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2023 February 13 - Comet ZTF and Mars

Posted February 13, 2023 • 00:04:01

In today's image, we see Comet ZTF and the planet Mars together in the sky. Mars will be visible for the next couple of months. However, the comet is...

2023 February 12 - Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska

Posted February 12, 2023 • 00:03:29

In today's image, we see an unusual type of cloud, called a mammals cloud. There are rounded rather than flat on the bottom and are occasionally visible...

2023 February 11 - Magellanic Clouds over Chile

Posted February 11, 2023 • 00:03:47

In today's image, we see both the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds in the sky over Chile. These are two small satellite galaxies of our own galaxy,...

2023 February 10 - ZTF Meets Atlas

Posted February 10, 2023 • 00:03:27

In today's image, we see two comets together in a telescopic view. This is comet ZTF which we have been looking at over the past couple of months as...

2023 February 09 - Nacreous Clouds over Lapland

Posted February 9, 2023 • 00:03:26

In today's image, we see an image of clouds on Earth known as nacreous clouds. These form in the lower stratosphere which usually has no clouds when...