Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive

2010 December 31: Analemma 2010
2010 December 30: Still Life with NGC 2170
2010 December 29: Eclipse at Moonset
2010 December 28: Skylights Over Libya
2010 December 27: One Million Galaxies
2010 December 26: Sideways Orion Over Snowy Ireland
2010 December 25: Decorating the Sky
2010 December 24: Star Trails in the North
2010 December 23: The Solstice Moon's Eclipse
2010 December 22: Hidden Galaxy IC 342
2010 December 21: Tyrrhenian Sea and Solstice Sky
2010 December 20: A Lunar Eclipse on Solstice Day
2010 December 19: M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
2010 December 18: North America and the Pelican
2010 December 17: A Meteor Moment
2010 December 16: Geminids over Kitt Peak
2010 December 15: A Huge Solar Filament Erupts
2010 December 14: Launch of a Delta IV Heavy
2010 December 13: Contemplating the Sky
2010 December 12: Leonids Above Torre de la Guaita
2010 December 11: Meteor in the Desert Sky
2010 December 10: A Twilight Occultation
2010 December 09: M81 and Arp's Loop
2010 December 08: Intrepid Crater on Mars
2010 December 07: Too Close to a Black Hole
2010 December 06: Mono Lake: Home to the Strange Microbe GFAJ 1
2010 December 05: Moonrise Through Mauna Keas Shadow
2010 December 04: Sunset at the Spiral Jetty
2010 December 03: M33: Triangulum Galaxy
2010 December 02: Hartley 2 Star Cluster Tour
2010 December 01: Martian Moon Phobos from Mars Express
2010 November 30: A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana
2010 November 29: Dark Belt Reappearing on Jupiter
2010 November 28: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2010 November 27: Star Streams of NGC 4216
2010 November 26: Flame Nebula Close-Up
2010 November 25: Stardust in Aries
2010 November 24: Flowing Auroras Over Norway
2010 November 23: Gas and Snow Jets from Comet Hartley 2
2010 November 22: A Dark Dune Field in Proctor Crater on Mars
2010 November 21: A Massive Star in NGC 6357
2010 November 20: Stephan's Quintet
2010 November 19: Nebulae in the Northern Cross
2010 November 18: Sisters of the Dusty Sky
2010 November 17: Frosted Leaf Orion
2010 November 16: Atoms for Peace Galaxy Collision
2010 November 15: Home from Above
2010 November 14: Multiverses: Do Other Universes Exist?
2010 November 13: Spiral Galaxy M66
2010 November 12: NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
2010 November 11: Two Views, Two Crescents
2010 November 10: Huge Gamma Ray Bubbles Found Around Milky Way
2010 November 09: NGC 4452: An Extremely Thin Galaxy
2010 November 08: 700 Kilometers Below Comet Hartley 2
2010 November 07: The Center of Centaurus A
2010 November 06: The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
2010 November 05: Comet Hartley 2 Flyby
2010 November 04: Night Lights
2010 November 03: The Necklace Nebula
2010 November 02: Spicules: Jets on the Sun
2010 November 01: The Milky Way Over the Peak of the Furnace
2010 October 31: Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
2010 October 30: Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
2010 October 29: Star Trails and the Captain's Ghost
2010 October 28: Mirach's Ghost
2010 October 27: Ultraviolet Andromeda
2010 October 26: Comet Hartley Passes a Double Star Cluster
2010 October 25: Water Ice Detected Beneath Moons Surface
2010 October 24: A Bucket Wheel Excavator on Earth
2010 October 23: Orion: Head to Toe
2010 October 22: NGC 7822 in Cepheus
2010 October 21: Methuselah Nebula MWP1
2010 October 20: Venus Just After Sunset
2010 October 19: Prometheus Rising Through Saturns F Ring
2010 October 18: It Came from the Sun
2010 October 17: NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
2010 October 16: The Large Cloud of Magellan
2010 October 15: Vista with NGC 2170
2010 October 14: Clusters, Hartley, and the Heart
2010 October 13: Science Museum Hubble
2010 October 12: Saturn: Light, Dark, and Strange
2010 October 11: NGC 2683: Spiral Edge On
2010 October 10: Moonquakes Surprisingly Common
2010 October 09: Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934
2010 October 08: Two Planet Opposition
2010 October 07: Pacman and Hartley
2010 October 06: Aurora Over Alaska
2010 October 05: Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
2010 October 04: Rolling Across the Rocky Plains of Mars
2010 October 03: Io in True Color
2010 October 02: Hubble's Lagoon
2010 October 01: Zarmina's World
2010 September 30: Coreshine from a Dark Cloud
2010 September 29: An Airplane in Front of the Moon
