In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy known as NGC 7331 in this image from Hubble Space Telescope. This may be a similar galaxy to our own Milky Way. It shows the distinct blue star clusters and pink emission of hydrogen gas dominating the spiral arms showing evidence of star formation.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access...

In today's image, we see the Horsehead Nebula as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. This is an example of a dusty nebula. Observing in the infrared allows us to see through some of the dusty regions to see the star formation going on within.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy...

In today's image, we see the star forming region NGC 3582 with the stars having been digitally removed to allow us to focus on the details of the nebula. We can also see the same image with the stars for comparison.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see a lightning storm on Earth. The stars up in the sky show trails demonstrating Earth's rotation.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo...

In today's image, we see an analemma over the Callanish Stones in northern Scotland. While the stones, dating back to the Bronze Age may or may not have astronomical significance, the analemma in the sky does. This is made by taking images of the Sun at the same time of day over the course of the year. The position of the Sun follows this pattern because of Earth's tilt on its axis and its variable speed along its elliptical orbit.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube...

In today's image, we see the surface of Mars as imaged by the Perseverance Rover. We are looking at the delta of an ancient river basin on the surface of Mars. Samples are being collected and stored for return to Earth in the future.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the...

In today's image, we see the Tarantula Nebula. This is the largest known star forming region within our local group of galaxies. This will dwarf the size of our nearby star forming region - the Orion Nebula.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see an image of the Harvest Moon - this is the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal Equinox. In just a week, those in the northern hemisphere will be making the transition from summer to fall. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see the Great Lacerta Nebula. This is a large nebula which is difficult to see since it is rather faint to be seen with the naked eye and rather large to be seen with a telescope.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see a very long filament that snakes its way across the chromosphere of our Sun.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to...

In today's image, we see an image of an unusual type of lightning known as red sprites, generally associated with strong thunderstorms. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to...

In today's image, we see the eight planets of the solar system in a time-lapse that shows how each of the planets is tilted on its axis and how fas they rotate on those axes.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can...

In today's image, we see our Milky Way Galaxy in the sky over a lake. Some of the major stars visible will be annotated in the image.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to...

In today's image, we see a rendition of the Voyager spacecraft. Both Voyager 1 & 2 are heading out into interstellar space after having explored our solar system in the 1970s and 1980s.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see two examples of emission nebulae - The North America nebula and the Pelican nebula.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo...

In today's image, we see two images from the James Webb Space Telescope showing the young star cluster R136 which is located in the Tarantula Nebula - part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

In today's image, we see an example of an iridescent pileus cloud - with the iridescent rainbow coloring on top of a cumulus cloud.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to...

In today's image, we see a portion of the Carina Nebula - a star forming region - as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link below the image to select the...

In today's image, we see a number of different lights in the sea and sky off the coast of Oregon. This includes stars and our own Milky Way in the sky as well as lights from a boat, cars, and even algae in the sea.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

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 apart.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive link...

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 interact.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html). You can use the archive...

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 in the sky. It is also known to be a black hole within our own galaxy.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

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 late last year by the Curiosity Rover on Mars.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...

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 aurora within the atmosphere of Jupiter. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWksELVw1LfYg6TiLQyjByw).This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day...