Monster Solar Prominence

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Wenz

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
The edge of the Sun is shown sporting a large gaseous prominence that looks like a science-fiction alien.

The Falcon and the Redstone

Image Credit & Copyright: Matt Haskell

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APOD: 2023 August 3 - The Falcon and the Redstone

Moonrays of August

Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Tumino

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APOD: 2023 August 4 - Moonrays of August

NGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Dong Liang

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APOD: 2023 August 5 - NGC 1360: The Robin''s Egg Nebula

Moon Meets Jupiter

Credit & Copyright: Jordi L. Coy

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Earth Moon, in crescent phase, is seen just above the image center. Directly below is a bright spot surrounded by four other spots, all in a row, which are all moons of Jupiter.

Five Meters over Mars

Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Ingenuity

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APOD: 2023 August 10 - Five Meters over Mars

Messier 51 in 255 Hours

Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective - Carl Björk, Thomas Bähnck, Sebastian Donoso, Jake Gentillon, Antoine and Dalia Grelin, Stephen Guberski, Richard Hall, Tino Heuberger, Jason Jacks, Paul Kent, Brian Meyers, William Ostling, Nicolas Puig, Tim Schaeffer, Felix Schöfbänker, Mikhail Vasilev

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APOD: 2023 August 11 - M51 in 255 Hours

Ghirigori - Star Scribbles

Image Credit & Copyright: Paolo Palma

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APOD: 2023 August 12 - Ghirigori: Star Scribbles

The Ring Nebula from Webb

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST; Processing: Zi Yang Kong

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
An oval nebula is seen in false color. The nebula appears blue in the center, orange and red around the rim, and orange and purple filaments extending to the edge of the frame. Stars are seen throughout the frame.

Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby, Observatorio El Sauce

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APOD: 2023 August 16 - Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace

A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus

Image Credit & Copyright: Yann Sainty

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APOD: 2023 August 17 - A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus

Northern Pluto

Image Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins Univ./APL, Southwest Research Institute

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APOD: 2023 August 18 - Northern Pluto

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NIRCam

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APOD: 2023 August 19 - Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

A Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin

Credit: Megan Hanrahan (Pierre cb), Wikipedia

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Building in a city are pictured. Above the buildings appears a long dark cylindrical cloud that goes to the horizon.

The Pistachio Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Bray Falls & Chester Hall-Fernandez

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A diffuse nebula is seen against a dark starfield. The center of the nebula is blue and it is surrounded by a red glow.

The Meteor and the Galaxy

Credit & Copyright: Jose Pedrero

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A color meteor streak is seen above the Andromeda spiral galaxy.

Meteors along the Milky Way

Image Credit & Copyright: Ali Hosseini Nezhad

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APOD: 2023 August 24 - Meteors along the Milky Way

A Season of Saturn

Image Credit & Copyright: Andy Casely

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APOD: 2023 August 25 - A Season of Saturn

Three Galaxies and a Comet

Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology)

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A rocky landscape is capped by a dark night sky. In the sky, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy runs along the right, while two fuzzy patches that are the LMC and SMC are visible on the right. Thousands of stars are resolved all over the frame.

Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A nebula that appears blue in the middle and is surrounded by red-glowing gas is featured. Dramatic lanes of dark dust cut through the nebula's left side. A group of stars is visible toward the nebula's center.

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST; Processing: Brian Tomlinson

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Spiral galaxy M66 is shown in infrared light as seen by the orbiting James Webb Space Telescope. A reddish-brown center is seen in the galaxy with a blue-colored spiral arms surrounding it. A close inspection will reveal that these spiral arms are not symmetrical.

Full Moons of August

Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Tumino

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APOD: 2023 August 30 - Full Moons of August

The Crew-7 Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley

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APOD: 2023 August 31 - The Crew 7 Nebula