2025

2025 February 08 - A Conjunction of Crescents

In today's image, we see two crescents in the evening sky. We see our Moon, just a few days after the new moon phase and we see the planet Venus which can also be seen as a crescent.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 8, 20253 min

2025 February 07 - LEDA 1313424: The Bullseye Galaxy

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 close to its center.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 7, 20253 min

2025 February 06 - IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

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 in that it is a site of active star formation, like our own galaxy.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 6, 20253 min

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

In today's image, we see the come known as G3 ATLAS in a timelapse video as it sets behind a hill in Chile.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 5, 2025

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

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 comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 4, 2025

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

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 the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 3, 2025

2025 February 02 - Comet G3 ATLAS Disintegrates

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 suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 2, 20253 min

2025 February 01 - Nacreous Clouds over Sweden

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 podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feb 1, 2025

2025 January 31 - The Variable Nebula NGC 2261

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 podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 31, 2025

2025 January 30 - Hydrogen Clouds of M33

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 to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 30, 20253 min

2025 January 29 - Dust Shells Around WR 140 from Webb

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 this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 29, 20253 min

2025 January 28 - Comet G3 ATLAS over Uruguay

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.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 28, 2025

2025 January 27 - Pleiades over Half Dome

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 here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 27, 2025

2025 January 26 - The Many Tails of Comet G3 ATLAS

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 comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 26, 20253 min

2025 January 25 - Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 25, 20253 min

2025 January 24 - Comet G3 ATLAS: A Tail and a Telescope

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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 24, 2025

2025 January 23 - NGC 7814: Little Sombrero

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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 23, 2025

2025 January 22 - The North America Nebula

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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 22, 2025

2025 January 21 - Comet ATLAS over Brasilia

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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 21, 2025

2025 January 20 - Comet ATLAS Rounds the Sun

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 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 20, 2025

2025 January 19 - Titan Touchdown: Huygens Descent Video

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 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 19, 2025

2025 January 18 - Full Moon, Full Mars

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 reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 18, 2025

2025 January 17 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

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 this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 17, 2025

2025 January 16 - M83: The Southern Pinwheel

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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 16, 20253 min

2025 January 15 - Wolf Moon Engulfs Mars

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 suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 15, 2025

2025 January 14 - North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust

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 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 14, 2025

2025 January 13 - Comet ATLAS Before Sunrise

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 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 13, 2025

2025 January 12 - Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater

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 suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 12, 2025

2025 January 11 - Sky Full of Planets

In today's image, we see a panoramic view of the sky, showing 6 of the planets visible. The only planet not in the image would be Mercury. These planets will be visible in the sky over much of the coming month. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 11, 20253 min

2025 January 10 - Young Stars, Dark Nebulae

In today's image, we see a region in the constellation of Taurus where young stars are in the process of formation. The dark nebulae contain protostars. In the area, we also see young T Tauri stars - stars just completing their 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 podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 10, 2025

2025 January 09 - Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

In today's image, we see Arp 273, a pair of peculiar galaxies. These galaxies are being distorted by the gravitational interaction with one another, giving them their unusual appearance. 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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 9, 2025

2025 January 08 - Supernova Remnants Big and Small

In today's image, we see two supernova remnants. The two remnants pictured are about the same size, but only appear different because they are at different distances. The are are also about the same age as seem from Earth.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: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Jan 8, 2025