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2023 December 16 - Crescent Enceladus

Posted December 16, 2023

In today's image, we see a crescent view of the moon of Saturn, Enceladus as images by the Cassini spacecraft. This moon is surprisingly active for...

2023 December 15 - Betelgeuse Eclipsed

Posted December 15, 202300:04:29

In today's image, we see two images of the constellation Orion side by side. In the left image, we see the red supergiant star, Betelgeuse at its regular...

2023 December 14 - Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

Posted December 14, 2023

In today's image, we see the supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A. This would have been seen to explode here on Earth about 350 years ago. However,...

2023 December 13 - Deep Field: The Heart Nebula

Posted December 13, 2023

In today's image, we see the emission nebula known as the Heart Nebula to the left and below and to the right is the Fish Head nebula. This Heart Nebula...

2023 December 12 - Aurora and Milky Way over Norway

Posted December 12, 202300:04:50

In today's image, we see a view of the sky from Norway which includes a prominent aurora, our Milky Way galaxy, the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda...