Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 2023

APOD, March 2023

31 entries from March 2023: 29 images and 2 videos. 24 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Pictured are two red nebulas on the far left and center, and a comet complete with a green coma and a long blue ion tail on the far right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 1, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Flaming Star Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Thomas RöellUnraveling NGC 3169 March 2, 2023 · Copyrighted

Unraveling NGC 3169

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark HansonRCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant March 3, 2023

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Image Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA , T.A. Rector (Univ.of Alaska/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Obs./NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)10 Days of Venus and Jupiter March 4, 2023 · Copyrighted

10 Days of Venus and Jupiter

Image Credit & Copyright: Soumyadeep MukherjeeTwo bright objects are pictured very near each other in night sky filled with stars. A beach is in the foreground, with some lit structures visible across the water. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 5, 2023 · Copyrighted

Jupiter and Venus over Italy

Image Credit & Copyright: Giovanni TuminoTwo bright spots are seen on either side of a person standing on a hill who appears to be holding one or both of them. A starry sky appears in the background. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 6, 2023 · Copyrighted

Jupiter and Venus from Earth

Image Credit & Copyright: Marek Nikodem ( PPSAE )A galaxy is pictured that appears mostly blue and white with a prominent bar across its center. The galaxy is the LMC, and thousands of dim stars from our Milky Way, in the foreground, complete the frame. Please see the explanation for more March 7, 2023 · Copyrighted

Deep Field: The Large Magellanic Cloud

Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory , TWAN )A flattened map of the Earth is shown illuminated only by how bright the night sky is. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 8, 2023

Artificial Night Sky Brightness

Image Credit: Data: JPSS Satellites ; Processing: David J. LorenzDART vs Dimorphos March 9, 2023

DART vs Dimorphos

Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins APL , DARTOrion and the Running Man March 10, 2023 · Copyrighted

Orion and the Running Man

Image Credit & Copyright: Abraham Jones3D Bennu March 11, 2023 · Copyrighted

3D Bennu

Image Credit: NASA , GSFC , U. Arizona – Stereo Image Copyright: Patrick VantuyneAn oblong moon is shown that appears sponge like and features many odd craters. Close inspection shows that the bottoms of these craters are covered with a dark material. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 12, 2023

Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , JPL , SSI , Cassini Imaging TeamA grassy hill is seen topped by a small tree. The tree appears to be at the end of a bright and colorful rainbow. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 13, 2023 · Copyrighted

Rainbow Tree

Image Credit & Copyright: Eric HouckA red tinged nebula is shown in front of a starfield. Dust structures appear around the nebula's edge, and stars are also seen near the nebula's center. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 14, 2023 · Copyrighted

W5: The Soul Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: José Jiménez (Astromet)Two bright objects appear in a sky over a hill. On the hill, the silhouettes of several people are visible, including a person looking though a telescope and what appears to be two children looking upward. Please see the explanation for mor March 15, 2023 · Copyrighted

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Luy ( Trier Observatory )Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri March 16, 2023 · Copyrighted

Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Image Credit & Copyright: Neil Corke , Heaven’s Mirror ObservatoryThe Medusa Nebula March 17, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Medusa Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Bradley Chesterfield Astronomical SocietyWolf-Rayet 124 March 18, 2023

Wolf-Rayet 124

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , Webb ERO Production TeamA grand Mayan Pyramids is shown below a starry sky highlighted by the band of the Milky Way and the planets Saturn and Jupiter. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 19, 2023 · Copyrighted

Equinox at the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

Image Credit & Copyright: Robert FedezM1: The Expanding Crab Nebula March 20, 2023 · Video · Copyrighted

M1: The Expanding Crab Nebula

Video Credit & Copyright: Detlef HartmannA star field strewn with bunches of brown dust is pictured. In the center is a bright area of light brown dust, and in the center of that is a bright region of star formation. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 21, 2023 · Copyrighted

Dark Nebulae and Star Formation in Taurus

Image Credit & Copyright: Vikas ChanderThe Andromeda Galaxy is shown in great detail. Red nebulas, blue stars, and dark dust are all seen in a swirl around the galaxy's bright center. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 22, 2023 · Copyrighted

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Image Credit & Copyright: Abdullah Al-HarbiSpiral Galaxy NGC 2841 March 23, 2023 · Copyrighted

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto MarinoniOutbound Comet ZTF March 24, 2023 · Copyrighted

Outbound Comet ZTF

Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando LigustriVenus and the Da Vinci Glow March 25, 2023 · Copyrighted

Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia HoferVideo March 26, 2023 · Video

Wanderers

Video Credit: Visuals: Erik Wernquist ; Music: Christian Sandquist ; Words & Voice: Carl SaganMulti-colored aurora are seen above an unusual stone gateway, the first of several similar gateways seen in the distance. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 27, 2023 · Copyrighted

Aurora Over Arctic Henge

Image Credit & Copyright: Cari LetelierA distant sunset is seen between an orange sky and dark clouds. A close look at the Sun shows it is topped with several green strips, each known as a green flash. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 28, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Multiple Green Flash Sunset

Image Credit & Copyright: T. Slovinský & P. Horálek ( IoP Opava ); CTIO , NOIRLab , NSF , AURAA star field is shown with ragged red clouds on the far left and a thin blue cloud with the outline similar to the head of a dolphin to the right. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. March 29, 2023 · Copyrighted

Sh2-308: A Dolphin Shaped Star Bubble

Image Credit & Copyright: Aleix Roig ( AstroCatInfo )NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad March 30, 2023 · Copyrighted

NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

Image Credit & Copyright: Matias TomaselloSeeing Titan March 31, 2023

Seeing Titan

Image Credit: VIMS Team , U. Arizona , U. Nantes , ESA , NASA

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