Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 2002
APOD, August 2002
31 entries from August 2002: 31 images and 0 videos. 12 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
August 1, 2002 · Copyrighted Sunspots and Solar Active Regions
Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (courtesy of www.MrEclipse.com )
August 2, 2002 Comet 57P Falls to Pieces
Credit: Y. Fernndez , S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt ( University of Hawai`i )
August 3, 2002 The Galactic Center – A Radio Mystery
Credit: N. E. Kassim, D. S. Briggs, T. J. W. Lazio , T. N. LaRosa, J. Imamura ( NRL /RSD)
August 4, 2002 Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 from VLT
Credit: FORS Team , 8.2-meter VLT , ESO
August 5, 2002 · Copyrighted Rays from an Unexpected Aurora
Credit & Copyright: Lyndon Anderson ( Prairie Journal )
August 6, 2002 Muon Wobble Possible Door to Supersymmetric Universe
Credit: R. Bowman, g-2 Collaboration , BNL , DOE
August 7, 2002 Gomez's Hamburger: A Proto-Planetary Nebula
Credit: Arturo Gomez ( CTIO / NOAO ), Hubble Heritage Team , NASA
August 8, 2002 Ancient Volcanos of Mars
Credit: Malin Space Science Systems , MOC , MGS , JPL , NASA
August 9, 2002 · Copyrighted Fireworks and Shooting Stars
Credit & Copyright: Jim Steele
August 10, 2002 Earth at Night
Credit: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon ( NASA / GSFC ), NOAA / NGDC , DMSP Digital Archive
August 11, 2002 · Copyrighted A Perseid Meteor
Credit & Copyright: S. Kohle & B. Koch, Bonn University
August 12, 2002 The Colors and Mysteries of Centaurus A
Credit: X-ray ( NASA / CXC /M. Karovska et al.); Radio 21-cm image ( NRAO / VLA /Schiminovich, et al.), Radio continuum image ( NRAO / VLA /J.Condon et al.); Optical ( Digitized Sky Survey , U.K. Schmidt Image/ STScI )
August 13, 2002 · Copyrighted Contemplating the Sky
Credit & Copyright: Sebastien Giguere ( Astrolab du Parc du Mont-Megantic )
August 14, 2002 Giant Emission Nebula NGC 3603 in Infrared
Credit: 2MASS Project , UMass , IPAC/Caltech , NSF , NASA
August 15, 2002 · Copyrighted Meteors and Northern Lights
Credit & Copyright: Wade B. Clark Jr.
August 16, 2002 · Copyrighted Rainbow Perseid
Credit & Copyright: Dirk Obudzinski
August 17, 2002 Asteroid 2002 NY40
Credit: K. Zwintz ( Univ. Viena ), H. Tirado and A. Gomez ( CTIO , NOAO)
August 18, 2002 Earth's North Magnetic Pole
Credit: NOAA
August 19, 2002 Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Credit: Nik Szymanek ( ING ), IAC , ENO
August 20, 2002 · Copyrighted The Universe in Hot Gas
Credit & Copyright: James Wadsley ( McMaster U. ) et al.
August 21, 2002 Spiral Galaxy NGC 300
Credit: M. Schirmer ( IAEF, Bonn ), W. Gieren ( Univ. de Concepcin, Chile ), et al., ESO
August 22, 2002 Shell Game in NGC 300
Credit: M. Schirmer ( IAEF, Bonn ), W. Gieren ( Univ. de Concepcin, Chile ), et al., ESO
August 23, 2002 · Copyrighted Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
Credit & Copyright: Rick Scott
August 24, 2002 Cas A Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
Credit: John Hughes et al. ( Rutgers ), NASA / CXC / SAO
August 25, 2002 Nebula Nova Cygni Turns On
Credit: Peter Garnavich ( Notre Dame ), 1.2-m Telescope , Whipple Observatory
August 26, 2002 · Copyrighted The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript
Credit: Yale University ; Digital Copyright: B. E. Schaefer ( U. Texas )
August 27, 2002 Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
Credit: Viking Project , USGS , NASA
August 28, 2002 3D Mars: Northern Terra Meridiani
Credit: Malin Space Science Systems , MGS , JPL , NASA
August 29, 2002 · Copyrighted The Pelican in the Swan
Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
August 30, 2002 · Copyrighted Semeis 147: Supernova Remnant
Credit & Copyright: Steve Mandel
August 31, 2002 The Voyagers' Message in a Bottle
Credit: Voyager Project , JPL , NASAThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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