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Sun halo
And so astronomy week comes to and end. A great photograph of the sun with a halo around it created by ice crystals in the air (the halo was visible to the naked eye, it’s not an artifact of the … Continue reading
An eclipse on the Earth
Yes, this is apparently my week for posting cool astronomy photos…. No, it’s not a black hole opening up to devour the world. It’s just the shadow of the moon falling on the Earth during a solar eclipse. It’s still … Continue reading
The sun and moon rising together
Composite image of the sun and moon rising together over Graz, Austria. I absolutely love the clock tower. Makes me hungry for Bavarian chocolate. Click through for a larger image. Courtesy of Astronomy Picture of the Day.
The face of Europa
Very cool photograph, courtesy of the Galileo spacecraft. The amount of detail is extraordinary. It almost looks like the moon is covered with Silly String. I wonder if there are any Monoliths down there? Click through for the large version. … Continue reading
Earth and Moon as seen from Mercury
Another cool shot courtesy of Astronomy Picture of the Day. This was taken by the robot probe Messenger when it was near to Mercury’s orbit (not near the planet itself, but from about the same distance) a few months ago. … Continue reading
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Solar Eclipse
Beautiful. Notice how you can make out some details of the Moon’s surface because of sunlight reflecting back from the Earth. Click on the photo for a much larger version. From Astronomy Picture of the Day.
SEE Mars go in REVERSE!
From the explanation at Astronomy Picture of the Day: Why would Mars appear to move backwards? Most of the time, the apparent motion of Mars in Earth’s sky is in one direction, slow but steady in front of the far … Continue reading
Astronomy picture of the day: Thor’s Helmet
From the ever-reliable Astronomy Picture of the Day comes a photo of a nebula called Thor’s Helmet. This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly called Thor’s Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor’s Helmet is about … Continue reading
Our orange sun
From Astronomy Picture of the Day, here’s an interesting photo of our sun. For those of you with iPads, Astronomy Picture of the Day has an iPad app that’s very cool, and free to boot. Highly recommended. An explanation of … Continue reading
A big-ass crater on one of Saturn’s moons
Wow, this pic is cool. Relative to the size of the moon Mimas, the crater is absolutely gigantic. I’m sure the impact was quite a sight, back in the day. Photo courtesy of Astronomy Picture of the Day. Click on … Continue reading
