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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 February 17 Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes the Earth Video Credit & Copyright: Daniel López (El Cielo de Canarias) Explanation: There it goes. That small spot moving in front of background stars 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 February 16 Sweeping Through Southern Skies Image/Video Credit & Copyright: Alex Cherney (Terrastro, TWAN) Explanation: For now, Comet Lemmon (C/2012 F6), and Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) are s..

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 February 15 Shadows Across Jupiter Image Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach Explanation: Two dark shadows loom across the banded and mottled cloud tops of Jupiter in this sharp telescopic view. ..

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 February 14 Solar System Portrait Image Credit: Voyager Project, NASA Explanation: On another Valentine's Day (February 14, 1990), cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 space..

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 February 13 Infrared Orion from WISE Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, UCLA Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion is a intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy..

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 February 12 Reflected Aurora Over Alaska Image Credit & Copyright: Todd Salat (AuroraHunter); Sky Annotation: Judy Schmidt Explanation: Some auroras can only be seen with a camera. They are 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 February 11 N11: Star Clouds of the LMC Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Lake (Pomfret School Explanation: Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the la..

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 February 10 Asteroids in the Distance Image Credit: R. Evans & K. Stapelfeldt (JPL), WFPC2, HST, NASA Explanation: Rocks from space hit Earth every day. The larger the rock, though, the less o..

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 February 9 The Great Meteor Procession of 1913 Image Credit & Copyright: RASC Archives ; Acknowledgement: Bradley E. Schaefer (LSU) Explanation: One hundred years ago today the Great Meteor Pr..

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 February 8 NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen Leshin, Collaboration: Deidre Hunter and LARI Explanation: Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunt..