Astronomy Picture of the Day · 2006
APOD 2006
363 entries from 2006: 361 images and 2 videos. 176 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
December 31, 2006 A Year of Extraterrestrial Fountains and Flows
Credit: MGS , MSSS , JPL , NASA
November 30, 2006 A Pelican in the Swan
Image Data: Digitized Sky Survey , Color Composite: Charles Shahar
October 31, 2006 SH2 136: A Spooky Nebula
Credit: Adam Block , NOAO , AURA , NSF
September 30, 2006 STS-115: Stereo Portrait
Credit: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 Mission, NASA – Stereo Anaglyph: Patrick Vantuyne
August 31, 2006 Extra Galaxies
Credit & Copyright: 2006 Astr. Campers , Adam Block ( Caelum Obs. ), CSS , U. Arizona Alum. Assoc.
July 31, 2006 Possible Methane Lakes on Titan
Credit: Cassini Radar Mapper , JPL , ESA , NASAThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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December 2006 (31)
- Dec 31 A Year of Extraterrestrial Fountains and Flows
- Dec 30 Martian Analemma Copyrighted
- Dec 29 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
- Dec 28 Moon Over Andromeda Copyrighted
- Dec 27 IC 5067: Emission Nebula Close-up Copyrighted
- Dec 26 The Gegenschein Copyrighted
- Dec 25 Upgrading the International Space Station
- Dec 24 Rumors of a Strange Universe
- Dec 23 The Analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus Copyrighted
- Dec 22 The View from Stereo Ahead
- Dec 21 Minotaur Dawn Copyrighted
- Dec 20 Star Forming Region NGC 6357
- Dec 19 Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24
- Dec 18 Aurora Over Iowa Copyrighted
- Dec 17 A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect Copyrighted
- Dec 16 A Path To Orion Copyrighted
- Dec 15 NGC 1055 and M77 Copyrighted
- Dec 14 Mountains of Titan
- Dec 13 A Large Tsunami Shock Wave on the Sun
- Dec 12 Light Deposits Indicate Water Flowing on Mars
- Dec 11 IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula
- Dec 10 Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running Copyrighted
- Dec 9 Three Planets in Dawn Skies Copyrighted
- Dec 8 NGC 2174: Emission Nebula in Orion Copyrighted
- Dec 7 The Outskirts of M77 Copyrighted
- Dec 6 Spirit Rover on Mars Imaged from Orbit
- Dec 5 The Antikythera Mechanism Copyrighted
- Dec 4 Movie: The Active Sun Video
- Dec 3 Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
- Dec 2 Star Trails at 19,000 Feet Copyrighted
- Dec 1 In the Arms of NGC 1097
November 2006 (30)
- Nov 30 A Pelican in the Swan
- Nov 29 A Big Dish at the VLA Radio Observatory Copyrighted
- Nov 28 Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313
- Nov 27 Mysterious Spokes in Saturn's Rings
- Nov 26 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy Copyrighted
- Nov 25 3D Mercury Transit Copyrighted
- Nov 24 Alpha Cam: Runaway Star Copyrighted
- Nov 23 Hydrogen in M33 Copyrighted
- Nov 22 A Bucket-Wheel Excavator on Earth
- Nov 21 A Leonid Meteor Over Sweden Copyrighted
- Nov 20 M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula Copyrighted
- Nov 19 The Car, the Hole, and the Peekskill Meteorite Copyrighted
- Nov 18 Leonids and Leica Copyrighted
- Nov 17 Hand Drawn Transit Copyrighted
- Nov 16 Children of the Sun
- Nov 15 A Fog Bow Over California Copyrighted
- Nov 14 Mercury's Transit: An Unusual Spot on the Sun Copyrighted
- Nov 13 A Hurricane Over the South Pole of Saturn
- Nov 12 The Cat's Eye Nebula
- Nov 11 M51: Cosmic Whirlpool
- Nov 10 Mercury and the Chromosphere Copyrighted
- Nov 9 Halo and Hexagons Copyrighted
