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2021 November 13 - Rosetta's Comet in Gemini

Posted November 13, 2021 • 00:03:24

In today's image, we see Rosetta's Comet - the final resting place of the Rosetta Spacecraft which orbited this comet during it previous passage in...

2021 November 12 - M33: The Triangulum Galaxy

Posted November 12, 2021 • 00:03:42

In today's image, we see a nearby spiral galaxy known as M33 or the Triangulum Galaxy. This is one of the three large spiral galaxies in our local group....

2021 November 11 - NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus

Posted November 11, 2021 • 00:03:17

In today's image, we see a stellar nursery in the constellation of Perseus. This in clouds a reflection nebula as well as gas and dust excite by jets...

2021 November 10 - Video of a Green Flash

Posted November 10, 2021 • 00:03:30

In today's image, we see video showing a green flash visible as the Sun is setting. This is an atmospheric effect when sunlight is refracted by Earth's...

2021 November 09 - All of These Space Images are Fake Except One

Posted November 9, 2021 • 00:03:28

In today's image, we see a large number of fake APOD images and one real one. Fake images like these are used to train computer algorithms to find patterThe...