Astronomy Picture of the Day · 2022
APOD 2022
364 entries from 2022: 344 images and 20 videos. 248 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.
December 31, 2022 Moon over Makemake
Illustration Credit: Alex H. Parker ( Southwest Research Institute )
November 30, 2022 The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Quintile
October 31, 2022 LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby ; Text: Michelle Thaller ( NASA ‘s GSFC )
September 30, 2022 Equinox Sunrise Around the World
Collage Image Copyright: Luca Vanzella
August 31, 2022 Siccar Point on Mars
Image Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS ; Processing & License : Kevin M. Gill
July 31, 2022 Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASAThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
Advertisement
December 2022 (31)
- Dec 31 Moon over Makemake
- Dec 30 Mars and the Star Clusters Copyrighted
- Dec 29 Horsehead and Flame Copyrighted
- Dec 28 Messier 88 Copyrighted
- Dec 27 A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway Copyrighted
- Dec 26 NGC 6164: Dragon's Egg Nebula and Halo Copyrighted
- Dec 25 Geminids and the Mittens Copyrighted
- Dec 24 Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) Copyrighted
- Dec 23 Cassini Looks Out from Saturn
- Dec 22 NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe Copyrighted
- Dec 21 Sun Halo at Sixty-three Degrees North Copyrighted
- Dec 20 Thor's Helmet Copyrighted
- Dec 19 The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust Copyrighted
- Dec 18 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Copyrighted
- Dec 17 Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
- Dec 16 The Geminid Copyrighted
- Dec 15 Full Moon, Full Mars Copyrighted
- Dec 14 Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
- Dec 13 An Artful Sky over Lofoten Islands Copyrighted
- Dec 12 An Unusual Globule in IC 1396 Copyrighted
- Dec 11 Io in True Color
- Dec 10 America and the Sea of Serenity
- Dec 9 Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb Copyrighted
- Dec 8 Orion and the Ocean of Storms
- Dec 7 NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula Copyrighted
- Dec 6 M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb Copyrighted
- Dec 5 Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster Copyrighted
- Dec 4 Video: Powers of Ten Video Copyrighted
- Dec 3 Stereo Mars near Opposition Copyrighted
- Dec 2 Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
- Dec 1 Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
November 2022 (30)
- Nov 30 The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty Copyrighted
- Nov 29 The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant Copyrighted
- Nov 28 Leonid Meteors Through Orion Copyrighted
- Nov 27 Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey Copyrighted
- Nov 26 Saturn at Night
- Nov 25 NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up
- Nov 24 Lynds Dark Nebula 1251 Copyrighted
- Nov 23 Earthset from Orion
- Nov 22 A Double Star Cluster in Perseus Copyrighted
- Nov 21 The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble
- Nov 20 Airglow Ripples over Tibet Copyrighted
- Nov 19 Artemis 1 Moonshot Copyrighted
- Nov 18 The Protostar within L1527
- Nov 17 Planet Earth from Orion
- Nov 16 In the Arms of NGC 1097 Copyrighted
- Nov 15 Wolf's Cave Nebula Copyrighted
- Nov 14 NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula Copyrighted
- Nov 13 Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
- Nov 12 Eclipse in the City Copyrighted
- Nov 11 Blood Moon, Ice Giant Copyrighted
- Nov 10 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Nov 9 The Asymmetric Nebula Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Star 18 Copyrighted
- Nov 8 Galaxies: Wild's Triplet from Hubble
- Nov 7 A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan Video Copyrighted
- Nov 6 Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield
- Nov 5 Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole Copyrighted
- Nov 4 InSight's Final Selfie
- Nov 3 M33: The Triangulum Galaxy Copyrighted
- Nov 2 A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun Video
- Nov 1 NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula
October 2022 (31)
- Oct 31 LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 30 Night on a Spooky Planet Copyrighted
- Oct 29 LDN 673: Dark Clouds in Aquila Copyrighted
- Oct 28 Seven Years of Halley Dust Copyrighted
- Oct 27 Sunset, Moonset, Taj Mahal Copyrighted
- Oct 26 Cocoon Nebula Wide Field Copyrighted
- Oct 25 Jupiter Rotates as Moons Orbit Video Copyrighted
- Oct 24 Clouds Around Galaxy Andromeda Copyrighted
- Oct 23 Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles Copyrighted
