Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 2018
APOD, February 2018
28 entries from February 2018: 26 images and 2 videos. 13 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
February 1, 2018 · Copyrighted Moonset Eclipse
Image Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak ( MrEclipse.com )
February 2, 2018 · Copyrighted Moonrise Eclipse
Image Credit & Copyright: Neelam and Ajay Talwar ( TWAN )
February 3, 2018 · Copyrighted Earthshadow and the Beehive
Image Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel ( TWAN )
February 4, 2018 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
Image Credit: NASA / SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams; Digital Composition: Peter L. Dove
February 5, 2018 NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula Expanding
Image Credit: Gran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope
February 6, 2018 Galaxy NGC 474: Shells and Star Streams
Image Credit: CFHT , Coelum , MegaCam , J.-C. Cuillandre ( CFHT ) & G. A. Anselmi ( Coelum )
February 7, 2018 NGC 7331 Close-Up
Image Credit & License: ESA/Hubble & NASA/D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University)
February 8, 2018 · Copyrighted Bow Tie Moon and Star Trails
Image Credit & Copyright: Haitong Yu
February 9, 2018 · Copyrighted Total Solar Lunar Eclipse
Composite Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian , Zhang Jiajie
February 10, 2018 Roadster, Starman, Planet Earth
Image Credit: SpaceX
February 11, 2018 · Copyrighted A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay
Credit & Copyright: Armando Lee ( Astron. League Philippines ), F. Naelga Jr., 100 Hours of Astronomy ( IYA2009 )
February 12, 2018 · Copyrighted Blue Comet Meets Blue Stars
Credit & Copyright: Tom Masterson ( Transient Astronomer )
February 13, 2018 Car Orbiting Earth
Credit: SpaceX
February 14, 2018 · Copyrighted In the Heart of the Heart Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Alan Erickson
February 15, 2018 Enceladus in Silhouette
Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA
February 16, 2018 · Copyrighted Comet PanSTARRS is near the Edge
Image Credit & Copyright: JoAnn McDonald
February 17, 2018 · Copyrighted Manhattan Skylines
Image Credit & Copyright: Stan Honda
February 18, 2018 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and The Hubble Heritage Team
February 19, 2018 · Video Galaxy Formation in a Magnetic Universe
Video Credit: IllustrisTNG Project ; Visualization: Mark Vogelsberger ( MIT ) et al. Music: Gymnopedie 3 (Composer: Erik Satie , Musician: Wahneta Meixsell )
February 20, 2018 · Copyrighted A Partial Solar Eclipse over Buenos Aires
Image Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier
February 21, 2018 Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble ; Data: Michael Wong ( UC Berkeley ) et al. ; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
February 22, 2018 · Copyrighted When Roses Aren't Red
Image Credit & Copyright: Eric Coles and Mel Helm
February 23, 2018 Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
Image Credit: Gene Cernan , Apollo 17 , NASA ; Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne
February 24, 2018 Facing NGC 6946
Composite Image Data – Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ) and Robert Gendler; Processing – Robert Gendler
February 25, 2018 · Copyrighted AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
February 26, 2018 · Video Passing Jupiter
Video Credit & License: NASA , Juno , SwRI , MSSS , Gerald Eichstadt ; Music: Moonlight Sonata ( Ludwig van Beethoven )
February 27, 2018 Dueling Bands in the Night
Image Credit & License: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( RMS Photography )
February 28, 2018 NGC 613 in Dust, Stars, and a Supernova
Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , S. Smartt ( QUB ); Acknowledgement: Robert Gendler ; Insets: Victor BusoThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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- Astronomy Picture of the Day — NASA Science, science.nasa.gov/apod/archive
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