Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 1996
APOD, December 1996
31 entries from December 1996: 31 images and 0 videos. 8 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
December 1, 1996 · Copyrighted Star Trails in Northern Skies
Star Trails in Northern Skies Credit and Copyright: David Malin
December 2, 1996 · Copyrighted Orion's Star Colors
Orion’s Star Colors Credit and Copyright: David Malin
December 3, 1996 Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
Cocoon of a New White Dwarf Credit: H. Bond (STSci), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA,
December 4, 1996 Ice at the Lunar South Pole
Ice at the Lunar South Pole Credit: Clementine, BMDO, NRL, LLNL
December 5, 1996 Io's Giant Volcano Pele
Io’s Giant Volcano Pele Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA
December 6, 1996 · Copyrighted Globular Cluster M3
Globular Cluster M3 Credit and Copyright: P. Challis (CfA), 1.2-m Telescope, Whipple Observatory
December 7, 1996 Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion
Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion Credit: C. R. O’Dell and S. K. Wong (Rice U.), WFPC2, HST, NASA,
December 8, 1996 Degas Ray Crater on Mercury
Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit: Mariner 10 Project NASA,
December 9, 1996 Callisto Full Face
Callisto Full Face Credit: Galileo Project, Voyager Project, JPL, NASA
December 10, 1996 · Copyrighted Comet Halley's Nucleus
Comet Halley’s Nucleus Credit: Halley Multicolour Camera Team, Giotto, ESA Copyright: MPAE
December 11, 1996 Starburst Ring in Galaxy NGC 1317
Starburst Ring in Galaxy NGC 1317 Credit: UIT, NASA
December 12, 1996 · Copyrighted The Milky Way Through the Summer Triangle
Credit and Copyright: Andy Steere
December 13, 1996 Disorder in Stephan's Quintet
Credit: W. C. Keel and R. E. White III (U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
December 14, 1996 Our Solar System from Voyager
Credit: Voyager 1 Team, NASA
December 15, 1996 Microlensing of the Einstein Cross
Credit: G. Lewis (IOA), M. Irwin (RGO), William Hershel Telescope
December 16, 1996 Nebula Nova Cygni Turns On
Credit: P. Garnavich (CfA), 1.2-m Telescope, Whipple Observatory
December 17, 1996 Mariner's Mercury
Credit: Astrogeology Team, U.S. Geological Survey
December 18, 1996 A Sky Full Of Hydrogen
A Sky Full Of Hydrogen Credit: J. Dickey (UMn), F. Lockman (NRAO), SkyView
December 19, 1996 Comet Hale-Bopp Inbound
Comet Hale-Bopp Inbound Credit: H. Weaver (ARC), NASA
December 20, 1996 The UV SMC from UIT
The UV SMC from UIT Credit: R.Cornett et al. (GSFC/LASP), UIT Team, NASA
December 21, 1996 Sun and Winter Solstice 1996
Sun and Winter Solstice 1996 Credit: EIT Consortium, SOHO project, ESA, NASA
December 22, 1996 18 Miles From Deimos
18 Miles From Deimos Credit: The Viking Project, NASA
December 23, 1996 The Hills of Ganymede
The Hills of Ganymede Credit: The Galileo Project, NASA
December 24, 1996 A Mirry Christmas
A Mirry Christmas Credit: STS-79 Crew, NASA
December 25, 1996 An Earth Ornament
An Earth Ornament Credit: The Clementine Project, U.S. Geological Survey
December 26, 1996 · Copyrighted Carl Sagan 1934-1996
Credit and Copyright: 1994 by Michael Okoniewski
December 27, 1996 HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope
Credit: UT Austin, PSU, Stanford, GAUG, & LMUM
December 28, 1996 · Copyrighted CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule
Credit and Copyright: David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory
December 29, 1996 · Copyrighted Dark Bok Globules in IC 2944
Credit and Copyright: David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory
December 30, 1996 X-Ray Earth
Credit: Polar, PIXIE, NASA
December 31, 1996 Io Rotating
Credit: The Galileo Project, JPL, NASAThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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