- Nov 8 Simulated Transit of Mercury Copyrighted
- Nov 7 Janus: Potato Shaped Moon of Saturn
- Nov 6 The Ghostly Tail of Comet SWAN Copyrighted
- Nov 5 A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745
- Nov 4 Paranal Moonset Copyrighted
- Nov 3 V838 Mon: Echoes from the Edge
- Nov 2 Messier 76 Copyrighted
- Nov 1 McMurdo Panorama from Mars
October 2006 (31)
- Oct 31 SH2 136: A Spooky Nebula
- Oct 30 Crescent Venus and Moon Copyrighted
- Oct 29 The Sun Puffs
- Oct 28 Comet SWAN Outburst Copyrighted
- Oct 27 The Spider and The Fly Copyrighted
- Oct 26 Composite Crab
- Oct 25 Help Search for Interstellar Dust Copyrighted
- Oct 24 The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
- Oct 23 Orionid Meteors Over Turkey Copyrighted
- Oct 22 Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula
- Oct 21 Tombaugh 4 Copyrighted
- Oct 20 IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 19 SWAN Meets Galaxy Copyrighted
- Oct 18 NGC 7635: The Bubble Copyrighted
- Oct 17 Clouds and Sand on the Horizon of Mars
- Oct 16 In the Shadow of Saturn
- Oct 15 An Orion Deep Field Copyrighted
- Oct 14 Full Moon Crossing Copyrighted
- Oct 13 The Hubble SWEEPS Field
- Oct 12 Saturn's Infrared Glow
- Oct 11 Markarian's Chain of Galaxies Copyrighted
- Oct 10 Reflection Nebulas in Orion Copyrighted
- Oct 9 Mars Rover at Victoria Crater Imaged from Orbit
- Oct 8 CMBR Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
- Oct 7 COBE All-Sky Map
- Oct 6 Dusty NGC 1333
- Oct 5 Hidden Galaxy IC 342 Copyrighted
- Oct 4 Comet SWAN Brightens Copyrighted
- Oct 3 Light from the Heart Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 2 Victoria Crater on Mars
- Oct 1 Earth at Night
September 2006 (30)
- Sep 30 STS-115: Stereo Portrait
- Sep 29 NGC 5905 and 5908 Copyrighted
- Sep 28 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
- Sep 27 Earth from Saturn
- Sep 26 Mars Express: Return to Cydonia
- Sep 25 Mars Express Close-Up of the Face on Mars
- Sep 24 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
- Sep 23 Triple Sunrise Copyrighted
- Sep 22 Central IC 1805 Copyrighted
- Sep 21 Sharp Silhouette Copyrighted
- Sep 20 The International Space Station Expands Again
- Sep 19 Beagle Crater on Mars
- Sep 18 Eris: The Largest Known Dwarf Planet Copyrighted
- Sep 17 Anticrepuscular Rays Over Florida Copyrighted
- Sep 16 Discovery Orbiter Anaglyph
- Sep 15 11 Hour Star Trails Copyrighted
- Sep 14 M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum Copyrighted
- Sep 13 Atlantis to Orbit
- Sep 12 Saturn at Night
- Sep 11 Eclipsed Moon Rising Over England Copyrighted
- Sep 10 Star Clusters Young and Old Copyrighted
- Sep 9 Shadow Play Copyrighted
- Sep 8 Messier 110 Copyrighted
- Sep 7 Colorful Moon Mosaic Copyrighted
- Sep 6 Green Aurora Over Lake Superior Copyrighted
- Sep 5 Bright Cliffs Across Saturn's Moon Dione
- Sep 4 The Large Magellanic Cloud in Infrared
- Sep 3 Pluto in True Color
- Sep 2 Dusty Spiral M66
- Sep 1 Gemini South Star Trails Copyrighted
August 2006 (31)
- Aug 31 Extra Galaxies Copyrighted
- Aug 30 A Backward Sunspot and the New Solar Cycle
- Aug 29 Supernova Remnant E0102 from Hubble
- Aug 28 Eight Planets and New Solar System Designations
- Aug 27 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
- Aug 26 Apollo 17: VIP Site Anaglyph
- Aug 25 Blue Lagoon Copyrighted
- Aug 24 The Matter of the Bullet Cluster
- Aug 23 Sandy Gas Jets Hypothesized on Mars Copyrighted
- Aug 22 A Smoke Angel from Airplane Flares
- Aug 21 Ceres: Asteroid or Planet?
