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1 day ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Mostly Perseids πͺ
In this predawn skyscape recorded during the early morning hours of August 13, mostly Perseid meteors are raining down on planet Earth. You can easily identify the Perseid meteor
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2 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Perseid Meteors from Durdle Door πͺ
What are those curved arcs in the sky? Meteors -- specifically, meteors from this year's Perseid meteor shower. Over the past few weeks, after the sky darkened, many images of Persei
@iotman
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3 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Giant Galaxies in Pavo πͺ
Over 500,000 light years across, NGC 6872 (bottom left) is a truly enormous barred spiral galaxy. At least 5 times the size of our own large Milky Way, NGC 6872 is the largestβ¦
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4 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: NGC 1309: A Useful Spiral Galaxy πͺ
This galaxy is not only pretty -- it's useful. A gorgeous spiral some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation of the River (Eridanus). NGC 1
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5 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Asperitas Clouds Over New Zealand πͺ
What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorolo
@iotman
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7 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids πͺ
In the predawn sky on August 13, two planets were close. And despite the glare of a waning gibbous Moon, bright Jupiter and even brighter Venus were hard to miss. Their brilliant close conj
@iotman
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8 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules πͺ
In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course, M13 is now
@iotman
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9 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Trapezium: In the Heart of Orion πͺ
What lies in the heart of Orion? Trapezium: four bright stars, that can be found near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait. Gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in
@iotman
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10 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Perseids from Perseus πͺ
Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Perseus. That is why the meteor shower that peaks tonight is known as t
@iotman
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12 days ago
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π SpacePicture of a Day: Zodiacal Road πͺ
What's that strange light down the road? Dust orbiting the Sun. At certain times of the year, a band of sun-reflecting dust from the inner Solar System appears prominently justβ¦
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