Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 2024

APOD, October 2024

30 entries from October 2024: 27 images and 3 videos. 26 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Porphyrion: The Longest Known Black Hole Jets October 1, 2024 · Video

Porphyrion: The Longest Known Black Hole Jets

Animation Credit: Science Communication Lab for Martijn Oei et al. , CaltechAn unusual looking galaxy is shown with a light bar running nearly vertical and blue stars and red nebulas around the edges. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. October 2, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy

Image Credit & Copyright: Ireneusz Nowak ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego )Eclipse at Sunrise October 3, 2024 · Copyrighted

Eclipse at Sunrise

Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian ( Eyes at Night )Comet at Moonrise October 4, 2024 · Copyrighted

Comet at Moonrise

Image Credit & Copyright: Gabriel ZaparolliM27: Not a Comet October 5, 2024 · Copyrighted

M27: Not a Comet

Image Credit & Copyright: Francesco Sferlazza, Franco SguegliaA starry sky is pictured just after sunset. The silhouette of plants and a distant landscape covers the bottom of the picture. Spanning most of the frame is a comet with an amazingly long and complex tail. Please see the explanation for mor October 6, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught

Image Credit & Copyright: Robert H. McNaughtA starry sky is pictured with a long bright streak running diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. The lower left part of the sky sky orange sprinkled with a few dark clouds. Please see the explanation for more detailed informati October 7, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Long Tails Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Image Credit & Copyright: Jose Santivañez MuerasA person stands looking over a lake. High in a partly cloudy sky is the Sun. A close look at the Sun will show that there is a dark spot in the center -- the Moon during an annular eclipse. Please see the explanation for more detailed infor October 8, 2024 · Copyrighted

Annular Eclipse over Patagonia

Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis TrigoA spiral galaxy with blue spiral arms and a bright center is shown. The galaxy is surrounded by foreground stars and two smaller galaxies. In the galaxy's center are dark brown dust and red emission filaments. Please see the explanation for October 9, 2024 · Copyrighted

M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center

Image Credit & Copyright: Ali Al ObaidlyFive Bright Comets from SOHO October 10, 2024

Five Bright Comets from SOHO

Image Compilation Credit: Tunc Tezel ( TWAN )Ring of Fire over Easter Island October 11, 2024 · Copyrighted

Ring of Fire over Easter Island

Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory , TWAN )Northern Lights, West Virginia October 12, 2024 · Copyrighted

Northern Lights, West Virginia

Image Credit & Copyright: Jonathan EgglestonAurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps October 13, 2024 · Video · Copyrighted

Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps

Video Credit & Copyright: Cristian BigontinaThe Lincoln Memorial monument in Washington, DC, USA is pictured from afar. Behind the monument is a sunset-colored pink sky. In the sky, on the upper left, is a white streak that is a comet. Please see the explanation for more detailed inf October 14, 2024 · Copyrighted

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Over the Lincoln Memorial

Credit & Copyright: Brennan GilmoreAnimation: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Tails Prediction October 15, 2024 · Video · Copyrighted

Animation: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Tails Prediction

Credit & Copyright: Nico LefaudeuxA night sky is shown that appears mostly red due to pervasive aurora. In the foreground is covered by watery grasslands. Clouds are visible above the horizon. Thin green aurora are visible toward the top of the frame. In the background one October 16, 2024 · Copyrighted

Colorful Aurora over New Zealand

Image Credit & Copyright: Tristian McDonaldThe Clipper and the Comet October 17, 2024 · Copyrighted

The Clipper and the Comet

Image Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper ( Launch Photography )Most of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS October 18, 2024 · Copyrighted

Most of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam BlockComet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Flys Away October 19, 2024 · Copyrighted

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Flys Away

Image Credit & Copyright: Xingyang CaiA complicated web of dark filaments is seen against a light background. When many filmaments intersect, an orange spot is seen. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. October 20, 2024 · Copyrighted

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Illustration Credit & Copyright: Tom Abel & Ralf Kaehler ( KIPAC , SLAC ), AMNHA starfield is shown with a bright comet. The main tail of the comet points diagonally to the upper left, while a thin anti-tail points to the lower right. Mountain peaks are visible at the bottom in the foreground. Please see the explanati October 21, 2024 · Copyrighted

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over California

Credit & Copyright: Brian FuldaThree large interstellar dust pillars are shown against a starfield and a multicolored glowing background. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. October 22, 2024

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

Image Credit: NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI ; Processing: Diego PisanoNGC 7293: The Helix Nebula October 24, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Patrick WinklerGlobular Star Cluster NGC 6752 October 25, 2024 · Copyrighted

Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752

Image Credit & Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco , Aygen ErkaslanPhantoms in Cassiopeia October 26, 2024 · Copyrighted

Phantoms in Cassiopeia

Image Credit & Copyright: Christophe Vergnes , Hervé LaurA starfield is shown with a large brown dust nebula in the center. The nebula appears, to some, to be shaped like a bat. One of the stars in the dust nebula even appears to be the eye of the bat. Please see the explanation for more detailed October 27, 2024 · Copyrighted

LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby ; Text: Michelle Thaller ( NASA ‘s GSFC )A night sky is shown with a bright red band running overhead. Above the red band is a diffuse red glow. A path through a grassy filed is in the foreground with a path going out toward the horizon. Please see the explanation for more detaile October 28, 2024 · Copyrighted

STEVE: A Glowing River over France

Credit & Copyright: Louis LEROUX-GÉRÉA starfield is shown featuring many stars in the center and many pillars of interstellar dust around the edges pointing toward the center. The main image is in infrared light, and a rollover image from Hubble shows the same scene in visible October 29, 2024

NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb

Credit: ESA / Webb , NASA & CSA , P. Zeidler , E. Sabbi , A. Nota , M. Zamani ( ESA/Webb )A starfield is shown with a big light bubble in the center. A bright star is toward the upper right in the translucent bubble. To some, the bubble may resemble a skull. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. October 30, 2024 · Copyrighted

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Chad LeaderRigel and the Witch Head Nebula October 31, 2024 · Copyrighted

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi

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