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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 April 21 The Big Dipper Image Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss (Catching the Light) Explanation: Do you see it? This common question frequently precedes the rediscovery of one of the most c..

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 April 20 Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Institution) Explanation: As far as the eye could see, it was a dark ni..

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 April 19 NGC 1788 and the Witch's Whiskers Image Credit & Copyright: John Davis Explanation: This skyscape finds an esthetic balance of interstellar dust and gas residing in the suburbs of the..

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 April 18 Star Factory Messier 17 Image Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, Color data: Wolfgang Promper, Processing: Robert Gendler Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds ..

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 April 17 Mt. Hood and a Lenticular Cloud Image Credit & Copyright: Ben Canales Explanation: What kind of cloud is next to that mountain? A lenticular. This type of cloud forms in air that pass..

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 April 16 Grand Spiral Galaxy M81 and Arp's Loop Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller Explanation: One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Ga..

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 April 15 IC 1848: The Soul Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Bob Andersson Explanation: Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region ca..

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 April 14 Crescent Neptune and Triton Image Credit: Voyager 2, NASA Explanation: Gliding silently through the outer Solar System, the Voyager 2 spacecraft camera captured Neptune and Triton tog..

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 April 13 Sun with Solar Flare Image Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory Explanation: This week the Sun gave up its strongest solar flare so far in 2013, accompanied by a coronal mass eject..

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 April 12 Yuri's Planet Image Credit: ISS Expedition 30, NASA Explanation: On another April 12th, in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human to see planet Earth ..