- Aug 20 A Map of Asteroid Vesta
- Aug 19 Ceci n'est pas un Meteore Copyrighted
- Aug 18 Spitzer's Orion
- Aug 17 Comet Dust over Colorado Copyrighted
- Aug 16 The North America and Pelican Nebulas Copyrighted
- Aug 15 IC 410 and NGC 1893 Copyrighted
- Aug 14 Cosmic Rays
- Aug 13 The Comet and the Galaxy Copyrighted
- Aug 12 The First Explorer
- Aug 11 Perseid in the Light Copyrighted
- Aug 10 Galactic Center Star Clusters
- Aug 9 Magellanic Morning Copyrighted
- Aug 8 Horse Head Shaped Reflection Nebula IC 4592 Copyrighted
- Aug 7 An Erupting Solar Prominence from SOHO
- Aug 6 A Cerro Tololo Sky
- Aug 5 Still Life with NGC 2170 Copyrighted
- Aug 4 Burns Cliff Anaglyph
- Aug 3 M27: Not A Comet Copyrighted
- Aug 2 Methane Rain Possible on Titan Copyrighted
- Aug 1 The Milky Way over Utah Copyrighted
July 2006 (31)
- Jul 31 Possible Methane Lakes on Titan
- Jul 30 Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
- Jul 29 The Swarm
- Jul 28 Four Supernova Remnants
- Jul 27 NGC 7331 and Beyond Copyrighted
- Jul 26 Explosions from White Dwarf Star RS Oph Copyrighted
- Jul 25 Jupiter's Two Largest Storms Nearly Collide Copyrighted
- Jul 24 The International Space Station on the Horizon
- Jul 23 The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon Copyrighted
- Jul 22 Mira: The Wonderful Star
- Jul 21 Strangers on Mars
- Jul 20 Constellation Construction Copyrighted
- Jul 19 Reflections on Planet Earth
- Jul 18 Noctilucent Clouds Over Sweden
- Jul 17 Venus Express Arrives at Venus
- Jul 16 The Galactic Center in Infrared
- Jul 15 Reflecting Merope
- Jul 14 The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi Copyrighted
- Jul 13 A Space Shuttle Climbs to Orbit
- Jul 12 A Manhattan Sunset Copyrighted
- Jul 11 Crescent Rhea Occults Crescent Saturn
- Jul 10 Dark Sun Sizzling
- Jul 9 NGC 2392 Nebula from Hubble
- Jul 8 Discovery in Motion
- Jul 7 Bright Galaxy M81 Copyrighted
- Jul 6 NGC 6888: A Tricolor Starfield Copyrighted
- Jul 5 Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 from Subaru Copyrighted
- Jul 4 Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A from CFHT Copyrighted
- Jul 3 The View toward Husband Hill on Mars
- Jul 2 Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas Copyrighted
- Jul 1 Wind from a Black Hole
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June 2006 (30)
- Jun 30 The Antennae Copyrighted
- Jun 29 Old Moon and Sister Stars Copyrighted
- Jun 28 The Cat's Paw Nebula Copyrighted
- Jun 27 The Moving Moons of Saturn
- Jun 26 Starry Night
- Jun 25 M57: The Ring Nebula
- Jun 24 Nix and Hydra
- Jun 23 East of Antares Copyrighted
- Jun 22 Planets, Bees, and a Donkey Copyrighted
- Jun 21 Sunrise Solstice at Stonehenge Copyrighted
- Jun 20 Hideaway Copyrighted
- Jun 19 Bright Star Regulus near the Leo 1 Dwarf Galaxy Copyrighted
- Jun 18 Crescent Neptune and Triton
- Jun 17 Saturn, Mars, and the Beehive Cluster Copyrighted
- Jun 16 APOD Turns Eleven Copyrighted
- Jun 15 Gordel van Venus Copyrighted
- Jun 14 Sagittarius Triplet Copyrighted
- Jun 13 Driving Toward a Sun Halo Copyrighted
- Jun 12 Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
- Jun 11 Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet
- Jun 10 Moon Over Haleakala Copyrighted
- Jun 9 Infrared Andromeda
- Jun 8 Enceladus Ice Volcanos Copyrighted
- Jun 7 An Alaskan Volcano Erupts
- Jun 6 NGC 6164: A Bipolar Emission Nebula Copyrighted
- Jun 5 The Road to Victoria Crater on Mars
- Jun 4 The First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral
- Jun 3 Gamma-Ray Earth
- Jun 2 IC 443: Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star
