Astronomy Picture of the Day (@AstronomyPOTD)
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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- — LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula September 10, 2026 What does this image look like to you? Many see a giraffe facing right, with neck stretche…
- — Witness XZ Andromedae Wink September 9, 2026 Is this star winking at us? The central object in today’s animation is not one but two stars…
- — Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn's South Pole September 8, 2026 Why are Saturn’s poles geometric? Saturn’s North Pole has been known to be s…
- — The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars September 7, 2026 The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designat…
- — Pluto in Enhanced Color September 6, 2026 Pluto is more colorful than we can see. Color data and high-resolution images of our Solar Syste…
- — Chasing the Moon's Shadow September 5, 2026 Chasing the shadow of a New Moon, NASA’s WB-57F high altitude research aircraft took to the sk…
- — Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola September 4, 2026 Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola, is the Hawaiian name given to this image of a pair of…
- — The Eclipse and the Stork September 3, 2026 How do animals react to a total solar eclipse? The featured image shows a stork roosting on h…
