thecrazygm in #apod • 3 months agoMeteor BorealisMeteor Borealis Date: 2024-08-16 A single exposure made with a camera pointed almost due north on August 12 recorded this bright Perseid meteor in the night sky west of…thecrazygm in #apod • 3 months agoLate Night VallentunaLate Night Vallentuna Date: 2024-08-15 Bright Mars and even brighter Jupiter are in close conjunction just above the pine trees in this post-midnight skyscape from…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoNGC 7023: The Iris NebulaNGC 7023: The Iris Nebula Date: 2024-07-25 These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoExaggerated MoonExaggerated Moon Date: 2024-07-24 Our Moon doesn't really have craters this big. Earth's Moon, Luna, also doesn't naturally show this spikey texture, and its colors are…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoKing of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky WayKing of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way Date: 2024-07-21 This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real. Perhaps the reason it's not more famous is that it is smaller than onethecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoVillarrica Volcano Against the SkyVillarrica Volcano Against the Sky Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky Date: 2024-07-17 When Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, swings his blacksmith's hammer, the sky is…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoThe Tadpole Galaxy from HubbleThe Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble Date: 2024-07-15 Why does this galaxy have such a long tail? In this stunning vista, based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies fthecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoMeteor Misses GalaxyMeteor Misses Galaxy Date: 2024-07-14 The galaxy was never in danger. For one thing, the Triangulum galaxy (M33), pictured, is much bigger than the tiny grain of rock at…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoSolar System Family PortraitSolar System Family Portrait Date: 2024-07-13 In 1990, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back to make this first ever Solar System…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoJones-Emberson 1Jones-Emberson 1 Date: 2024-07-12 Planetary nebula Jones-Emberson 1 is the death shroud of a dying Sun-like star. It lies some 1,600 light-years from Earth toward the…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoGlobular Cluster Omega CentauriGlobular Cluster Omega Centauri Date: 2024-07-11 Globular star cluster Omega Centauri packs about 10 million stars much older than the Sun into a volume some 150…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoA Sagittarius TripletA Sagittarius Triplet Date: 2024-07-10 These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the…thecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoNoctilucent Clouds over FloridaNoctilucent Clouds over Florida Date: 2024-07-09 These clouds are doubly unusual. First, they are rare noctilucent clouds, meaning that they are visible at night -- but only just beforethecrazygm in #apod • 4 months agoExoplanet Zoo: Other StarsExoplanet Zoo: Other Stars Date: 2024-07-08 Do other stars have planets like our Sun? Surely they do, and evidence includes slight star wobbles created by the gravity of…thecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoIridescent Clouds over SwedenIridescent Clouds over Sweden Date: 2024-07-07 Why are these clouds multi-colored? A relatively rare phenomenon in clouds known as iridescence can bring up unusual colors vividly -- or eventhecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoNGC 7789: Caroline's RoseNGC 7789: Caroline's Rose Date: 2024-07-06 Found among the rich starfields of the Milky Way, star cluster NGC 7789 lies about 8,000 light-years away toward the…thecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoMount Etna Milky WayMount Etna Milky Way Date: 2024-07-05 A glow from the summit of Mount Etna, famous active stratovolcano of planet Earth, stands out along the horizon in this mountain and night skyscapthecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoA Beautiful TrifidA Beautiful Trifid Date: 2024-07-04 The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula…thecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoM83: Star Streams and a Thousand RubiesM83: Star Streams and a Thousand Rubies Date: 2024-07-03 Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of ththecrazygm in #apod • 5 months agoNGC 602: Oyster Star ClusterNGC 602: Oyster Star Cluster Date: 2024-07-02 The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic…