- Jun 1 Reflections on NGC 6188 Copyrighted
May 2006 (31)
- May 31 Simulated Gamma-ray Sky
- May 30 Ancient Craters on Saturn's Rhea
- May 29 The NASA Television Channel Video
- May 28 GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole
- May 27 Gamma-Ray Moon
- May 26 Omega Centauri Copyrighted
- May 25 NGC 1579: Trifid of the North Copyrighted
- May 24 A Five Quasar Gravitational Lens
- May 23 Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Passes the Earth Copyrighted
- May 22 Maneuvering in Space
- May 21 An Intermediate Polar Binary System Copyrighted
- May 20 Elliptical Galaxy M87 Copyrighted
- May 19 The Gum Nebula Copyrighted
- May 18 Shell Game in the LMC Copyrighted
- May 17 The Host Galaxies of Long-Duration GRBs
- May 16 The International Space Station from Above
- May 15 Volcanic Bumpy Boulder on Mars
- May 14 The Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes
- May 13 Crumbling Comet
- May 12 Comet Meets Ring Nebula: Part II Copyrighted
- May 11 Comet Meets Ring Nebula: Part I Copyrighted
- May 10 The Large Cloud of Magellan Copyrighted
- May 9 Rock Slab Growing at Mt. St. Helens Volcano
- May 8 Descent Panorama of Saturn's Titan
- May 7 NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
- May 6 Three Galaxies in Draco
- May 5 Jupiter and the Red Spots
- May 4 Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: Fragment B
- May 3 Saturn in Blue and Gold
- May 2 Sunspot 875 Flares Copyrighted
- May 1 Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box
April 2006 (30)
- Apr 30 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky Copyrighted
- Apr 29 Skylab Over Earth
- Apr 28 NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea
- Apr 27 NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole
- Apr 26 Crumbling Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Approaches
- Apr 25 M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
- Apr 24 Star Clouds over Arizona Copyrighted
- Apr 23 The Solar Spectrum Copyrighted
- Apr 22 Z is for Mars Copyrighted
- Apr 21 NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe Copyrighted
- Apr 20 A Dust Cloud in NGC 281
- Apr 19 Mars and the Star Clusters Copyrighted
- Apr 18 NGC 246 and the Dying Star
- Apr 17 Barnard's Loop around the Horsehead Nebula Copyrighted
- Apr 16 A Solar Prominence from SOHO
- Apr 15 Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82 Copyrighted
- Apr 14 Smoke from the Cigar Galaxy
- Apr 13 Star Cluster Dreams Copyrighted
- Apr 12 Binary Black Hole in 3C 75
- Apr 11 A Sun Halo over Utah Copyrighted
- Apr 10 Mars: The View from HiRISE
- Apr 9 Molecular Cloud Barnard 68
- Apr 8 Vanishing Umbra Copyrighted
- Apr 7 The Crown of the Sun Copyrighted
- Apr 6 Unusual Bright Soil on Mars
- Apr 5 Slightly Beneath Saturn's Ring Plane
- Apr 4 A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey Copyrighted
- Apr 3 Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis
- Apr 2 A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars Copyrighted
- Apr 1 Hubble Resolves Expiration Date For Green Cheese Moon
March 2006 (31)
- Mar 31 Solar Eclipse and SOHO
- Mar 30 When Diamonds Aren't Forever Copyrighted
- Mar 29 Green and Black Aurora Over Norway Copyrighted
- Mar 28 Animation of Asteroids Passing Near Earth
- Mar 27 Moonquakes Surprisingly Common
- Mar 26 Doomed Star Eta Carinae
- Mar 25 Northern Spring on Mars
- Mar 24 When Roses Aren't Red Copyrighted
- Mar 23 Inflating the Universe
- Mar 22 Enceladus Near Saturn
- Mar 21 The Coma Cluster of Galaxies Copyrighted
- Mar 20 Super-Earths May Circle Other Stars Copyrighted
- Mar 19 Our Busy Solar System Copyrighted
