A Desert Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Daviron

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
An empty desert is shown with rolling tan sand dunes and a tan glow to the air above. A lone tree grows in the image center. High above, the Sun glows - but the center of the Sun is blackened out by an unusual disk.

Sprite Lightning in High Definition

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Escurat

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A normal starry sky is punctuated by by several very unusually shaped red objects, known as sprites. These sprites are shown in very high details including several very well defined .

MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Harshwardhan Pathak

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A vertical planetary nebula is shown in orange around the outside but with a blue glow in the center. The outside is shaped like a tilted hourglass, while the inside appears similar to an eye.

IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Abdullah Alharbi

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
A colorful star field surrounds a big blue reflection nebula. The nebula is elongated across the wide frame and said to resemble the head of folklore-based witch.