Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 2023

APOD, July 2023

31 entries from July 2023: 31 images and 0 videos. 18 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Three Galaxies in Draco July 1, 2023 · Copyrighted

Three Galaxies in Draco

Image Credit & Copyright: David Vernet , Jean-François Bax , Serge Brunier , OCA/C2PUA long vertical image shows a band of the night sky from horizon at the bottom to the opposite horizon -- at the image top. A person stands on a snow covered landscape with the central band of the Milky Way running between horizons. Each ho July 2, 2023 · Copyrighted

Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica

Image Credit & Copyright: LI HangPlanet Venus is pictured in ultraviolet light. The spherical planet appears circular in tan colors with hints of blue. Complex cloud patterns are evident. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 3, 2023 · Copyrighted

Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki

Image Credit & Copyright: JAXA , Planet-C Project Team ; h/t : Mehmet Hakan ÖzsaraçGreen aurora are seen against a blue sky over a series of picturesque waterfalls. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 4, 2023 · Copyrighted

Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall

Image Credit & Copyright: Cari LetelierA map of the observable universe is illustrated in a wedge with the the Earth on the bottom and the universe fanning out above. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 5, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Map of the Observable Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman ; Data: SDSS , Planck , JHU , Sloan , NASA , ESAFireworks vs Supermoon July 6, 2023 · Copyrighted

Fireworks vs Supermoon

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael SeeleyThe Double Cluster in Perseus July 7, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Double Cluster in Perseus

Image Credit & Copyright: Mårten FrosthStickney Crater July 8, 2023

Stickney Crater

Image Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASAA Hubble image of the gas and dust surrounding the star Eta Carinae is shown. The nebula has two distinct light-colored lobes, surrounded by red glowing gas. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 9, 2023 · Copyrighted

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA , ESA , Hubble ; Processing & License: Judy SchmidtA busy star formation region is shown highlighted by red glowing clouds and dark ominously-shaped dust. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 10, 2023 · Copyrighted

Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block , Telescope LiveOur Sun is pictured with hundreds of dark sunspots. The image is actually a composite of all of the sunspots visible during the first half of this year. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 11, 2023 · Copyrighted

Sunspots on an Active Sun

Image Credit: NASA , SDO ; Processing & Copyright: Şenol ŞanlıA spiral galaxy is shown with a yellow center, blue rings and spiral arms, and dark brown and red dust. The surrounding dark field contains both local stars and more distant galaxies. Please see the explanation for more detailed information July 12, 2023

Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Image Credit: Mark Hanson ; Data: Mike SelbyWebb's Rho Ophiuchi July 13, 2023

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion July 14, 2023 · Copyrighted

Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion

Image Credit & Copyright: Dan BartlettWebb's First Deep Field July 15, 2023

Webb's First Deep Field

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , NIRCamA person is seen facing away, standing on a peak. Other mountain peaks surround them. City lights are seen in towns and along roads below. Stars in the night sky are above. The band of the Milky Way galaxy slants down from the upper left. A July 16, 2023 · Copyrighted

Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt ( Venture Photography )A star surrounded by orange shells and arcs sit in the center of a dark starfield. Galaxies from the distant universe can be seen around the edges. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 17, 2023

Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis

Image Credit: ESA , NASA , Hubble , T. Ueta ( U. Denver ), H. Kim ( KASI )A mountaintop is shown covered by brush. Across the horizon are several telescopes. Behind the mountaintop is a deep exposure of the sky showing the central band of our Milky Way galaxy and several well-known stars and nebulas. Please see t July 18, 2023 · Copyrighted

Milky Way above La Palma Observatory

Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin RosadzińskiA rocket is seen after lift-off with a long smoke plume. The rocket is captured against a blue sky and has gone through a cloud deck. In the foreground is an empty tan-colored field. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 19, 2023 · Copyrighted

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: Sruthi Suresh ( Space Group )M64: The Black Eye Galaxy Close Up July 20, 2023

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy Close Up

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing: Jonathan LodgeGalactic Cirrus: Mandel Wilson 9 July 21, 2023 · Copyrighted

Galactic Cirrus: Mandel Wilson 9

Image Credit & Copyright: Gabriel Rodrigues SantosApollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie July 22, 2023

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Image Credit: NASA , Apollo 11 , Neil Armstrong ; Processing: Michael RangerAn old and corroded mechanism is shown fronted by a large wheel. The mechanism has patches of tan and brown color but it is mostly green. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 23, 2023

The Antikythera Mechanism

Image Credit & License: Marsyas , WikipediaA bright colorful streak crossed the image center, which wisps of colorful gas extending out. In the background is a dark starfield. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 24, 2023 · Copyrighted

Chemicals Glow as a Meteor Disintegrates

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael KleinburgerPillars of gas and dark dust extend diagonally from the bottom left to the upper right. Bright X-ray sources are superimposed as bright dots around the image. Infrared dust glows behind the pillars. Please see the explanation for more detai July 25, 2023

The Eagle Nebula with X-ray Hot Stars

Image Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Visible: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Image Processing: L. Frattare , J. Major, N. Wolk, and K. ArcandA sprawling nebula is pictured with gold tinted gas covering the top, blue, the middle, and dark brown the bottom. Stars cover the frame but are most prominent near the bottom. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 26, 2023 · Copyrighted

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel SternGalaxies in the River July 27, 2023

Galaxies in the River

Image Credit & License: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA; R. Colombari, M. Zamani & D. de Martin ( NSF’s NOIRLab )Young Stars, Stellar Jets July 28, 2023

Young Stars, Stellar Jets

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , Processing: Joseph DePasquale ( STScI )Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun July 29, 2023

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Image Credit: Apollo 11 , NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague)A bright green spiral aurora is seen in a break in the clouds before a purple background. The foreground contains green grassland and a circular lake. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 30, 2023 · Copyrighted

Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado ( Starry Earth , TWAN )A dark irregularly-shaped moon is seen in front of the red planet Mars. Craters are visible in the foreground and the edge of the planet is just visible at the top of the image. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. July 31, 2023

Phobos over Mars

Image Credit: ESA , DLR , FU Berlin , Mars Express ; Processing & CC BY 2.0 License : Andrea Luck

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