NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day episodes

  • 2022 August 19 - Saturn: 1993-2022

    In today's image, we see images showing the motion of Saturn through the sky over the course of three decades. Because Saturn is more distant from the Sun, it takes a longer time to orbit. This makes a year on Saturn equal to about 29 Earth years.


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    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2022 August 18 - Full Moon Perseids

    In today's image, we see a number of the Perseid meters from this past week. The Perseids this year were hampered by a full moon which coincided with their appearance that brightened the sky, making fainter meteors hard to see.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2022 August 17 - Stargate Milky Way

    In today's image, we see the Milky Way Galaxy stretching across the sky. The Milky Way is our own galaxy as seen from within. In addition, we see the zodiacal light which is light from our Sun reflected off of dust grains within our solar system.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2022 August 16 - A Meteor Wind over Tunisia

    In today's image, we see a number of meteor imaged in the sky above Tunisia. This is a part of the Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2022 August 15 - The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

    In today's image, we see the Cygnus Wall showing a portion of the North America nebula. This is part of a star formation region where new stars are currently forming in our galaxy.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2022 August 14 - 4000 Exoplanets

    In today's image, we see a video clip showing the over 4000 exoplanets that have been discovered since we first confirmed the existence of planets outside our solar system back in 1992.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    7 min
  • 2022 August 13 - Herschel Crater on Mimas

    In today's image, we see the large Herschel Crater on Saturn's moon, Mimas. The crater itself is not all that large, but it is about 1/3 the diameter of the moon itself meaning that it would nearly have fractures the moon during the impact.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2022 August 12 - Portrait of the Eagle Nebula

    In today's image, we see an image of the Eagle Nebula which is a star forming region with a very young cluster of stars in the process of formation. It also includes the Pillars of Creation famously photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

    

    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min
  • 2022 August 11 - Perseids and MAGIC

    In today's image, we see the MAGIC telescope which observes light emitter when high energy gamma rays strike Earth's upper atmosphere. We also see some of the meteors from the Perseid meteor shower which will be taking this year in just a couple of days.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    5 min
  • 2022 August 10 - Dust Clouds of the Pacman Nebula

    In today's image, we see the Pacman Nebula and its associated dust clouds.


    My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.


    This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.


    I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected]


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    4 min

About NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

From the publisher's feed

These podcasts are my discussion of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. These are brief (3-5 minute) audio summaries of the picture posted on NASA's Picture of the Day website: APOD. Video versions…