- Oct 22 NGC 1499: The California Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 21 Andromeda in Southern Skies Copyrighted
- Oct 20 Pillars of Creation
- Oct 19 A Galaxy Beyond Stars, Gas, Dust Copyrighted
- Oct 18 Milky Way Auroral Flower Copyrighted
- Oct 17 X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
- Oct 16 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
- Oct 15 GRB 221009A
- Oct 14 The Falcon and the Hunter's Moon Copyrighted
- Oct 13 Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb
- Oct 12 Ou4: The Giant Squid Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 11 Stars, Dust, Pillars, and Jets in the Pelican Nebula Copyrighted
- Oct 10 A Double Lunar Analemma over Turkey Copyrighted
- Oct 9 Auroras over Northern Canada Copyrighted
- Oct 8 Two Comets in Southern Skies Copyrighted
- Oct 7 In Ganymede's Shadow Copyrighted
- Oct 6 NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy Copyrighted
- Oct 5 Expanding Plume from DART's Impact Video
- Oct 4 Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars Copyrighted
- Oct 3 Jupiter's Europa from Spacecraft Juno
- Oct 2 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
- Oct 1 Lunation Matrix Copyrighted
September 2022 (30)
- Sep 30 Equinox Sunrise Around the World Copyrighted
- Sep 29 DART Asteroid Impact from Space
- Sep 28 A Furious Sky over Mount Shasta Copyrighted
- Sep 27 DART: Impact on Asteroid Dimorphos Video
- Sep 26 All the Water on Planet Earth
- Sep 25 The Fairy of Eagle Nebula
- Sep 24 September Sunrise Shadows Copyrighted
- Sep 23 Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
- Sep 22 NGC 7331 Close Up
- Sep 21 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
- Sep 20 Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars Copyrighted
- Sep 19 Star Trails and Lightning over the Pyrenees Copyrighted
- Sep 18 Analemma over the Callanish Stones Copyrighted
- Sep 17 Perseverance in Jezero Crater's Delta
- Sep 16 The Tarantula Zone Copyrighted
- Sep 15 Harvest Moon over Sicily Copyrighted
- Sep 14 Waves of the Great Lacerta Nebula Copyrighted
- Sep 13 A Long Snaking Filament on the Sun Copyrighted
- Sep 12 Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic Copyrighted
- Sep 11 Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins Video
- Sep 10 Galaxy by the Lake Copyrighted
- Sep 9 Interstellar Voyager
- Sep 8 North America and the Pelican Copyrighted
- Sep 7 Tarantula Stars R136 from Webb Copyrighted
- Sep 6 An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China Copyrighted
- Sep 5 Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
- Sep 4 Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast Copyrighted
- Sep 3 Sun and Moon and ISS Copyrighted
- Sep 2 M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy Copyrighted
- Sep 1 The Tulip and Cygnus X-1 Copyrighted
August 2022 (31)
- Aug 31 Siccar Point on Mars
- Aug 30 Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
- Aug 29 The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars Copyrighted
- Aug 28 Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter Video
- Aug 27 IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula Copyrighted
- Aug 26 Little Planet South Pole Copyrighted
- Aug 25 Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon Copyrighted
- Aug 24 The Cartwheel Galaxy from Webb
- Aug 23 Meteor & Milky Way over the Mediterranean Copyrighted
- Aug 22 Earth's Recent Climate Spiral Video
- Aug 21 The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula
- Aug 20 Stardust and Comet Tails Copyrighted
- Aug 19 Saturn: 1993 – 2022 Copyrighted
- Aug 18 Full Moon Perseids Copyrighted
- Aug 17 Stargate Milky Way Copyrighted
- Aug 16 A Meteor Wind over Tunisia Copyrighted
- Aug 15 The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation Copyrighted
- Aug 14 4000 Exoplanets Video
- Aug 13 Herschel Crater on Mimas
- Aug 12 Portrait of the Eagle Nebula Copyrighted
- Aug 11 Perseids and MAGIC Copyrighted
- Aug 10 Dust Clouds of the Pacman Nebula Copyrighted
- Aug 9 Leaving Earth Video
- Aug 8 The Lagoon Nebula without Stars Copyrighted
- Aug 7 Meteor before Galaxy Copyrighted
- Aug 6 Stereo Phobos
- Aug 5 A Beautiful Trifid Copyrighted
- Aug 4 M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Copyrighted
- Aug 3 Halo of the Cat's Eye Copyrighted
- Aug 2 A Moon Dressed Like Saturn Copyrighted
- Aug 1 Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula
July 2022 (31)
- Jul 31 Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble
- Jul 30 The Eagle Rises Copyrighted
- Jul 29 SOFIA's Southern Lights Copyrighted
- Jul 28 North Celestial Tree Copyrighted
- Jul 27 Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark Copyrighted
- Jul 26 Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea Video Copyrighted
- Jul 25 Find the New Moon Copyrighted
