Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 2024

APOD, February 2024

29 entries from February 2024: 27 images and 2 videos. 19 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe February 1, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: Processing – Jean-Baptiste Auroux , Data – Mike SelbyNGC 1893 and the Tadpoles of IC 410 February 2, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 1893 and the Tadpoles of IC 410

Image Credit & Copyright: Sander de JongApollo 14: A View from Antares February 3, 2024

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Image Credit: Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 , NASA ; Mosaic – Eric M. JonesA starfield is shown that has only a few bright stars. Vertically through the center is a large reddish brown nebula that has a few stars embedded. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 4, 2024

The Cone Nebula from Hubble

Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive , NASA , ESA – Processing & Licence: Judy SchmidtA star field strewn with filaments of dust and gas is shown: the center of the Carina Nebula. Shown in colors emitted by specific elements, the frame shows blue gas around the edges and orange and red colored gas in the center. Dark dust la February 5, 2024 · Copyrighted

In the Core of the Carina Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos TaylorSpiral galaxy NGC 1566 is shown with an image from Hubble primarily in visible light on the upper left, and an image from Webb in primarily infrared light on the lower right. A rollover image shows the same galaxy with the Webb and Hubble p February 6, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 1566: A Spiral Galaxy from Webb and Hubble

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), R. Chandar (UToledo) , D. Calzetti (UMass) , PHANGS TeamTwo galaxies are seen colliding the image center. Together, they look like a classic heart icon but with long tails. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 7, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies

Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. BiggsGlobular Star Cluster 47 Tuc February 8, 2024 · Copyrighted

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi , Angus Lau, Tommy TseWhen Roses Aren't Red February 9, 2024 · Copyrighted

When Roses Aren't Red

Image Credit & Copyright: Tommy Lease (Denver Astronomical Society)The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade February 10, 2024

The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade

Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , IngenuityThe long plume of a launching rocket is seen on the left side of the image. The upper part of the plume is bright, while the lower part is smokey brown. The bright part of the plume is illuminated by the Sun and casts a long and dark shadow February 11, 2024

Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASAThe image shows a dark field filled with stars and a diffuse red nebula running across horizontally. In the field are two circular objects that are bright, light colored. The lower object is larger and encircled in a blue glow. Please see t February 12, 2024 · Copyrighted

HFG1 & Abell 6: Planetary Nebulae

Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Cadena & Mickael Coulon ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego )A bright full moon is seen in the center of the image. Angular clouds are seen around the edges which make the moon look like it is either in the mouth of the wolf, or the eye of a wolf. Please see the explanation for more detailed informat February 13, 2024 · Copyrighted

A January Wolf Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: <a href="mailto:Antoni ZegarskiA busy star field is shown with several large red nebulae. The Rosette Nebula is among them and seen on the lower right, while the nebula surrounding the Cone Nebula is larger and visible toward the upper left. Please see the explanation fo February 14, 2024 · Copyrighted

Rosette Deep Field

Image Credit & Copyright: Olivier Bernard & Philippe BernhardNGC 253: Dusty Island Universe February 15, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: Steve CrouchStructure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks February 16, 2024 · Copyrighted

Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett `Meteor over the Bay of Naples February 17, 2024 · Copyrighted

Meteor over the Bay of Naples

Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian ( Eyes at Night )A nearly perfect circular ring of blue stars is seen against a dark field of small background galaxies. In the center of the ring is a ball of yellow stars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 18, 2024

Hoag's Object: A Nearly Perfect Ring Galaxy

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble ; Processing: Benoit BlancoLooking Sideways from the Parker Solar Probe February 19, 2024 · Video

Looking Sideways from the Parker Solar Probe

Video Credit: NASA , JHUAPL , Naval Research Lab , Parker Solar Probe ; Processing: Avi Solomon ; h/t: Richard Petarius III ; Music: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 , Second Movement; Music Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA distorted galaxy is shown with a string of stars trailing off on the left. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 20, 2024

AM1054: Stars Form as Galaxies Collide

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , STScI ; Processing: J. English ( U. Manitoba ); Science: M. Rodruck ( Penn State U. & Randolph-Macon C. ) et al. ; Text: Jayanne English ( U. Manitoba ).A red nebula in a dark starry sky is seen above a rocky peak. The nebula appears similar to a flying bird. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 21, 2024 · Copyrighted

Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak

Image Credit & Copyright: Dheera VenkatramanA View Toward M106 February 22, 2024 · Copyrighted

A View Toward M106

Image Credit & Copyright: Kyunghoon LimThe Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave February 23, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave

Image Credit & Copyright: Helge BuesingOdysseus to the Moon February 24, 2024

Odysseus to the Moon

Image Credit: Intuitive MachinesA green aurora fills a star filled sky. A mountain and a lake are in the foreground. The aurora may resemble, to some, a flying or rising Phoenix. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 25, 2024 · Copyrighted

A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: Hallgrimur P. Helgason ; Rollover Annotation: Judy SchmidtMartian Moon Eclipses Martian Moon February 26, 2024 · Video

Martian Moon Eclipses Martian Moon

Video Credit: ESA , DLR , FU Berlin , Mars Express ; Processing & CC BY 2.0 License : Andrea LuckA large filamentary nebula is shown dominated by red glow but with bits of blue on the lower left. The nebula is shown in a dense starfield surrounded by other faint red-glowing nebulae. Please see the explanation for more detailed informat February 27, 2024 · Copyrighted

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter ( Nuits sacrées )A rocky shoreline is shown with land on the right and water on the left. Above is a sky that shows unusually pixelated and colored vertical bands. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. February 28, 2024 · Copyrighted

Shades of Night

Image Credit & Copyright: Dario GiannobileJulius Caesar and Leap Days February 29, 2024

Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Image Credit & License: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Wikimedia

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