- Mar 18 Red Spot Jr. Copyrighted
- Mar 17 The Big Dipper Cluster Copyrighted
- Mar 16 Eta and Keyhole in the Carina Nebula Copyrighted
- Mar 15 McCool Hill on Mars
- Mar 14 CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule Copyrighted
- Mar 13 Z Machine Sets Unexpected Earth Temperature Record
- Mar 12 Globular Cluster M3 from WIYN Copyrighted
- Mar 11 Colors of Comet Pojmanski Copyrighted
- Mar 10 Enceladus and the Search for Water
- Mar 9 Trio Leo Copyrighted
- Mar 8 Earth's Shrinking Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Mar 7 A Nearby Supernova in Spiral Galaxy M100
- Mar 6 Unexpected Comet Pojmanski Now Visible Copyrighted
- Mar 5 Colorful Light Pillars Copyrighted
- Mar 4 The Galaxy Within Centaurus A
- Mar 3 Venus and Comet Pojmanski Copyrighted
- Mar 2 Messier 101
- Mar 1 Multiverses: Do Other Universes Exist? Copyrighted
February 2006 (26)
- Feb 28 The Flaming Star Nebula from CFHT Copyrighted
- Feb 27 GRB 060218: A Mysterious Transient
- Feb 26 Inside the Eagle Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 25 SOFIA's Window Seat
- Feb 24 Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuci Copyrighted
- Feb 23 Saturn Storm by Ringshine
- Feb 22 An Unusually Smooth Surface on Saturn's Telesto
- Feb 21 Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 20 SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free
- Feb 19 M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and Stars
- Feb 16 The Color of the Moon Copyrighted
- Feb 15 Rotating Titan in Infrared Light
- Feb 14 Dust and Light in the Rosette Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 13 The N44 Emission Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 12 Phoebe: Comet Moon of Saturn
- Feb 11 Plato and the Lunar Alps Copyrighted
- Feb 10 M8: The Lagoon Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 9 NGC 1309 and Friends
- Feb 8 The Great Basin on Tethys
- Feb 7 UB 313: Larger than Pluto Copyrighted
- Feb 6 The N44 Superbubble Copyrighted
- Feb 5 A Sun Pillar in Red and Violet Copyrighted
- Feb 4 Shadow Set
- Feb 3 Cosmic Tornado HH49/50
- Feb 2 Thor's Helmet in H-Alpha Copyrighted
- Feb 1 Venus Just After Sunset Copyrighted
January 2006 (31)
- Jan 31 Huygens on Titan Illustrated
- Jan 30 NGC 1999: South of Orion Copyrighted
- Jan 29 Volcano and Aurora in Iceland
- Jan 28 Saturn in the Hive Copyrighted
- Jan 27 A New Storm on Saturn Copyrighted
- Jan 26 An Unusual Two-Toned Rock on Mars
- Jan 25 The Expanding Light Echoes of SN 1987A
- Jan 24 New Horizons Launches to Pluto Copyrighted
- Jan 23 The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas
- Jan 22 D. rad Bacteria: Candidate Astronauts
- Jan 21 Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
- Jan 20 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
- Jan 19 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
- Jan 18 Cartwheel of Fortune
- Jan 17 A Roll Cloud Over Missouri Copyrighted
- Jan 16 Stardust Capsule Returns to Earth
- Jan 15 The Sombrero Galaxy from HST
- Jan 14 Lunokhod: Moon Robot
- Jan 13 Stars of the Galactic Center
- Jan 12 Infrared Helix
- Jan 11 The Tadpoles of IC 410 Copyrighted
- Jan 10 The Phases of Venus Copyrighted
- Jan 9 M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster Copyrighted
- Jan 8 Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
- Jan 7 Apollo 17's Moonship
- Jan 6 The Tarantula Nebula Copyrighted
- Jan 5 New Year Mars Panorama
- Jan 4 Hauoli Makahiki Hou Copyrighted
- Jan 3 Dark Terrain on Saturn's Iapetus
- Jan 2 A Sun Pillar Over Maine Copyrighted
- Jan 1 The Largest Rock in the Solar System
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