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

  • 2026 August 17 - A Golden Corona Eclipse

    In today's image, we see an image of the solar eclipse from Aug 12. In Spain, the eclipse occurred near sunset, making the Sun appear redder in the sky, giving a more colorful eclipse.

    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
  • 2026 August 16 - Milky Way over Yellowstone

    In today's image, we see the Milky Way as seen over a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park.

    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
  • 2026 August 15 - Bright Perseids from Sweden

    In today's image, we see several bright Perseids from the recent Perseid meteor shower as imaged over Sweden.

    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
  • 2026 August 14 - Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland

    In today's image, we see an image of the total solar eclipse from August 12 as imaged from Greenland. This shows the diamond ring effect which occurs at the beginning and end of an eclipse when a tiny sliver of sunlight is still visible around the edge of the Moon.

    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
  • 2026 August 13 - Total Solar Eclipse over Spain

    In today's image, we see an image of the total solar eclipse of August 12 as seen over Spain yesterday.

    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
  • 2026 August 12 - Perseids over a Little Planet

    In today's image, we see a 360 degree panorama centered on Earth with around a hundred perseid meteors from the shower in 2024. This year's meteor shower peaks today and will occur the same day that a solar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the world.

    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
  • 2026 August 11 - Six Moons of Saturn

    In today's image, we see Saturn and six of its moons as imaged just about a week ago. The moon, Titan to the lower right, is one of the seven large moons of the solar system which includes our own Moon.

    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
  • 2026 August 10 - Three Galaxy Pairs

    In today's image, we see three pairs of galaxies in the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster. The lower of the three pairs are currently interacting. The upper two pairs are close to one another in the sky, but not currently interacting.

    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
  • 2026 August 09 - Contemplating the Sun

    In today's image, we see an image from a solar eclipse back in 2012. Some of the eclipse watchers appear in silhouette against the face of the Sun. We have another solar eclipse on August 12 which will be visible in some parts of the world.

    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
  • 2026 August 08 - A Messier Moment for Tempel 2

    In today's image, we see the comet Tempel 2 and the globular star cluster M30 in the same field of view. Even though they are relatively close together in the sky, they are actually tens of thousands of light years apart in space.

    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

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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…