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2022 September 03 - Sun and Moon and ISS

Posted September 3, 202200:04:20

In today's image, we see the International Space Station as its transits across the front of our Sun and our Moon in two images taken just 29 seconds...

2022 September 02 - M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

Posted September 2, 202200:03:38

In today's image, we seethe Whirlpool Galaxy. This is one of a pair of interacting galaxies and we can see tidal streams as their gravitational fields...

2022 September 01 - The Tulip and Cygnus X-1

Posted September 1, 202200:04:08

In today's image, we see the emission nebula known as the Tulip Nebula. In addition, we can see Cygnus X-1 which is one of the strongest x-ray sources...

2022 August 31 - Siccar Point on Mars

Posted August 31, 202200:03:31

In today's image, we see Siccer Point on the surface of Mars. This is a region with two different types of rocks of very different ages. This was imaged...

2022 August 30 - Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

Posted August 30, 202200:03:46

In today's image, we see an image of Jupiter as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. The image includes Jupiter's rings, several of its moons, and...