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2022 May 28 - RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Posted May 28, 202200:04:00

In today's image, we see an example of a supernova remnant in the sky. The star was recorded to have exploded nearly 2000 years ago and its position...

2022 May 27 - Titan: Moon over Saturn

Posted May 27, 202200:04:02

In today's image, we see an image of the large moon of Saturn, Titan. This is the only moon in our solar system to have a significant atmosphere and...

2022 May 26 - NGC 4565 Galaxy on Edge

Posted May 26, 202200:03:45

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known by the catalog designation of NGC 4565 and also known as the Needle Galaxy. The galaxy is viewed edge-on...

2022 May 25 - The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Posted May 25, 202200:03:31

In today's image, we see the central region of the star forming region known as the Lagoon Nebula.


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2022 May 24 - A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon

Posted May 24, 202200:03:48

In today's image, we see a number of objects including a meteor in Earth's atmosphere, the eclipsed Moon, stars and gas clouds in Rho Ophiuchus and...