Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 2006

APOD, October 2006

31 entries from October 2006: 31 images and 0 videos. 16 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Earth at Night October 1, 2006

Earth at Night

Credit: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon ( NASA / GSFC ), NOAA / NGDC , DMSP Digital Archive
Victoria Crater on Mars October 2, 2006

Victoria Crater on Mars

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , Cornell , JPL , NASA Coloring credit: B. Braun et al.; Color image reprinted courtesy: Aviation Week and Aviationnow.com
Light from the Heart Nebula October 3, 2006 · Copyrighted

Light from the Heart Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Matt Russell
Comet SWAN Brightens October 4, 2006 · Copyrighted

Comet SWAN Brightens

Credit & Copyright: Michael Jger & Gerald Rhemann
Hidden Galaxy IC 342 October 5, 2006 · Copyrighted

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Dusty NGC 1333 October 6, 2006

Dusty NGC 1333

Credit: Visible Image (w/rollover) – Steve Cannistra ( StarryWonders ) Infrared Image – R. A. Gutermuth ( Harvard-Smithsonian CfA ) et al. JPL-Caltech , NASA
COBE All-Sky Map October 7, 2006

COBE All-Sky Map

Credit: COBE Project , DMR , NASA
CMBR Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe October 8, 2006

CMBR Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

Credit: DMR , COBE , NASA , Four-Year Sky Map
Mars Rover at Victoria Crater Imaged from Orbit October 9, 2006

Mars Rover at Victoria Crater Imaged from Orbit

Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASA
Reflection Nebulas in Orion October 10, 2006 · Copyrighted

Reflection Nebulas in Orion

Credit & Copyright: T. Rector ( U. Alaska Anchorage ), H. Schweiker , NOAO , AURA , NSF
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies October 11, 2006 · Copyrighted

Markarian's Chain of Galaxies

Credit & Copyright: The Palomar-Quest Survey Team , CalTech
Saturn's Infrared Glow October 12, 2006

Saturn's Infrared Glow

Credit: VIMS Team , U. Arizona , ESA , NASA
The Hubble SWEEPS Field October 13, 2006

The Hubble SWEEPS Field

Credit: NASA , ESA , K. Sahu ( STScI ) and the SWEEPS Science Team
Full Moon Crossing October 14, 2006 · Copyrighted

Full Moon Crossing

Credit & Copyright: Ed Morana
An Orion Deep Field October 15, 2006 · Copyrighted

An Orion Deep Field

Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
In the Shadow of Saturn October 16, 2006

In the Shadow of Saturn

Credit: CICLOPS , JPL , ESA , NASA
Clouds and Sand on the Horizon of Mars October 17, 2006

Clouds and Sand on the Horizon of Mars

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , Cornell , JPL , NASA Image processing: M. Howard, T. ner, D, Bouic & M. Di Lorenzo for unmannedspaceflight.com.
NGC 7635: The Bubble October 18, 2006 · Copyrighted

NGC 7635: The Bubble

Credit & Copyright: Eric Mouquet
SWAN Meets Galaxy October 19, 2006 · Copyrighted

SWAN Meets Galaxy

Credit & Copyright: Andrea Tamanti
IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula October 20, 2006 · Copyrighted

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Tombaugh 4 October 21, 2006 · Copyrighted

Tombaugh 4

Credit & Copyright: Dean Rowe
Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula October 22, 2006

Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula

Credit: J. Hester & P. Scowen ( Arizona State U. ), HST , NASA
Orionid Meteors Over Turkey October 23, 2006 · Copyrighted

Orionid Meteors Over Turkey

Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel
The Antennae Galaxies in Collision October 24, 2006

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA )-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: B. Whitmore ( Space Telescope Science Institute ) et al.
Help Search for Interstellar Dust October 25, 2006 · Copyrighted

Help Search for Interstellar Dust

Credit & Copyright: Stardust@Home Project, Space Science Lab. , U. C. Berkeley , NASA
Composite Crab October 26, 2006

Composite Crab

Credit: NASA – X-ray: CXC , J.Hester ( ASU ) et al.; Optical: ESA , J.Hester and A.Loll (ASU); Infrared: JPL-Caltech , R.Gehrz ( U. Minn )
The Spider and The Fly October 27, 2006 · Copyrighted

The Spider and The Fly

Credit & Copyright: Steve Cannistra ( StarryWonders )
Comet SWAN Outburst October 28, 2006 · Copyrighted

Comet SWAN Outburst

Credit & Copyright: Paolo Candy
The Sun Puffs October 29, 2006

The Sun Puffs

Credit: EIT , The SOHO Consortium , ESA , NASA
Crescent Venus and Moon October 30, 2006 · Copyrighted

Crescent Venus and Moon

Credit & Copyright: Ivn der
SH2 136: A Spooky Nebula October 31, 2006

SH2 136: A Spooky Nebula

Credit: Adam Block , NOAO , AURA , NSF

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