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2022 September 08 - North America and the Pelican

Posted September 8, 202200:03:26

In today's image, we see two examples of emission nebulae - The North America nebula and the Pelican nebula.


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2022 September 07 - Tarantula Stars R136 from Webb

Posted September 7, 202200:04:38

In today's image, we see two images from the James Webb Space Telescope showing the young star cluster R136 which is located in the Tarantula Nebula...

2022 September 06 - An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China

Posted September 6, 202200:03:30

In today's image, we see an example of an iridescent pileus cloud - with the iridescent rainbow coloring on top of a cumulus cloud.


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2022 September 05 - Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope

Posted September 5, 202200:03:44

In today's image, we see a portion of the Carina Nebula - a star forming region - as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.


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2022 September 04 - Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast

Posted September 4, 202200:03:42

In today's image, we see a number of different lights in the sea and sky off the coast of Oregon. This includes stars and our own Milky Way in the sky...