NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see a part of the veil supernova remnant. This is what is left behind by a star that was seen to explode from Earth about 5000 years ago. Since that time, the material has expanded out to a distance of many light years and will eventually become seed material for new generations of stars.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.

In today's image, we see Barnard 33, popularly known at the Horsehead nebula for its distinctive shape. This is a dark nebula in the constellation of Orion and is a part of the Orion 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.

In today's image, we see several different objects, including our own Sun with several solar prominences visible along the limb of the Sun. Transiting across the face of the Sun, is the International Space Station which is orbiting around 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.

In today's image, we see the Orion spacecraft with our Earth in the background. This was a part of the Artemis I mission to travel to our Moon and test the capabilities of the craft for future missions to carry astronauts to the Moon. The next step would be Artemis II which could be as early as the end of next year to take a crew of four astronauts around the Moon and back.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.

In today's image, we see a prominent aurora from the recent solar storm that impacted Earth about ten days ago as seen in the sky over Greenland. 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.

In today's image, we see an occultation of the planet Venus by our Moon. An occultation occurs when one object passes directly in front of another, blocking out its light for a time. These occur because the solar system is relatively flat and objects pass close to one another in the sky. However, because of the small tilts of each orbit, they do not happen all the 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 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.

In today's image, we see the Crab Nebula which is the remnant of a star seen to explode from Earth nearly a thousand years ago. We are looking at two images taken 18 years apart which allows us to see the expansion of material during that 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 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.

In today's image, we see three of the four brightest objects in the sky in a pattern around rock here on Earth. We have Jupiter to the left, Venus above the rock, and our Moon to the right. The brightest object, our Sun, is missing from the image although it would rise an hour or so after this was taken.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.

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy. This is taken with a combination of two images - a shorter exposure of the Alps in the foreground and a much longer exposure to being out the detail of Andromeda. 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.

In today's image, we see the waning gibbous moon (between full moon and third quarter) over the mountains of Sweden. In addition, a plane happened to be captured in the image passing in the same general direction as the Moon in 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.

In today's image, we see our Milky Way galaxy and a SAR (Stable Auroral Red) arc in the sky. The SAR is associated with auroral activity but does occur much higher in our atmosphere than the traditional aurora we are used to seeing. 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.

In today's image, we see an extremely distant galaxy and one of the most distant black holes yet discovered. At a distance of 13.2 billion light years, we see this as it was when the universe was just 3% of its current age. This gives us a look at some of the earliest black holes to have formed. 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.

In today's image, we see the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a star seen to explode here on Earth nearly a thousand years ago. The nebula is enriched in heavier elements from the explosion which will eventually form new stars - maybe a billion years from now. 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.

In today's image, we see the Perseus Cluster of galaxies about 250 million light year distant. in addition, we see many other galaxies here go out to distances of billions of light years. The Euclid telescope, launched earlier this year, is designed to survey the universe to give us a better understanding of dark matter and dark energy. 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.

In today's image, we see a short video clip showing a dust devil on Mars as captured by the Perseverance Rover. Dust devils will occur on Mars just as they do on Earth and studying them on Mars can help give us a better understanding of how this phenomenon works. 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.

In today's image, we see the aurora as seen over Italy just a day ago. This is because of a coronal mass ejection which sent a large number of particle in Earth's direction. The intense storm was able to deform Earth's magnetic field which made the aurora visible at lower latitudes than is typical. 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.

In today's image, we see an aurora in the sky over Norway from about a decade ago. The aurora will become more prominent with increased solar activity so we can expect more auroral activity as the Sun becomes more active over the next year or two. 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.

In today's image, we see the asteroid Dinkinesh which is the first of a dozen or so asteroids to be explored by the Lucy spacecraft which is exploring the asteroid belt. This will hopefully give us a better understanding of these objects which are remnants of the early solar system and may be able to give us a look into the types od materials that formed Earth 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.

In today's image, we see our Moon and the planet Jupiter in the same image. Jupiter is currently at opposition which means that it is opposite to the Sun in the sky. This makes it nicely visible all night long as it will rise as the Sun sets and set as the Sun rises. 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.

In today's image, we see one of the nearer galaxy clusters to our solar system which is known as the Fornax Cluster. The dominant galaxies in this cluster are the two giant elliptical galaxies toward the bottom 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.

In today's image, we see the recent annular solar eclipse as seen from Utah, USA. An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is a bit farther away and is not able to completely block out the Sun, leaving a ring of fire from the Sun around the limb of the Moon. A total solar eclipse will be visible over parts of North America on April 8 of 2024.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.

In today's image, we see the Wizard Nebula which is a star forming region which consists of a large amount of gas and dust - some of which is still in the process of forming stars. Halloween is actually one of the cross-quarter days which are the days halfway between an equinox and a solstice.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.

In today's image, we see the nebula known as the Ghost Nebula. Here we see a dusty area of space in the direction of the constellation of Cepheus. The darker dusty area are where stars are continuing to form. The less dense area are where light is reflected off of the dust grains. 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.

In today's image, we see a partial eclipse of the Moon that just occurred with the full moon. A lunar eclipse occurs when our Moon passes into Earth's shadow and part of the Moon does not receive direct sunlight. In this case it is the portion to the lower right that is within Earth's shadow. 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.

In today's image, we see the region around the bright star Gamma Cas, one of the brighter stars in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The red glow in an emission nebula caused by emission from hydrogen gas excited by the ultraviolet light from the star. The blue is reflection of the light off of dust grains in the 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.

In today's image, we see Comet Encke - a periodic comet that returns to the inner solar system every 3.3 years and made its closest approach to the Sun just a few days ago. On the other side of the image, we see an emission nebula and a much greater distance which is in the process of forming new stars.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.

