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2023 February 03 - Polaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF

Posted February 3, 202300:04:50

In today's image, we see an image showing star trails. Toward the left we see the locations of the North Celestial Pole with the relatively bright star...

2023 February 02 - Reflections on the 1970s

Posted February 2, 202300:04:10

In today's image, we see three reflection nebulae in the Orion star forming region. These are all in the 1970s of the NGC catalog which would also include...

2023 February 01 - The Seventh World of Trappist-1

Posted February 1, 202300:04:08

In today's image, we see an artist's conception of the Trappist-1 system as viewed from the outermost (seventh) planet in the system. This is an interesting...

2023 January 31 - A Triple View of Comet ZTF

Posted January 31, 202300:04:19

In today's image, we see comet ZTF in three views. The largest image is what would be seen with the naked-eye. The upper inset image is what would be...

2023 January 30 - Globular Star Cluster NGC 6355 from Hubble

Posted January 30, 202300:03:37

In today's image, we see a globular star cluster known as NGC 6355. Globular star clusters are remnants of the early history of our galaxy. Having gone...