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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
APOD: 2024 April 15 B The Cigar Galaxy from Hubble and Webb
15.04.2024
Something strange happened to this galaxy, but what? Known as the Cigar Galaxy and cataloged as M82, red glowing gas and dust are being cast out from the center. Although this starburst galaxy...
APOD: 2024 April 14 B How a Total Solar Eclipse Ended
14.04.2024
How does a total solar eclipse end? Yes, the Moon moves out from fully blocking the Sun, but in the first few seconds of transition, interesting things appear. The first is called a diamond ring.
Palm Tree Partial Eclipse
13.04.2024
Only those along the narrow track of the Moon's shadow on April 8 saw a total solar eclipse. But most of North America still saw a partial eclipse of the Sun. From Clearwater, Florida, USA this single snapshot captured multiple images of that more widely viewed celestial event without observing the Sun directly.
Total Totality
12.04.2024
Baily's beads often appear at the boundaries of the total phase of an eclipse of the Sun. Pearls of sunlight still beaming through gaps in the rugged terrain along the lunar limb silhouette, their appearance is recorded in this dramatic timelapse composite.
Eclipse in Seven
11.04.2024
Start at the upper left above and you can follow the progress of April 8's total eclipse of the Sun in seven sharp, separate exposures. The image sequence was recorded with a telescope and camera located within the narrow path of totality as the Moon's shadow swept across Newport, Vermont, USA.
APOD: 2024 April 10 B Planets Around a Total Eclipse
10.04.2024
What wonders appear when the Moon blocks the Sun? For many eager observers of MondayBs total eclipse of the Sun, the suddenly dark sky included the expected corona and two (perhaps surprise) planets: Venus and Jupiter.
APOD: 2024 April 9 B Moon Shadow over Lake Magog
9.04.2024
Captured in this snapshot, the shadow of the Moon came to Lake Magog, Quebec, North America, planet Earth on April 8. For the lakeside eclipse chasers, the much anticipated total solar eclipse was a spectacle to behold in briefly dark, but clear skies.
APOD: 2024 April 8 B The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Pons Brooks
8.04.2024
How does a comet tail change? It depends on the comet. The ion tail of Comet 12P/PonsBBrooks has been changing markedly, as detailed in the featured image sequenced over nine days from March 6 to 14 (top to bottom).
APOD: 2024 April 7 B A Total Solar Eclipse over Wyoming
7.04.2024
Will the sky be clear enough to see the eclipse? This question is already on the minds of many North Americans hoping to see tomorrow's solar eclipse. This question was also on the mind of many people attempting to see the total solar eclipse that crossed North America in August 2017.
Unwinding M51
6.04.2024
The arms of a grand design spiral galaxy 60,000 light-years across are unwound in this digital transformation of the magnificent 2005 Hubble Space Telescope portrait of M51. In fact...
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