These podcasts are commentary and discussions of images posted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
In today's image, we see the globular cluster known as NGC 2419. This is also known as the Intergalactic Wanderer since studies of its motion show that...
In today's image, we see the star cluster NGC 206 in the Andromeda Galaxy. This is a very young and extremely large star cluster which will dwarf the...
In today's image, we see the North Star, also known as Polaris. this star is relatively bright and happens to be located near the North Celestial Pole...
In today's image, we see The Running Chicken Nebula which may bear a resemblance to a chicken running across the sky. It is a region of star formation...
In today's image, we see the Egg Nebula. This is a sunlike star near the end of its life in what is called the pre-planetary nebula phase. The core...