Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 2003

APOD, October 2003

31 entries from October 2003: 31 images and 0 videos. 19 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

An Unusual Event Over South Wales October 1, 2003 · Copyrighted

An Unusual Event Over South Wales

Credit & Copyright: Jon Burnett
Reflections on the 1970s October 2, 2003 · Copyrighted

Reflections on the 1970s

Credit & Copyright: Dean Jacobsen
Cold Comet Halley October 3, 2003

Cold Comet Halley

Credit: O. Hainaut (ESO-Chile) et al. , VLT Project , European Southern Observatory
X-Ray Moon October 4, 2003

X-Ray Moon

Credit: J. Schmitt et al., ROSAT Mission , MPE , ESA
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 October 5, 2003

Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3

Credit: Apollo 12 Crew, NASA
A Near Record Ozone Hole in 2003 October 6, 2003

A Near Record Ozone Hole in 2003

Credit: SVS , TOMS , NASA
The Colorful Horsehead Nebula October 7, 2003 · Copyrighted

The Colorful Horsehead Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope , J.-C. Cuillandre ( CFHT ), Coelum
The Sombrero Galaxy from HST October 8, 2003

The Sombrero Galaxy from HST

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team ( AURA / STScI / NASA )
Radio Jupiter October 9, 2003

Radio Jupiter

Credit: I. de Pater ( UC Berkeley ) NRAO , AUI , NSF
Peculiar Arp 295 October 10, 2003

Peculiar Arp 295

Credit: Arne Henden ( US Naval Observatory, Flagstaff ) Image Processed by Al Kelly
Moonrise Over Seattle October 11, 2003 · Copyrighted

Moonrise Over Seattle

Credit & Copyright: Shay Stephens
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies October 12, 2003 · Copyrighted

The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

Credit & Copyright: O. Lopez-Cruz ( INAOEP ) et al., AURA , NOAO , NSF
Pelican Nebula Ionization Front October 13, 2003

Pelican Nebula Ionization Front

Credit: John Bally ( U. Colorado ) & Bo Reipurth ( U. Hawaii ), NOAO , AURA , NSF
Iridescent Clouds Over Aiguille de la Tsa October 14, 2003 · Copyrighted

Iridescent Clouds Over Aiguille de la Tsa

Credit & Copyright: Ute Esser ( U. Heidelberg )
Space Rock SQ222 Noticed After Pass October 15, 2003 · Copyrighted

Space Rock SQ222 Noticed After Pass

Credit & Copyright: LONEOS , Lowell Observatory
NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind October 16, 2003

NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

Credit: Y.-H. Chu & R. Gruendl ( Univ. Illinois ) et al. X-ray; CXO / NASA , Optical; SDSU / MLO
Astronomy Quilt of the Week October 17, 2003 · Copyrighted

Astronomy Quilt of the Week

Credit & Copyright: Judy W. Ross, Point Roberts, WA
The Last Moon Shot October 18, 2003

The Last Moon Shot

Credit: The Apollo Program , NASA ( image scanned by J.L. Pickering)
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396 October 19, 2003 · Copyrighted

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight ,
Neptune and Triton from Palomar October 20, 2003 · Copyrighted

Neptune and Triton from Palomar

Credit & Copyright: D. Banfield , P. D. Nicholson , & B. J. Conrath ( Cornell ), Palomar Obs. , JPL , NASA
The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon October 21, 2003 · Copyrighted

The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon

Credit & Copyright: Christine Churchill
The Heart and Soul Nebulas October 22, 2003 · Copyrighted

The Heart and Soul Nebulas

Credit & Copyright: Richard Powell , Digitized Sky Survey , Palomar Observatory , STScI
Cygnus Nebulosities October 23, 2003 · Copyrighted

Cygnus Nebulosities

Credit & Copyright: Steve Mandel, Galaxy Images
Mars Moons October 24, 2003 · Copyrighted

Mars Moons

Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler ( Panther Observatory )
Islands in the Photosphere October 25, 2003 · Copyrighted

Islands in the Photosphere

Credit & Copyright: Gunther Groenez
M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs October 26, 2003

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

Credit: J. Hester, P. Scowen ( ASU ), HST , NASA
Large Sunspot Groups 10484 and 10486 October 27, 2003 · Copyrighted

Large Sunspot Groups 10484 and 10486

Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado
The SDSS 3D Universe Map October 28, 2003 · Copyrighted

The SDSS 3D Universe Map

Credit & Copyright: Sloan Digital Sky Survey Team , NASA , NSF , DOE
A Powerful Solar Flare October 29, 2003

A Powerful Solar Flare

Credit: SOHO Consortium , LASCO , ESA , NASA
Aurora in Colorado Skies October 30, 2003 · Copyrighted

Aurora in Colorado Skies

Credit & Copyright: Jimmy Westlake ( Colorado Mountain College )
A Dark and Stormy Night October 31, 2003 · Copyrighted

A Dark and Stormy Night

Credit & Copyright: T. Credner & S. Kohle, AlltheSky.com

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