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2024 July 19 - Anticrepuscular Rays at the Planet Festival

Posted July 19, 2024

In today's image, we see the Planet Festival on Earth in the foreground. In the sky, we see anti crepuscular rays heading off in to the distance, seeming...

2024 July 18 - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

Posted July 18, 2024

In today's image, we see a star cloud in the direction of the constellation of Sagittarius. This is a gap in the dust in this part of the galaxy, allowing...

2024 - July 17 - Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky

Posted July 17, 2024

In today's image, we see the Villarrica volcano in Chile as it erupts. Earth is one of the few objects with active volcanoes like this. The other active...

2024 July 16 - Cometary Globules

Posted July 16, 2024

In today's image, we see what are known as cometary globules. While these have nothing to do with comets, they do bear a resemblance to the comets we...

2024 July 15 - The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble

Posted July 15, 2024

In today's image, we see the galaxy known as the Tadpole Galaxy for the long tail stretching away from it. The tail is caused by a previous interaction...