Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 2012
APOD, February 2012
29 entries from February 2012: 28 images and 1 videos. 19 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
February 1, 2012 · Copyrighted Red Aurora Over Australia
Credit & Copyright: Alex Cherney ( Terrastro , TWAN )
February 2, 2012 · Copyrighted La Silla Star Trails North and South
Image Credit & Copyright: Alexandre Santerne (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille / Observatoire de Haute Provence)
February 3, 2012 Inside the Eagle Nebula
Credit: Far-infrared: ESA/Herschel /PACS/SPIRE/Hill, Motte, HOBYS Key Programme Consortium; X-ray: ESA/XMM-Newton /EPIC/XMM-Newton-SOC/Boulanger
February 4, 2012 · Copyrighted Comet Garradd and M92
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri ( CARA Project , CAST )
February 5, 2012 · Copyrighted Lunation
Image Credit & Copyright: Antnio Cidado
February 6, 2012 · Copyrighted Dust of the Orion Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Nicols Villegas
February 7, 2012 · Copyrighted The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes, Argentina
Image Credit & Copyright: Luis Argerich
February 8, 2012 Enceladus Backlit by Saturn
Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA ; Color Composite: Gordan UgarkovicVideo February 9, 2012 · Video · CopyrightedTrees, Stars, Aurora!
Video Credit & Copyright: Christian Mlhauser ; Music: Elemental by Pulse Faction; Path of Stars by Jonathan Geer
February 10, 2012 At the Core of NGC 6752
Credit: ESA/Hubble , NASA
February 11, 2012 · Copyrighted A February Moon's Halo
Image Credit & Copyright: Rafael Schmall
February 12, 2012 · Copyrighted Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Image Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)
February 13, 2012 · Copyrighted An Unusual Venusian Oval
Image Credit & Copyright: Doug Zubenel ( TWAN )
February 14, 2012 · Copyrighted The Rosette Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Brian Davis
February 15, 2012 · Copyrighted Merope's Reflection Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
February 16, 2012 · Copyrighted NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco
Image Credit & Copyright: Stephen Leshin
February 17, 2012 At the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater
Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
February 18, 2012 · Copyrighted On the Road to Carina
Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )
February 19, 2012 A Message From Earth
Image Credit: Frank Drake ( UCSC ) et al., Arecibo Observatory ( Cornell , NAIC )
February 20, 2012 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073
Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Space Telescope
February 21, 2012 · Copyrighted Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming
Image Credit & Copyright: Nate Cassell
February 22, 2012 A Sailing Stone in Death Valley
Image Credit: Nathan Alexander , Wikipedia
February 23, 2012 · Copyrighted A Zodiacal Skyscape
Image Credit & Copyright: Jack Fusco
February 24, 2012 · Copyrighted Aurigae Nebulae
Image Credit & Copyright: Steve Cannistra ( StarryWonders )
February 25, 2012 Stephan's Quintet
Image Data: Hubble Legacy Archive , ESA , NASA ; Processing: Al Kelly
February 26, 2012 The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble , NASA
February 27, 2012 Shocked by Supernova 1987A
Image Credit: Hubble Space Telescope , NASA , ESA ; Video compilation: Mark McDonald
February 28, 2012 · Copyrighted The Opposing Tails of Comet Garradd
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Plzl
February 29, 2012 · Copyrighted Moon and Planets Over Catalonia
Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado ( TWAN )Thumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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