Astronomy Picture of the Day · November 2011

APOD, November 2011

30 entries from November 2011: 26 images and 4 videos. 16 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Hammer Versus Feather on the Moon November 1, 2011 · Video

Hammer Versus Feather on the Moon

Image Credit: Apollo 15 Crew, NASA
NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula November 2, 2011 · Copyrighted

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Rolf Geissinger
IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia November 3, 2011 · Copyrighted

IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia

Image Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Obs. )
Edge-on NGC 3628 November 4, 2011 · Copyrighted

Edge-on NGC 3628

Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen Leshin
GK Per: Nova of 1901 November 5, 2011 · Copyrighted

GK Per: Nova of 1901

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block , Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter , University of Arizona
Orange Sun Oozing November 6, 2011 · Video · Copyrighted

Orange Sun Oozing

Image Credit & Copyright: Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño et al. ( IAG & MPS , NRL )
Star Forming Region S106 November 7, 2011

Star Forming Region S106

Image Credit: GRANTECAN and IAC
Jumping Sundogs Over Thunderclouds November 8, 2011 · Video

Jumping Sundogs Over Thunderclouds

Image Credit: abrigatti , YouTube
Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth November 9, 2011

Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth

Image Credit: Deep Space Network , JPL , NASA
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant November 10, 2011

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Credit: X-ray: XMM-Newton , Chandra / IR: WISE , Spitzer
In the Arms of M83 November 11, 2011

In the Arms of M83

Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , ESA , NASA ; Processing and additional imaging – Robert Gendler
Sunspot Castle November 12, 2011 · Copyrighted

Sunspot Castle

Image Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann
The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble November 13, 2011

The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
Waterfall, Moonbow, and Aurora from Iceland November 14, 2011 · Copyrighted

Waterfall, Moonbow, and Aurora from Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: Stephane Vetter ( Nuits sacrees )
Orange Sun Scintillating November 15, 2011 · Copyrighted

Orange Sun Scintillating

Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Friedman ( Averted Imagination )
NGC 7822 in Cepheus November 16, 2011 · Copyrighted

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

Image Credit & Copyright: Manuel Fernández Suarez
Pleiades to Hyades November 17, 2011 · Copyrighted

Pleiades to Hyades

Image Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo
A Colorful Side of the Moon November 18, 2011

A Colorful Side of the Moon

Credit: NASA / GSFC / DLR / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
In Wolf's Cave November 19, 2011 · Copyrighted

In Wolf's Cave

Image Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss ( Catching the Light )
W5: Pillars of Star Formation November 20, 2011 · Copyrighted

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

Image Credit & Copyright: Lori Allen, Xavier Koenig ( Harvard-Smithsonian CfA ) et al. , JPL-Caltech , NASA
Video November 21, 2011 · Video

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Video Credit: Expedition 28 & 29 Crews, ISAL , NASA’s JSC ; Compilation and Editing: Michael Knig ; Music: Do Dekor ( Jan Jelinek ), faitiche
Leonid Fireball over Tenerife November 22, 2011 · Copyrighted

Leonid Fireball over Tenerife

Image Credit & Copyright: Juergen Rendtel ( AIP Potsdam ), IMO
The View from Chajnantor November 23, 2011 · Copyrighted

The View from Chajnantor

Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Guisard ( Los Cielos de America ), TWAN
Caught in the Afterglow November 24, 2011

Caught in the Afterglow

Illustration Credit: ESO , L. Calçada – Research Team: Sandra Savaglio ( MPE ) et al.
A Glimpse of CLIMSO November 25, 2011 · Copyrighted

A Glimpse of CLIMSO

Image Credit & Copyright: Alain Sallez ( picdumidi.org )
Pelican Nebula Close-up November 26, 2011 · Copyrighted

Pelican Nebula Close-up

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to the Moon November 27, 2011

Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA
A Landslide on Asteroid Vesta November 28, 2011

A Landslide on Asteroid Vesta

Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS, DLR, IDA
Across the Center of Centaurus A November 29, 2011

Across the Center of Centaurus A

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ) – ESA /Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgement: R. O’Connell ( U. Virginia )
Curiosity Rover Lifts Off for Mars November 30, 2011

Curiosity Rover Lifts Off for Mars

Image Credit: NASA

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