2010 September 28: Venus South Polar Vortex
2010 September 27: The Dancing Auroras of Saturn
2010 September 26: Arp 188 and the Tadpoles Tidal Tail
2010 September 25: Melotte 15 in the Heart
2010 September 24: Equinox and the Harvest Moon
2010 September 23: Equinox and the Iron Sun
2010 September 22: Discovery Rollout Shadow
2010 September 21: Starry Night Over the Rhone
2010 September 20: Aurora Over Norway
2010 September 19: Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula
2010 September 18: Opposite the Sun
2010 September 17: Northern Lights over Prelude Lake
2010 September 16: The Veil Nebula
2010 September 15: Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
2010 September 14: An Extraordinary Spiral from LL Pegasi
2010 September 13: Zodiacal Light Over Namibia
2010 September 12: Oklo: Ancient African Nuclear Reactors
2010 September 11: Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy
2010 September 10: Vela Supernova Remnant
2010 September 09: Cepheus: Trunk to Bubble
2010 September 08: NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster
2010 September 07: Space Shuttle Tribute Poster: Endeavour
2010 September 06: A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center
2010 September 05: GRO J1655 40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole
2010 September 04: Young Suns of NGC 7129
2010 September 03: The Small Cloud of Magellan
2010 September 02: The Bubble Nebula
2010 September 01: Earth and Moon from MESSENGER
2010 August 31: The Annotated Galactic Center
2010 August 30: Comanche Outcrop on Mars Indicates Hospitable Past
2010 August 29: The Local Fluff
2010 August 28: Hole in the Sun
2010 August 27: Brighter Than Mars
2010 August 26: M27: Not a Comet
2010 August 25: HD 10180: Richest Yet Planetary System Discovered
2010 August 24: Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 Magnifies the Dark Universe
2010 August 23: A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge
2010 August 22: Hoags Object: A Strange Ring Galaxy
2010 August 21: Perseid Storm
2010 August 20: NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
2010 August 19: Pelican Nebula Close Up
2010 August 18: Crescent Moon and Planets Over Portugal
2010 August 17: NGC 4755: A Jewel Box of Stars
2010 August 16: Meteors Over Quebec
2010 August 15: Layered Hills in Arabia Terra on Mars
2010 August 14: Night of the Perseids
2010 August 13: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
2010 August 12: Perseid Prelude
2010 August 11: Crepuscular Rays Over Lake Michigan
2010 August 10: The Sand Dunes of Titan
2010 August 09: IRAS 05437 2502: An Enigmatic Star Cloud from Hubble
2010 August 08: Two Hours Before Neptune
2010 August 07: Rainbow at Sunset
2010 August 06: The Not So Quiet Sun
2010 August 05: M8: The Lagoon Nebula
2010 August 04: Eclipse Shadow Cone Over Patagonia
2010 August 03: The Planet and the Radio Dish
2010 August 02: Prometheus Creating Saturn Ring Streamers
2010 August 01: Venus' Once Molten Surface
2010 July 31: Four Planet Sunset
2010 July 30: Eclipse on the Beach
2010 July 29: Sunset, Shadowrise
2010 July 28: The Trifid Nebula is Stars and Dust
2010 July 27: The Milky Way Over Bryce Canyon
2010 July 26: Lutetia: The Largest Asteroid Yet Visited
2010 July 25: Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth
2010 July 24: Diamond Ring and Shadow Bands
2010 July 23: Messier 76
2010 July 22: The Meteor of 1860
2010 July 21: The Crown of the Sun
2010 July 20: Lightning Over Athens
2010 July 19: Dark River Wide Field
2010 July 18: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2010 July 17: Galaxies in the River
2010 July 16: Shaping NGC 6188
2010 July 15: Andes Sunset Eclipse
2010 July 14: Easter Island Eclipse
2010 July 13: Mosaic: Welcome to Planet Earth
2010 July 12: Moons Beyond the Rings of Saturn
2010 July 11: Warped Sky: Star Trails Panorama
2010 July 10: Ecliptic New Zealand
2010 July 09: Microwave Milky Way
2010 July 08: Dim World, Dark Nebula
2010 July 07: Concept Plane: Supersonic Green Machine
2010 July 06: HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies
2010 July 05: The Milky Way Over Pulpit Rock
2010 July 04: Companion of a Young, Sun-like Star Confirmed
2010 July 03: A Giant Planet for Beta Pic
2010 July 02: Galaxies on a String
2010 July 01: Above Aurora Australis
2010 June 30: Fast Gas Bullet from Cosmic Blast N49
2010 June 29: Trees, Sky, Galactic Eye
2010 June 28: A Partial Lunar Eclipse
2010 June 27: All the Colors of the Sun
