Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 2013

APOD, August 2013

31 entries from August 2013: 28 images and 3 videos. 16 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Moon Over Andromeda August 1, 2013 · Copyrighted

Moon Over Andromeda

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block and Tim Puckett
Tropic of Cancer August 2, 2013 · Copyrighted

Tropic of Cancer

Image Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)
Twisting with NGC 3718 August 3, 2013 · Copyrighted

Twisting with NGC 3718

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh (Heaven’s Mirror Observatory)
Io's Surface: Under Construction August 4, 2013

Io's Surface: Under Construction

Image Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA
Leaving Earth August 5, 2013 · Video

Leaving Earth

Video Credit: NASA / JHU Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Inst. Washington
In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula August 6, 2013

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

Image Credit: Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ) & DSS ; Assembly and Processing: Robert Gendler
Meteors and Aurorae over Iceland August 7, 2013 · Copyrighted

Meteors and Aurorae over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: James Boardman-Woodend ( Images ~ Inspired by Nature ); Annotation: Judy Schmidt
NGC 3370: A Sharper View August 8, 2013

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgement: A. Reiss et al. ( JHU )
Perseid over Albrechtsberg Castle August 9, 2013 · Copyrighted

Perseid over Albrechtsberg Castle

Image Credit & Copyright: Sebastian Voltmer
Perseids over Meteora August 10, 2013 · Copyrighted

Perseids over Meteora

Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )
M74: The Perfect Spiral August 11, 2013

M74: The Perfect Spiral

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA )- ESA / Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: R. Chandar (Univ. Toledo) and J. Miller (Univ. Michigan)
Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids August 12, 2013

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech
Perseid Meteors Over Ontario August 13, 2013 · Copyrighted

Perseid Meteors Over Ontario

Image Credit & Copyright: Darryl Van Gaal ; Annotation: Judy Schmidt
Moonset from Taiwan August 14, 2013 · Copyrighted

Moonset from Taiwan

Image Credit & Copyright: Hung-Hsuan Yen
The Magellanic Stream August 15, 2013

The Magellanic Stream

Credit: Science – NASA , ESA , A. Fox, P. Richter et al. Image – D. Nidever et al. , NRAO / AUI / NSF , A. Mellinger , LAB Survey , Parkes , Westerbork , and Arecibo Obs.
Gallery: August 16, 2013

Gallery:

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M8: The Lagoon Nebula August 17, 2013 · Copyrighted

M8: The Lagoon Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
Skylab Over Earth August 18, 2013

Skylab Over Earth

Image Credit: Skylab , NASA
Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Over Scotland August 19, 2013 · Video

Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Over Scotland

Video Credit: Maciej Winiarczyk ; Music: Jolanta Galka-Kurkowska
Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun August 20, 2013

Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun

Image Credit: NASA / SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams; Digital Composition: Peter L. Dove
Perseid Meteors Over China August 21, 2013 · Copyrighted

Perseid Meteors Over China

Image Credit & Copyright: Xiang Zhan ( Beijing Planetarium )
IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula August 22, 2013 · Copyrighted

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: César Blanco González
A Spectrum of Nova Delphini August 23, 2013 · Copyrighted

A Spectrum of Nova Delphini

Image Credit & Copyright: Jürg Alean
Earth Waves at Saturn August 24, 2013

Earth Waves at Saturn

Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , Cassini Project , Denizens of Earth
The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 271 August 25, 2013 · Copyrighted

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 271

Credit & Copyright: Gemini Observatory , GMOS-South , NSF
Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble August 26, 2013

Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble

Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , ESA , NASA ; Processing: Delio Tolivia Cadrecha
A Flight through the Hubble Ultra Deep Field August 27, 2013 · Video

A Flight through the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Video Credit: NASA , ESA , F. Summers, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, B. Mobasher, A. Koekemoer and the HUDF Team ( STScI )
A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset August 28, 2013 · Copyrighted

A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset

Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer ( The Amazing Sky )
Strawberry Sun August 29, 2013 · Copyrighted

Strawberry Sun

Image Credit & Copyright: Laurie Hatch
A Sagittarius Triplet August 30, 2013 · Copyrighted

A Sagittarius Triplet

Image Credit & Copyright: Tony Hallas
NGC 5195: The Dot Under the Question Mark August 31, 2013

NGC 5195: The Dot Under the Question Mark

Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , NASA , ESA – Processing: José Jiménez Priego

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