Beautiful Comet Nishimura

Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A scenic and hilly landscape is shown just before sunrise. On the left is Comet Nishimura near the horizon with a long tail fading off toward the top of the frame. On the right is a bright spot that is Venus. The sunrise sky is dark blue at the top but morphs into tan at the horizon, while the foreground hills are green.

Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 and Beyond

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Jennifer Lotz and the HFF Team (STScI)

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APOD: 2023 September 12 - Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 and Beyond

NGC 4632: Galaxy with a Hidden Polar Ring

Credit: Jayanne English (U. Manitoba), Nathan Deg (Queen's University) & WALLABY Survey, CSIRO/ASKAP, NAOJ/Subaru Telescope; Text: Jayanne English (U. Manitoba)

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A galaxy with blue spiral arms is seen in the image center in the midst of numerous foreground stars. This galaxy is surrounded by a white envelope, which was found to be hydrogen gas.

NGC 7331 and Beyond

Image Credit & Copyright: Ian Gorenstein

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APOD: 2023 September 14 - NGC 7331 and Beyond

Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

Image Credit & Copyright: Luis Miguel Meade Rodríguez

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APOD: 2023 September 15 - Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain