Doomed Star Eta Carinae

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt

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A Hubble image of the gas and dust surrounding the star Eta Carinae is shown. The nebula has two distinct light-colored lobes, surrounded by red glowing gas.

Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Telescope Live

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A busy star formation region is shown highlighted by red glowing clouds and dark ominously-shaped dust.

Sunspots on an Active Sun

Image Credit: NASA, SDO; Processing & Copyright: Şenol Şanlı

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Our Sun is pictured with hundreds of dark sunspots. The image is actually a composite of all of the sunspots visible during the first half of this year.

Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Image Credit: Mark Hanson; Data: Mike Selby

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A spiral galaxy is shown with a yellow center, blue rings and spiral arms, and dark brown and red dust. The surrounding dark field contains both local stars and more distant galaxies.

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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APOD: 2023 July 13 - Webb''s Rho Ophiuchi