NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

In today's image, we see a portion of the Vela Supernova Remnant. This is the remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode here on Earth over ten thousand years ago. The expanding filaments have been slightly enriched in heavier elements which will eventually form seed material for the next generation of stars.

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In today's image, we see two images of M82 also known as the Cigar Galaxy. This is a starburst galaxy which is undergoing a burst of star formation due to an interaction with another nearby galaxy. Recent images from Webb are teaching us more about the central regions of they galaxy and also raising some intriguing new questions.

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In today's image, we see a video clip showing the end of the total solar eclipse of April 8 of this year. As the video starts, we can see a couple of prominences around the edge of the Sun. As the Sun first starts to appear, we see the effect called Baily's Beads which appear then sunlight is coming show valleys on the limb of the Moon and finally the Sun starts to emerge and overwhelms the image with its brightness.

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In today's image, we see multiple images of the eclipse of April 8. These are projected through the leaves of a palm tree which acts as a bunch of pinhole cameras each of which projects its own image of the eclipsed Sun on to the ground.

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In today's image, we see multiple images of the solar eclipse from April 8. Around the limb of the Moon, we see a number of pink solar prominences as well as glimpses of the solar surface through what are known as Bailey's Beads.

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In today's image, we see seven images from the solar eclipse of April 8. Starting from the upper left shortly after the Moon first started to cover the Sun, through totality where the solar corona is visible and down to the bottom right taken shortly before the Moon ceased covering any of the solar surface.

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In today's image, we see two planets - one on either side of the eclipsed Sun. To the right is the planet Venus, currently visible in the morning sky just before sunrise. To the left is the planet Jupiter currently visible shortly after sunset. Normally, these cannot be seen during the day. But, when the Sun is eclipsed, the sky becomes dark enough for them to be visible.

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In today's image, we see the total solar eclipse which occurred yesterday over parts of North America. The solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of our Sun temporarily blocking out its light. Here we see the Sun's corona as well as the planet Venus which would otherwise not be visible.

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In today's image, we see images of comet Pons-Brooks as observed over nine days in March of this year. We can see the distinct changes that have occurred in the tail even over just a single day - helping us to understand how the tails of a comet like this are produced.

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In today's image, we see images from the total solar eclipse of 2017. We can view the progression as the Moon covers more and more of the Sun until it is completely covered at the center allowing the solar corona to be seen. The next eclipse will be tomorrow (April 8) and will be visible over parts of North America.

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