2010 June 26: Young Star Cluster Westerlund 2
2010 June 25: The Starry Night of Alamut
2010 June 24: The Dark Tower in Scorpius
2010 June 23: Sunset from the International Space Station
2010 June 22: Islands of Four Mountains from Above
2010 June 21: Sunrise Solstice at Stonehenge
2010 June 20: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2010 June 19: Stereo Itokawa
2010 June 18: Star Trails and Tajinastes
2010 June 17: Comet McNaught Passes NGC 1245
2010 June 16: APOD is 15 Years Old Today
2010 June 15: Starry Night Scavenger Hunt
2010 June 14: The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble
2010 June 13: Retrograde Mars
2010 June 12: The Medusa Nebula
2010 June 11: Hydrogen in M51
2010 June 10: Regulus and the Red Planet
2010 June 09: Orange Sun Simmering
2010 June 08: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit
2010 June 07: Comet McNaught Becoming Visible to the Unaided Eye
2010 June 06: Lunokhod: Reflections on a Moon Robot
2010 June 05: Thor's Helmet
2010 June 04: Hubble Remix: Active Galaxy NGC 1275
2010 June 03: Jupiter from the Stratosphere
2010 June 02: A Twisted Meteor Trail Over Tenerife
2010 June 01: WISE: Heart and Soul Nebulas in Infrared
2010 May 31: Moons and Rings Before Saturn
2010 May 30: The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS
2010 May 29: Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
2010 May 28: Atlantis over Rhodes
2010 May 27: M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
2010 May 26: Clouds and Stars over Cotopaxi Volcano in Ecuador
2010 May 25: Looking Back Across Mars
2010 May 24: Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
2010 May 23: Station and Shuttle Transit the Sun
2010 May 22: Dark Filament of the Sun
2010 May 21: Calm, Crescent Moon, and Venus
2010 May 20: M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet
2010 May 19: Milky Way Over Ancient Ghost Panel
2010 May 18: Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
2010 May 17: Panorama of the Whale Galaxy
2010 May 16: Crescent Venus and Moon
2010 May 15: The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
2010 May 14: Iguacu Starry Night
2010 May 13: The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
2010 May 12: M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars
2010 May 11: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn
2010 May 10: Large Eruptive Prominence Imaged by SDO
2010 May 09: Halo of the Cat's Eye
2010 May 08: Atlantis Lift Off
2010 May 07: The Antennae
2010 May 06: Northern and Southern Owls
2010 May 05: The Faces of Mars
2010 May 04: A Hall of Mountain Fogbows
2010 May 03: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 Almost Sideways
2010 May 02: The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
2010 May 01: A Pulsar's Hand
2010 April 30: Mars in a Manger
2010 April 29: Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4731
2010 April 28: Sunset on a Golden Sea
2010 April 27: The Bloop: A Mysterious Sound from the Deep Ocean
2010 April 26: Dust Pillar of the Carina Nebula
2010 April 25: Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula
2010 April 24: NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box
2010 April 23: SDO: The Extreme Ultraviolet Sun
2010 April 22: Venus, Mercury, and Moon
2010 April 21: Wide Angle: The Cat's Paw Nebula
2010 April 20: Saturn's Moons Dione and Titan from Cassini
2010 April 19: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
2010 April 18: Large Eruptive Prominence Imaged by STEREO
2010 April 17: Damage to Apollo 13
2010 April 16: Bright Points on the Quiet Sun
2010 April 15: NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
2010 April 14: A Large Space Station Over Earth
2010 April 13: Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble
2010 April 12: Mercury and Venus Over Paris
2010 April 11: IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula
2010 April 10: Spitzer's Orion
2010 April 09: Discovery's Dawn
2010 April 08: Discovery's Cloud
2010 April 07: Venus and Mercury in the West
2010 April 06: A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
2010 April 05: Prometheus Remastered
2010 April 04: The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
2010 April 03: NGC 602 and Beyond
2010 April 02: Serene Paraselene
2010 April 01: Evidence Mounts for Water on the Moon
2010 March 31: Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
2010 March 30: Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313
2010 March 29: Moonset Over Pleasant Bay
