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2023 March 24 - Outbound Comet ZTF

Posted March 24, 202300:03:38

In today's image, we see Comet ZTF as it heads back to the outer solar system after passing close to our Sun in January and passing close to Earth in...

2023 March 23 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Posted March 23, 202300:03:40

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known by its catalog designation of NGC 2841. This is a spiral galaxy with very tightly wound spiral arms...

2023 March 22 - M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Posted March 22, 202300:03:48

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31. This is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way and is the most distant...

2023 March 21 - Dark Nebulae and Star Formation in Taurus

Posted March 21, 202300:03:37

In today's image, we see a part of the constellation of Taurus. We can see the very dusty region of star formation. Near the center is the variable...

2023 March 20 - M1: The Expanding Crab Nebula

Posted March 20, 202300:03:31

In today's image, we see the Crab Nebula, a supernova reman at from a star that was observed to explode on Earth in the year 1054. We see the expansion...