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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 8 A Redshift Lookup Table for our Universe Image Credit: Sergey V. Pilipenko (LPI, MIPT) Explanation: How far away is "redshift six"? Although humans are inherently familiar with distanc..

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 7 The Moon's Saturn Image Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann Explanation: Just days after sharing the western evening sky with Venus in 2007, the Moon moved on to Saturn - actually passin..

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 6 Earth at Twilight Image Credit: ISS Expedition 2 Crew, Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA Explanation: No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in thi..

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 5 Comet of the North Image Credit & Copyright: P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN) Explanation: It looks like a double comet, but Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) is just offering skygazers a Messi..

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 4 M64: The Black Eye Galaxy Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh Explanation: This beautiful, bright, spiral galaxy is Messier 64, often called the Black Eye Galaxy or the Sleeping Beau..

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 3 Comet PANSTARRS and the Andromeda Galaxy Image Credit & Copyright: Pavel Smilyk Explanation: Currently, comet PANSTARRS is passing nearly in front of the galaxy Andromeda. Coincidental..

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 2 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Scott Rosen Explanation: Do you see the horse's head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula tow..

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 1 Moon or Frying Pan? Images Credit: Frying Pan (Copyrighted): Christopher Jonassen; Moon: NASA Explanation: Which is which? Of the two images shown above, one is a moon in our Solar Sys..

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 March 31 Flying Over the Earth at Night Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell) Explanation:..

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 March 30 The Broad Tail of PanSTARRS Image Credit & Copyright: Lorenzo Comolli - Model Overlay: Marco Fulle (INAF) Explanation: For northern hemisphere skygazers, fading Comet PanSTARRS (C/201..