2010 March 28: M16: Pillars of Creation
2010 March 27: Hesiodus Sunrise Ray
2010 March 26: Young Moon and Sister Stars
2010 March 25: NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
2010 March 24: Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82
2010 March 23: Reinvigorated Sun and Prominence
2010 March 22: The Nearby Milky Way in Cold Dust
2010 March 21: Equinox Plus 1
2010 March 20: Zodiacal Light Vs. Milky Way
2010 March 19: The Seagull and The Duck
2010 March 18: Fermi Catalogs the Gamma ray Sky
2010 March 17: Phobos from Mars Express
2010 March 16: Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona
2010 March 15: Illuminated Cloud Trails Above Greece
2010 March 14: Binary Black Hole in 3C 75
2010 March 13: Centaurus A
2010 March 12: JWST: Mirrors and Masked Men
2010 March 11: Yukon Aurora with Star Trails
2010 March 10: Saturn's Moon Helene from Cassini
2010 March 09: Galaxies Beyond the Heart: Maffei 1 and 2
2010 March 08: Mars Over the Allalinhorn
2010 March 07: Spirit Rover at Engineering Flats on Mars
2010 March 06: Pillar at Sunset
2010 March 05: Deep Auriga
2010 March 04: NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
2010 March 03: The International Space Station from Above
2010 March 02: M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion
2010 March 01: Slope Streaks in Acheron Fossae on Mars
2010 February 28: Pauli Exclusion Principle: Why You Don't Implode
2010 February 27: Dawn's Endeavour
2010 February 26: Chasing Carina
2010 February 25: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy NGC 891
2010 February 24: Astronaut Installs Panoramic Space Window
2010 February 23: Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog
2010 February 22: Galaxy Group Hickson 31
2010 February 21: NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
2010 February 20: Geostationary Highway
2010 February 19: WISE Infrared Andromeda
2010 February 18: Vesta Near Opposition
2010 February 17: An Unusually Smooth Surface on Saturn's Calypso
2010 February 16: Dark Shuttle Approaching
2010 February 15: Cassini Spacecraft Crosses Saturn's Ring Plane
2010 February 14: Field of Rosette
2010 February 13: Waterway to Orbit
2010 February 12: Teide Sky Trails
2010 February 11: Star Cluster M34
2010 February 10: Sakurajima Volcano with Lightning
2010 February 09: Night Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
2010 February 08: A Sun Halo Over Cambodia
2010 February 07: The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens
2010 February 06: Hong Kong Sky
2010 February 05: Dust Storm on Mars
2010 February 04: Stardust in Perseus
2010 February 03: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies Powerful Collision
2010 February 02: Mars and a Colorful Lunar Fog Bow
2010 February 01: Shepherd Moon Prometheus from Cassini
2010 January 31: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript
2010 January 30: Messier 88
2010 January 29: Mars Opposition 2010
2010 January 28: Kemble's Cascade
2010 January 27: Tethys Behind Titan
2010 January 26: Annular Eclipse Over Myanmar
2010 January 25: The Magellanic Stream
2010 January 24: Watch Jupiter Rotate
2010 January 23: Eclipses in the Shade
2010 January 22: Millennium Annular Solar Eclipse
2010 January 21: Dust and the NGC 7771 Group
2010 January 20: The Known Universe
2010 January 19: Dark Sand Cascades on Mars
2010 January 18: Eclipse over the Temple of Poseidon
2010 January 17: Atlantis to Orbit
2010 January 16: New Year Sun Grazer
2010 January 15: Scenes from Two Hemispheres
2010 January 14: M94: A New Perspective
2010 January 13: The Spider and the Fly
2010 January 12: The Flame Nebula in Infrared
2010 January 11: The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
2010 January 10: A Spherule from the Earth's Moon
2010 January 09: Andromeda Island Universe
2010 January 08: The Mystery of the Fading Star
2010 January 07: The Tail of the Small Magellanic Cloud
2010 January 06: The Spotty Surface of Betelgeuse
2010 January 05: A Roll Cloud Over Uruguay
2010 January 04: Comet Halley's Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg
2010 January 03: A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect
2010 January 02: Blue Moon Eclipse
2010 January 01: Not a Blue Moon

Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA)
NASA Official: Phillip Newman. Specific rights apply.
A service of: ASD at NASA/GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.

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