In today's image, we see two Orionid meteors in the sky. The Orionid meteor shower is one of two that occurs each year that is associated with debris left behind by Halley's Comet. The cluster of stars off to the right is 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 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.

In today's image, we see a video watching the Sun set below the horizon. We will note the distortions around the limb of the Sun caused by Earth's atmosphere. We will also note the green (and blue) colors around the limb of the Sun and the green/blue light that briefly remains after the Sun 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 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.

In today's image, we see a pair of galaxies in the process of merging - a process which can take a billion years or more. Galaxy mergers are quire common and are how galaxies have grown in size from the small galaxies created after the Big Bang to the large spiral and elliptical galaxies we see today.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.

In today's image, we see an image of the moon of Jupiter known as Io as taken recently by the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter. Io is the most volcanically active object in our solar system because of the gravitational interactions between it and Jupiter and some of the other moons. Closer images are expected over the next few months as Juno will make a couple of even closer passes to this moon. 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.

In today's image, we see an aurora over Northern Canada in this image taken a decade ago. Perhaps you will see the apparition of a ghostly figure in the aurora as your mind try to put some order to the random patterns in 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.

In today's image, we see all of the quarter moon of the year 2022. These include both the first quarter moons and third quarter moons of the year. We can tell this by the side that it's illuminated. The first quarter moon will be illuminated on the right side and the third quarter moon illuminated on the left side. 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.

In today's image, we see a number of galaxies which are at varying distances from Earth. In addition, we see Comet Lemmon which was recently discovered and which will be making its closest approaches to Earth and Sun over the next 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.

In today's image, we see a sunrise image and, shortly thereafter, an eclipse of the Sun. We see multiple images of the Sun taken every two minutes to show the progression of the eclipse.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.

In today's image, we see a part of the Veil Nebula which is the remnant left behind by a star that would have been seen from Earth to have exploded 15,000 years ago in the constellation of Cygnus. The material has been expanding outward since that time and will eventually become a part of the general interstellar medium and become seed material for new stars. 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.

In today's image, we see an image taken by the ALMA array of radio telescopes in Chile. The newly formed star at the center has a ring of planet forming material around it. Just inside the ring is a planet that is forming and is about the size of Jupiter. In addition, the material around the planet is believed to be forming several moons about the size of our own Moon around the planet. 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.

In today's image, we see an image of the annular solar eclipse from this past Saturday with two people silhouetted in the foreground. The annular eclipse was visible from parts of North and South America. We will have a total solar eclipse visible from parts of Mexico and the Eastern United States and Canada coming up on April 4 of this coming 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 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.

In today's image, we see multiple images of the Sun on the ground created by pinhole lenses from the leaves of a tree. Here we see the crescent shape of the nearly totally eclipsed Sun from the eclipse that occurred yesterday. Another eclipse will occur on April 8 of this coming year which will be visible across parts of Mexico and the Eastern half of the United States and Canada.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.

In today's image, we see a halo around the Sun which is caused by ice crystals in cirrus clouds in Earth's atmosphere. Also today will be an annular solar eclipse which will be visible over parts of North and South America. 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.

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as M33 or the Triangulum Galaxy. This is one of the three large spiral galaxies in our Local Group of galaxies. The image is made to emphasize the red hydrogen clouds which show the large star forming regions in the 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.

In today's image, we see the star known as Mu Cephei. This is a red supergiant star which, if placed at the location of our Sun, would extend out past the planet Jupiter in our solar system. The star is n the later stages of its life and will eventually end its life in a supernova explosion. 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.

In today's image, we see a spiral galaxy with a recently discovered supernova marked. This is an example of what is called a type II supernova - a very massive star which has reached the end of its life and exploded. 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.

In today's image, we see the Orion Nebula in two images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The first shows the region in the red and near infrared part of the spectrum while the second image is imaged in slightly longer infrared wavelengths.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.

In today's image, we see an eclipse which occurred as the Sun was rising above the horizon. The images of the Moon above and below the Sun nearly split the Sun in two in this image and are caused by distortions within the Earth's atmosphere which occur when looking close to 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 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.

In today's image, we see a number of object together in the same direction on the sky. We see the plane and clouds within our own atmosphere. We see the Moon passing between Earth and Sun. And we see the Sun itself including a large group of sunspots. 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.

In today's image, we see the Andromeda galaxy in two images. The first, in visible light shows it as we are used to seeing it as a typical spiral galaxy. The second, in infrared, emphasizes the dust which is bright in infrared light and shows where stars will be forming in the future. 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.

In today's image, we see a photographic plate of the Andromeda Galaxy marked by Edwin Hubble one hundred years ago with the identification of variable stars. This discovery led to an increase in our understanding of the size of the universe showing that Andromeda was not a nebula within our galaxy but actually another galaxy or island universe of its own. 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.

In today's image, we see images of a ring of fire eclipse as seen over Monument Valley in 2012. Here the eclipse occurred as the Sun was setting in the sky. Another such eclipse will be visible over parts of North, Central, and South America on October 14 of this 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 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.

In today's image, we see the reflection nebula known as the Witch Head Nebula. A reflection nebula occurs when light from a nearby hot star is scattered off of dust grains in the interstellar medium. The short wavelength (blue) is better scattered giving the nebula its distinctive blue color. 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.

In today's image, we see an example of a planetary nebula perhaps seen in the shape of an hourglass. A planetary nebula is what forms at the end of the life of a star much like our own Sun. The outer layers are expelled out to form a planetary nebula while the core collapses down to become a super dense white dwarf star.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.