Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD

The name Seagull Nebula is sometimes applied by amateur astronomers, although it more accurately includes the neighbouring regions of star clusters, dust clouds and reflection nebulae. 2018’s winning photo for the people and space category certainly shows the breathtaking expanse of space as a backdrop to the rocky plains. Light rays emitted by the lighthouse streaking across the night sky are captured by a long exposure (20s).

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Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a website provided by NASA and Michigan Technological University (MTU) dedicated to astronomical images. Each day a different image or photograph of our universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995. About half of the images that appear on APOD are submitted by volunteers. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe isfeatured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Hubble’s collection of images of galaxies reshaped by cosmic collisions and interactions. The Hubble Space Telescope’s view of the planets and other objects orbiting our Sun. Official NASA photographs from agency photographers chronicle what’s making news across Friends of APOD the agency, from launches and landings to important science announcements.

The landscape around Convict Lake was well-lit by the moonlight as the Lunar eclipse started when the photographer took the image. This was the first attempt of Remy and his daughter Rebecca shooting a solar eclipse, which they had prepared for over a year. The Spider Nebula, IC 417, appears entwined with its companion, the Fly Nebula (NGC 1931), in a delicate dance of gas and dust illuminated by young, massive stars. Observed under light-polluted skies in Modena, Italy (SQM 18.4–18.8, Bortle 7.5–8), these nebulae challenge astrophotographers with their faint, intricate structures. Yet even here, the brilliance of this cosmic trio reminds us of the dynamic processes shaping the Milky Way, bridging vast distances with their light.

The moon rose as the sun set, and at the time the image was taken, the moon was just above one of the Buttes in the park. Each day a different image of the universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Some of these images are staggeringly impressive not just for the view the photographer has captured but also for the effort that went into them. LIke this award winner from 2021 which apparently took two years to complete. The 2021 winner of the Aurorae category was this image by Dmitrii Rybalka. It was taken aboard a ship approaching the Kara Strait, Russia and shows a brilliant light show in the night sky.

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With patience and a little luck after a couple of hours the storm clouds drifted away and revealed the sea of stars behind and took a self-portrait to document his experience. The aurora showed a wide array of colours and shapes over the Canadian Rockies and lasted several hours, making a dream come true for the photographer. Taken at the Dark Sky site of the Brecon Beacons, the image shows the Sgwd yr Eira Waterfall in the National Park gleaming under the night sky. Over the years, thousands of spectacular images have been submitted from over 60 countries across the globe in the competition’s main categories. Just how good do you think you are at taking a picture of the night sky? That’s the question thousands asked themselves when they entered the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

This image was one of those shortlisted in the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 Young Competition category. A striking image of the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) exposed for 79 hours (using O III and