Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 2004

APOD, October 2004

31 entries from October 2004: 31 images and 0 videos. 12 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Earth Nears Asteroid Toutatis October 1, 2004

Earth Nears Asteroid Toutatis

Illustration Credit: E. De Jong and S. Suzuki, JPL , NASA
Toutatis Nears Planet Earth October 2, 2004 · Copyrighted

Toutatis Nears Planet Earth

Image Credit & Copyright: Top: John Chumack / Bottom: Juergen Wolf
Comet Hale-Bopp and the North America Nebula October 3, 2004 · Copyrighted

Comet Hale-Bopp and the North America Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado
NGC 6823: Cloud Sculpting Star Cluster October 4, 2004 · Copyrighted

NGC 6823: Cloud Sculpting Star Cluster

Credit & Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope , J.-C. Cuillandre ( CFHT ),
SpaceShipOne Wins the X-Prize October 5, 2004 · Copyrighted

SpaceShipOne Wins the X-Prize

Credit & Copyright: Scaled Composites
N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas October 6, 2004 · Copyrighted

N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas

Credit & Copyright: C. Smith & S. Points , CTIO , AURA , NOAO , NSF
Moon Lightning October 7, 2004 · Copyrighted

Moon Lightning

Credit & Copyright: Marc-André Besel
Kepler's SNR from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer October 8, 2004

Kepler's SNR from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer

Credit: R. Sankrit and W. Blair ( JHU ) et al. , ESA , NASA Graphic: courtesy STScI
The Averted Side Of The Moon October 9, 2004

The Averted Side Of The Moon

Credit: Courtesy William Keel ( Univ. Alabama, Tuscaloosa )
Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet October 10, 2004

Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet

Credit: TRACE Project , NASA
Mosaic of Endurance Crater on Mars October 11, 2004

Mosaic of Endurance Crater on Mars

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA
M3: Inconstant Star Cluster October 12, 2004 · Copyrighted

M3: Inconstant Star Cluster

Credit & Copyright: J. Hartman & K. Stanek ( Harvard CfA )
Contrail Clutter over Georgia October 13, 2004

Contrail Clutter over Georgia

Credit: MODIS , Terra Satellite , NASA
Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster October 14, 2004

Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster

Credit: H. Kobulnicky ( Univ. of Wyoming ) et al. , JPL , Caltech , NASA (Visible Light Inset: DSS )
Night MAGIC October 15, 2004

Night MAGIC

Credit: Robert Wagner ( MPI ), MAGIC Telescope Project
The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079 October 16, 2004

The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079

Credit: Gerald Cecil ( UNC/Chapel Hill ) et al., NASA
IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula October 17, 2004

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

Credit: R. Sahai ( JPL ) et al., Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ), NASA
Southern Saturn from Cassini October 18, 2004

Southern Saturn from Cassini

Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA
Old Planetary Dust Disks Found by SST October 19, 2004

Old Planetary Dust Disks Found by SST

Illustration Credit: T. Pyle ( SSC, Caltech ), JPL , Caltech , NASA
NGC 281: Cluster, Clouds, and Globules October 20, 2004 · Copyrighted

NGC 281: Cluster, Clouds, and Globules

Credit & Copyright: Chris Sauer
Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon October 21, 2004 · Copyrighted

Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon

Credit & Copyright: António Cidadão
SOFIA's Mirror October 22, 2004

SOFIA's Mirror

Image Credit: Ron Strong ( ARC / NASA )
Surveyor Slides October 23, 2004

Surveyor Slides

Credit: Surveyor Project, NASA
Inside the Eagle Nebula October 24, 2004 · Copyrighted

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Credit & Copyright: T. A. Rector & B. A. Wolpa, NOAO , AURA ,
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies October 25, 2004

The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies

Credit: Jim Misti ( Misti Mountain Observatory )
Titan Through the Haze October 26, 2004

Titan Through the Haze

Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA
Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight October 27, 2004

Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Credit: Fred Espenak , Sun-Earth Connection , GSFC , NASA
Tantalizing Titan October 28, 2004

Tantalizing Titan

Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA
Red Moon Triple October 29, 2004 · Copyrighted

Red Moon Triple

Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak
Pumpkin Moon October 30, 2004 · Copyrighted

Pumpkin Moon

Credit & Copyright: Sebastien Gauthier
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula October 31, 2004

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

Credit: Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri ( Observatoire de Paris ) et al., ESA , NASA

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