Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 2023

APOD, August 2023

31 entries from August 2023: 31 images and 0 videos. 23 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

The edge of the Sun is shown sporting a large gaseous prominence that looks like a science-fiction alien. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 1, 2023 · Copyrighted

Monster Solar Prominence

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike WenzThe spiral galaxy is shown with many complex red filaments extending out. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 2, 2023 · Copyrighted

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

NASA , ESA , Hubble ; Processing & Copyright: Harshwardhan PathakThe Falcon and the Redstone August 3, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Falcon and the Redstone

Image Credit & Copyright: Matt HaskellMoonrays of August August 4, 2023 · Copyrighted

Moonrays of August

Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni TuminoNGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula August 5, 2023 · Copyrighted

NGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Dong LiangA thick transparent ribbon of red gas runs from the lower left to the upper right. A dark starfield with stars and galaxies surrounds the bright red ribbon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 6, 2023

SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble

Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ); Acknowledgement: W. Blair et al. ( JHU )Mulitple filaments of dark brown run from top to bottom while a bright orange dome with small pillars occurs on the bottom right. In the background is a blue-glowing gas. Stars dot the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed inf August 7, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

Credit & Copyright: Abe JonesEarth Moon, in crescent phase, is seen just above the image center. Directly below is a bright spot surrounded by four other spots, all in a row, which are all moons of Jupiter. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 8, 2023 · Copyrighted

Moon Meets Jupiter

Credit & Copyright: Jordi L. CoyMulitple streaks cover a night sky filled with stars. An observtory dome is visible in the foreground. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 9, 2023 · Copyrighted

Meteor Shower: Perseids from Perseus

Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in OpavaFive Meters over Mars August 10, 2023

Five Meters over Mars

Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , IngenuityMessier 51 in 255 Hours August 11, 2023 · Copyrighted

Messier 51 in 255 Hours

Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective – Carl Björk , Thomas Bähnck, Sebastian Donoso, Jake Gentillon, Antoine and Dalia Grelin , Stephen Guberski, Richard Hall, Tino Heuberger, Jason Jacks, Paul Kent, Brian Meyers, William Ostling, Nicolas Puig, Tim Schaeffer, Felix Schöfbänker, Mikhail VasilevGhirigori – Star Scribbles August 12, 2023 · Copyrighted

Ghirigori – Star Scribbles

Image Credit & Copyright: Paolo PalmaA red-tinged ring of dust is seen nearly on edge. In the ring's center and extending around the frame, blue gas and stars are shown. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 13, 2023

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

Credit: R. Kennicutt ( Steward Obs. ) et al., SSC , JPL , Caltech , NASAAn oval nebula is seen in false color. The nebula appears blue in the center, orange and red around the rim, and orange and purple filaments extending to the edge of the frame. Stars are seen throughout the frame. Please see the explanation August 14, 2023

The Ring Nebula from Webb and Hubble

Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , JWST , HST; Processing: Zi Yang Kong , Go Webb!A body of water is seen in front of a night sky. The water reflects the sky. In the sky, on the right are green aurora. In the center is an orange plume. On the right are three while plumes. Please see the explanation for more detailed info August 15, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Triply Glowing Night Sky over Iceland

Credit & Copyright: Wioleta Gorecka ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego )Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace August 16, 2023 · Copyrighted

Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby , Observatorio El SauceA Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus August 17, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus

Image Credit & Copyright: Yann SaintyNorthern Pluto August 18, 2023

Northern Pluto

Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ./APL , Southwest Research InstituteRinged Ice Giant Neptune August 19, 2023

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , NIRCamBuilding in a city are pictured. Above the buildings appears a long dark cylindrical cloud that goes to the horizon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 20, 2023

A Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin

Credit: Megan Hanrahan ( Pierre cb ), WikipediaA dark starfield is shown with a dim green blur in the middle. Faintly extending from the green blur is a tail toward the left. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 21, 2023 · Copyrighted

Introducing Comet Nishimura

Credit & Copyright: Dan BartlettA diffuse nebula is seen against a dark starfield. The center of the nebula is blue and it is surrounded by a red glow. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 22, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Pistachio Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Bray Falls & Chester Hall-FernandezA color meteor streak is seen above the Andromeda spiral galaxy. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. August 23, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Meteor and the Galaxy

Credit & Copyright: Jose PedreroMeteors along the Milky Way August 24, 2023 · Copyrighted

Meteors along the Milky Way

Image Credit & Copyright: Ali Hosseini NezhadA Season of Saturn August 25, 2023 · Copyrighted

A Season of Saturn

Image Credit & Copyright: Andy CaselyCrescents of Venus August 26, 2023 · Copyrighted

Crescents of Venus

Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto OrtuA rocky landscape is capped by a dark night sky. In the sky, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy runs along the right, while two fuzzy patches that are the LMC and SMC are visible on the right. Thousands of stars are resolved all over the fram August 27, 2023 · Copyrighted

Three Galaxies and a Comet

Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmuller ( Brno University of Technology )A nebula that appears blue in the middle and is surrounded by red-glowing gas is featured. Dramatic lanes of dark dust cut through the nebula's left side. A group of stars is visible toward the nebula's center. Please see the explanation fo August 28, 2023 · Copyrighted

Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Craig StocksSpiral galaxy M66 is shown in infrared light as seen by the orbiting James Webb Space Telescope. A reddish-brown center is seen in the galaxy with a blue-colored spiral arms surrounding it. A close inspection will reveal that these spiral a August 29, 2023

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Webb

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , JWST ; Processing: Brian TomlinsonFull Moons of August August 30, 2023 · Copyrighted

Full Moons of August

Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni TuminoThe Crew-7 Nebula August 31, 2023 · Copyrighted

The Crew-7 Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley

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