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Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 10 Large Sunspots Now Crossing the Sun Image Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach Explanation: One of the largest sunspot regions in recent years is now crossing the Sun. This region of convo..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 9 Supergiant Star Gamma Cygni Image Credit & Copyright: Jose Francisco Hernandez (Altamira Observatory) Explanation: Supergiant star Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the Northern Cross, ..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 8 Pluto's Newly Discovered Moons Receive Names Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Mark Showalter (SETI Institute) Explanation: Pluto's newly discovered moons now have names. Known previously as P4 ..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 7 NGC 2170: Still Life with Reflecting Dust Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, U. Arizona Explanation: In this beautiful celestial still life composed with a cosm..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 6 NGC 6384: Spiral Beyond the Stars Credit: ESA, Hubble, NASA Explanation: The universe is filled with galaxies. But to see them astronomers must look out beyond the stars of our own gala..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 5 Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752 Image Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach Explanation: Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 675..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 4 M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Obs.) Explanation: Also known as the Cigar Galaxy for its elongated visual appearance, M82 ..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 3 Stars and Lightning Over Greece Image Credit & Copyright: Bill Metallinos Explanation: It may appear, at first, like the Galaxy is producing the lightning, but really it's the Earth. In..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 2 Circling a Black Hole at its Photon Sphere Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) Explanation: What would it look like to go right up to a black hole? One particularly interest..

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 July 1 Orbiting a Black Hole Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) Explanation: What would it look like to orbit a black hole? Since the strong gravity of the black hole can signific..