Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 2002

APOD, May 2002

31 entries from May 2002: 31 images and 0 videos. 12 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

In the Center of the Omega Nebula May 1, 2002

In the Center of the Omega Nebula

Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team , NASA
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail May 2, 2002

Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail

Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team , NASA
Cone Nebula Close-Up May 3, 2002

Cone Nebula Close-Up

Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team , NASA
The Moons of Earth May 4, 2002

The Moons of Earth

Credit: STS-91 Crew , NASA
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius May 5, 2002 · Copyrighted

The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius

Credit & Copyright: N. A. Sharp , REU Program , AURA , NOAO , NSF
NGC 4676: When Mice Collide May 6, 2002

NGC 4676: When Mice Collide

Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team , NASA
Smog Over New York May 7, 2002

Smog Over New York

Credit: STS-92 Crew , NASA
Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet May 8, 2002

Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet

Credit: TRACE Project , NASA
Planets Over Stonehenge May 9, 2002 · Copyrighted

Planets Over Stonehenge

Credit & Copyright: Philip Perkins
Trailing Planets May 10, 2002 · Copyrighted

Trailing Planets

Credit & Copyright: Joe Orman
Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise May 11, 2002

Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI / NASA )
At the Edge of the Helix Nebula May 12, 2002

At the Edge of the Helix Nebula

Credit: R. O’Dell and K. Handron ( Rice University ), NASA
White Rock Fingers on Mars May 13, 2002

White Rock Fingers on Mars

Credit: THEMIS , Mars Odyssey Team, ASU , JPL , NASA
N44C: A Nebular Mystery May 14, 2002

N44C: A Nebular Mystery

Credit: Donald Garnett ( U. Arizona ) et al. , Hubble Heritage Team , NASA
Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang May 15, 2002 · Copyrighted

Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang

Credit & Copyright: Michael Karrer
Double Trouble Solar Bubbles May 16, 2002

Double Trouble Solar Bubbles

Credit: SOHO Consortium, LASCO , EIT ESA , NASA
Gamma-Ray Burst, Supernova Bump May 17, 2002

Gamma-Ray Burst, Supernova Bump

Image Credit: S. Kulkarni, J. Bloom, P. Price, Caltech – NRAO GRB Collaboration
Andromeda Island Universe May 18, 2002 · Copyrighted

Andromeda Island Universe

Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Saturn's Moon Tethys May 19, 2002 · Copyrighted

Saturn's Moon Tethys

Credit: Voyager Project , NASA ; Copyright: (digital w/colortable): Calvin J. Hamilton
East of the Lagoon Nebula May 20, 2002 · Copyrighted

East of the Lagoon Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight , CFHT
The Galactic Center Radio Arc May 21, 2002

The Galactic Center Radio Arc

Credit: Farhad Yusef-Zadeh et al. ( Northwestern ), VLA , NRAO
Moon and Planets by the Eiffel Tower May 22, 2002 · Copyrighted

Moon and Planets by the Eiffel Tower

Credit & Copyright: Thierry Legault
N132D and the Color of X-Rays May 23, 2002

N132D and the Color of X-Rays

Credit: SAO , CXC , NASA
Love and War by Moonlight May 24, 2002 · Copyrighted

Love and War by Moonlight

Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (courtesy of www.MrEclipse.com )
A String Of Pearls May 25, 2002

A String Of Pearls

Credit: H. Weaver ( JHU ), T. Smith ( STScI ), NASA
The Pipe Dark Nebula May 26, 2002 · Copyrighted

The Pipe Dark Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista May 27, 2002 · Copyrighted

Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista

Credit & Copyright: Helmut Rott ( U. Innsbruck )
The Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes May 28, 2002

The Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes

Credit: VLA , NRAO
Cosmic Ripples Implicate Dark Universe May 29, 2002

Cosmic Ripples Implicate Dark Universe

Credit: Very Small Array Collaboration
Orion Nebulosities May 30, 2002 · Copyrighted

Orion Nebulosities

Credit & Copyright: Emmanuel Mallart
In Chandor Chasma on Mars May 31, 2002

In Chandor Chasma on Mars

Credit: THEMIS , Mars Odyssey Team, JPL , NASA

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