Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 2022

APOD, June 2022

29 entries from June 2022: 29 images and 0 videos. 23 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

The featured image shows meteors from the usual docile Tau Herculids meteor shower. The image records 19 images from the shower, with 3 other meteors also captured. In the foreground are two telescopes from Kitt Peak: the 2.3-meter Bok tele June 1, 2022 · Copyrighted

Tau Herculid Meteors over Kitt Peak Telescopes

Image Credit & Copyright: Jianwei Lyu ( Steward Obs., U. Arizona )Lunar Occultation of Venus June 2, 2022 · Copyrighted

Lunar Occultation of Venus

Image Credit & Copyright: Quentin GineysA 10,000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge June 3, 2022 · Copyrighted

A 10,000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge

Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Oudoux , Jean-Francois GELYTau Herculids from Space June 4, 2022 · Copyrighted

Tau Herculids from Space

Image Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang , Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.SpaceThe featured image shows two bright sources near the center of a nearby galaxy. The object is called 3C 75. The two bright sources are thought to be two black holes slowly spiraling together. exhaust makes the Sun's outline appear to ripple June 5, 2022

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Image Credit: X-Ray: NASA / CXC / D. Hudson, T. Reiprich et al. ( AIfA ); Radio: NRAO/VLA/ NRLThe featured image is a combination graphic showing the Andromeda galaxy on approach toward our Milky Way galaxy, set for a collision in about 4.5 billion years. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 6, 2022

Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Z. Levay and R. van der Marel ( STScI ); T. Hallas ; and A. MellingerThe featured image shows the nebulae NGC 6188 and NGC 6164. The former is a star forming region filled with glowing gas and laced with dust that resembles dragons. The smaller NGC 6164 is seen on the lower right is an emission nebula create June 7, 2022 · Copyrighted

NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara

Image Credit & Copyright: Shaun RobertsonThe featured image ship tracks over the Pacific Ocean as captured by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite. The tracks appear as white streaks over the blue ocean. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 8, 2022

Ship Tracks over the Pacific Ocean

Image Credit: NASA , Terra , MODIS ; Text: Raymond Shaw ( MTU )Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus June 9, 2022 · Copyrighted

Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus

Image Credit & Copyright: Wolfgang ZimmermannArp 286: Trio in Virgo June 10, 2022 · Copyrighted

Arp 286: Trio in Virgo

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Rolland , Telescope.LiveThe Road and the Milky Way June 11, 2022 · Copyrighted

The Road and the Milky Way

Image Credit & Copyright: David CruzThe featured image shows a full moon over a mountain containing a person looking through a small telescope. The rollover highlights features on the Moon the create the June 12, 2022 · Copyrighted

Find the Man in the Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: Dani CaxeteThe featured image shows the nearby Whirlpool Galaxy cataloged as Messier 51. Detail spiral arms of this spiral galaxy are visible, as well as its interaction with a smaller galaxy on the image left. Please see the explanation for more deta June 13, 2022 · Copyrighted

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Bernard MillerThe featured image shows the rock spires known as Pinnacles that occur in Australia. Behind the spires is a sky filled with satellite trails, including many from the Starlink constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. Please see the expla June 14, 2022 · Copyrighted

Satellites Behind Pinnacles

Image Credit & Copyright: Joshua RozellsThe featured image shows the central portion of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies including the bright galaxies labelled M84, M86, and Markarian's Eyes. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 15, 2022 · Copyrighted

In the Heart of the Virgo Cluster

Image Credit & Copyright: Saulius AdomaitisStrawberry Supermoon from China June 16, 2022 · Copyrighted

Strawberry Supermoon from China

Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai ( TWAN )Good Morning Planets from Chile June 17, 2022 · Copyrighted

Good Morning Planets from Chile

Image Credit & Copyright: Elke Schulz (Daniel Verschatse Observatory)The Gamma Cygni Nebula June 18, 2022 · Copyrighted

The Gamma Cygni Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Min Xie , Chen Wu, Yizhou Zhang, and Benchu TangThe featured image shows finger-like spires extending from a larger rock on Mars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 20, 2022

Rock Fingers on Mars

Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSSThe featured image shows the Sun in many positions as it appeared during the late afternoon. In the foreground is the skyline of the city including Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the world. Please see the explanation for more d June 21, 2022 · Copyrighted

Analemma over Taipei

Image Credit & Copyright: Meiying LeeThe featured image shows a composite of long duration exposures of he Veil Nebula, the glowing gaseous remnants of a supernova that occurred about ten thousand years ago. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 22, 2022 · Copyrighted

Supernova Remnant: The Veil Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744 June 23, 2022 · Copyrighted

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Image Credit & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti , Telescope LiveFilaprom on the Western Limb June 24, 2022 · Copyrighted

Filaprom on the Western Limb

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin WisePlanets of the Solar System June 25, 2022 · Copyrighted

Planets of the Solar System

Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Canaveras, Chiara Tronci, Giovanni Esposito, Giuseppe Conzo, Luciana Guariglia, ( Gruppo Astrofili Palidoro )The featured image shows the unusual light echo structure known as V838 Mon. The illuminated dust is patchy and surrounds a bright red-colored star. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 26, 2022

Light Echoes from V838 Mon

Image Credit: NASA , ESA, H. E. Bond (STScI)The featured image shows expansive Gum Nebula, glowing in red, behind a landscape with a wooden hut and snowy mountains. the unusual light Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 27, 2022 · Copyrighted

The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains

Image Credit & Copyright: Wang JinThe featured image shows the heavily cratered surface of Mercury with parts of ESA's and JAXA's passing robotic BepiColombo in the foreground. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. June 28, 2022

Mercury from Passing BepiColombo

Image Credit & License: ESA , JAXA , BepiColombo , MTMThe featured image is a circular, fisheye, all-sky image showing every planet in the Solar System lined up horizontally along the image center, along with Earth's Moon. Trees and hills from the Atacama Desert link populate the outer circle June 29, 2022 · Copyrighted

Solar System Family Portrait

Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis TrigoComet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) June 30, 2022 · Copyrighted

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)

Image Credit & Copyright: Jose J. Chambo ( Cometografia )

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