Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 2023

APOD, February 2023

28 entries from February 2023: 28 images and 0 videos. 24 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

An illustration showing what it might be like to look from the seventh planet out from the star Trappist 1. A pillar of ice and rock stands in a snow and ice covered landscape. A star surrounded by six planets hangs high in the sky. Please February 1, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Seventh World of Trappist-1

Illustration Credit & Copyright: Michael CarrollReflections on the 1970s February 2, 2023 · Copyrighted

Reflections on the 1970s

Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel SternPolaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF February 3, 2023 · Copyrighted

Polaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF

Image Credit & Copyright: David Ibarra GomezNGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge February 4, 2023 · Copyrighted

NGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark HansonA large tan ball with multiple complex grooves is pictured. A sliver on the far right side appears almost white. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 5, 2023

Enceladus by Saturnshine

Image Credit: NASA ; ESA , JPL , Cassini Imaging Team , SSI ; Color Composite: Gordan UgarkovicA cluster of stars is seen in the evacuated center of a nebula of gas and dust. Intricate dust pillars occur at both the top and bottom of the image. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 6, 2023 · Copyrighted

In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Lyman InsleyThe featured image shows Comet ZTF with a long tail between two famous star asterisms: the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. The image depicts the Little Dipper near the top of the image, and the Big Dipper near the bottom. Please see the e February 7, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Comet and Two Dippers

Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in OpavaA red oval and textured nebula is seen surrounded by a faint blue glow. A bright star is visible in the center, and many faint stars are visible in the background. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 8, 2023 · Copyrighted

Stellar Wind-Shaped Nebula RCW 58

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark Hanson ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego )Nacreous Clouds over Lapland February 9, 2023 · Copyrighted

Nacreous Clouds over Lapland

Image Credit & Copyright: Dennis LehtonenZTF meets ATLAS February 10, 2023 · Copyrighted

ZTF meets ATLAS

Image Credit & Copyright: Stefan BemmerlMagellanic Clouds over Chile February 11, 2023 · Copyrighted

Magellanic Clouds over Chile

Image Credit & Copyright: Felipe Mac Auliffe LópezAn unremarkable red building is seen past a large parking lot. Above them both are a bank of very unusual clouds with many nodules pointing down. The scene is lit by sunlight from the side. Please see the explanation for more detailed infor February 12, 2023 · Copyrighted

Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska

Image Credit & Copyright: Jorn Olsen PhotographyA deep starfield features an orange planet Mars on the left and a green-headed Comet ZTF on the right. In the foreground is a landscape that includes the top of a famous mountain known as the Matterhorn. Please see the explanation for more February 13, 2023 · Copyrighted

Comet ZTF and Mars

Image Credit & Copyright: Donato LioceTwo red emission nebulas are shown in front of a dark but colorful starfield. The Soul Nebula is on the lower left, while the Heart Nebula is on the upper right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 14, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Heart and Soul Nebulas

Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Lozano de HaroThe sky over a picturesque chateau in France is shown featuring colorful airglow all around. Identifiable in the background night sky are objects that include the Orion Nebula, Sirius, Mars, and an arching band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Plea February 15, 2023 · Copyrighted

Airglow Sky over France

Image Credit & Copyright: Julien LootenThe Hydra Cluster of Galaxies February 16, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi , Angus Lau, Tommy Tse Text: ChatGPT (apologies to Edgar Allen Poe )2023 CX1 Meteor Flash February 17, 2023 · Copyrighted

2023 CX1 Meteor Flash

Image Credit & Copyright: Gijs de ReijkeBarred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb February 18, 2023

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Janice Lee ( NOIRLab ) – Processing: Alyssa Pagan ( STScI )The field of filamentary dust is shown with different sections showing different colors. Stars dot the background. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 19, 2023 · Copyrighted

Seven Dusty Sisters in Infrared

Image Credit: NASA , WISE , IRSA , Processing & Copyright : Francesco AntonucciA ball of yellow stars is seen to the right of blue-glowing gas filaments. Other blue filaments and foreground stars cover the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 20, 2023

NGC 1850: Not Found in the Milky Way

Image Credit: NASA , ESA and P. Goudfrooij ( STScI ); Processing: M. H. Özsaraç ( Türkiye Astronomi Derneği )A comet with a green head and extended tails is seen above a high water fall. In the night sky field just above the falls, an orange dot -- the star Kochab -- is visible. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 21, 2023 · Copyrighted

Comet ZTF over Yosemite Falls

Image Credit & Copyright: Tara MostofiThe Sun is pictured in a color that allows high detail. The large orange ball has several bright streaks and a carpet-like texture. Several prominences are visible around the edges. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 22, 2023 · Copyrighted

Our Increasingly Active Sun

Image Credit & Copyright: Mehmet ErgünArp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries February 23, 2023 · Copyrighted

Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries

Image Credit & Copyright: Josep DrudisJones-Emberson 1 February 24, 2023 · Copyrighted

Jones-Emberson 1

Image Credit & Copyright: Serge Brunier, Jean-François Bax, David Vernet , C2PU/OCACrescent Moon Occultation February 25, 2023 · Copyrighted

Crescent Moon Occultation

Image Credit & Copyright: Fefo BouvierAn unusual two-toned ball is pictured. The ball, Saturn's moon Iapetus, has many craters and an unusual ridge running along its equator that makes it look like a walnut. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 26, 2023

Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , JPL , SSI , Cassini Imaging TeamA person is seen sitting on a rock under an unusual sky. In the sky above is light diffuse band extending down to the horizon that goes through two bright dots, Jupiter and Venus. The Pleiades star cluster is visible above them. Please see February 27, 2023 · Copyrighted

Zodiacal Ray with Venus and Jupiter

Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( astrorms )A picture of the remnant pillars of Poseiden is shown, an ancient Greek Temple. In the middle of the ruins, far in the distance, is a crescent Moon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 28, 2023 · Copyrighted

Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Image Credit & Copyright: Elias Chasiotis

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