- Jul 24 Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
- Jul 23 Apollo 11 Landing Panorama
- Jul 22 Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View Copyrighted
- Jul 21 Messier 10 and Comet Copyrighted
- Jul 20 Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb
- Jul 19 Pleiades over Half Dome Copyrighted
- Jul 18 Stephan's Quintet from Webb, Hubble, and Subaru Copyrighted
- Jul 17 Europa and Jupiter from Voyager 1
- Jul 16 Tycho and Clavius at Dawn Copyrighted
- Jul 15 Lubovna Full Moon Copyrighted
- Jul 14 Webb's Southern Ring Nebula
- Jul 13 Webb's First Deep Field
- Jul 12 Noctilucent Clouds over Paris Copyrighted
- Jul 11 Andromeda over the Sahara Desert Copyrighted
- Jul 10 In the Center of the Cat's Eye Nebula Copyrighted
- Jul 9 Saturn and the ISS Copyrighted
- Jul 8 Roots on a Rotating Planet Copyrighted
- Jul 7 The NGC 6914 Complex Copyrighted
- Jul 6 Milky Way Motion in 3D from Gaia
- Jul 5 A Molten Galaxy Einstein Ring
- Jul 4 Strawberry Supermoon Over Devil's Saddle Copyrighted
- Jul 3 Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
- Jul 2 Solargraphic Analemmas Copyrighted
- Jul 1 The Solar System's Planet Trails Copyrighted
Advertisement
June 2022 (29)
- Jun 30 Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) Copyrighted
- Jun 29 Solar System Family Portrait Copyrighted
- Jun 28 Mercury from Passing BepiColombo
- Jun 27 The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains Copyrighted
- Jun 26 Light Echoes from V838 Mon
- Jun 25 Planets of the Solar System Copyrighted
- Jun 24 Filaprom on the Western Limb Copyrighted
- Jun 23 Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744 Copyrighted
- Jun 22 Supernova Remnant: The Veil Nebula Copyrighted
- Jun 21 Analemma over Taipei Copyrighted
- Jun 20 Rock Fingers on Mars
- Jun 18 The Gamma Cygni Nebula Copyrighted
- Jun 17 Good Morning Planets from Chile Copyrighted
- Jun 16 Strawberry Supermoon from China Copyrighted
- Jun 15 In the Heart of the Virgo Cluster Copyrighted
- Jun 14 Satellites Behind Pinnacles Copyrighted
- Jun 13 M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble Copyrighted
- Jun 12 Find the Man in the Moon Copyrighted
- Jun 11 The Road and the Milky Way Copyrighted
- Jun 10 Arp 286: Trio in Virgo Copyrighted
- Jun 9 Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus Copyrighted
- Jun 8 Ship Tracks over the Pacific Ocean
- Jun 7 NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara Copyrighted
- Jun 6 Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending
- Jun 5 Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
- Jun 4 Tau Herculids from Space Copyrighted
- Jun 3 A 10,000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge Copyrighted
- Jun 2 Lunar Occultation of Venus Copyrighted
- Jun 1 Tau Herculid Meteors over Kitt Peak Telescopes Copyrighted
May 2022 (31)
- May 31 Rocket Transits Rippling Sun Copyrighted
- May 30 Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse Copyrighted
- May 29 Simulation TNG50: A Galaxy Cluster Forms Video
- May 28 RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant Copyrighted
- May 27 Titan: Moon over Saturn
- May 26 NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge Copyrighted
- May 25 The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula Copyrighted
- May 24 A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon Copyrighted
- May 23 The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda Copyrighted
- May 22 A Large Tsunami Shock Wave on the Sun
- May 21 Planetary Nebula Abell 7 Copyrighted
- May 20 A View from Earth's Shadow Copyrighted
- May 19 A Digital Lunar Eclipse Copyrighted
- May 18 A Jewel on the Flower Moon Copyrighted
- May 17 NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide Copyrighted
- May 16 Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos Copyrighted
- May 15 Colors of the Moon Copyrighted
- May 14 Ice Halos by Moonlight Copyrighted
- May 13 The Milky Way's Black Hole
- May 12 Young Stars of NGC 346
- May 11 Gravity's Grin
- May 10 NGC 6334: The Cat's Paw Nebula Copyrighted
- May 9 A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun Video
- May 8 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings
- May 7 Firefall by Moonlight Copyrighted
- May 6 NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles Copyrighted
- May 5 NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble Copyrighted
- May 4 Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid Copyrighted
- May 3 Mercury's Sodium Tail Copyrighted
- May 2 Partial Solar Eclipse over Argentina Copyrighted
- May 1 First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole
April 2022 (30)
- Apr 30 M44: The Beehive Cluster Copyrighted
- Apr 29 Portrait of NGC 3628 Copyrighted
- Apr 28 Lyrid of the Lake Copyrighted
- Apr 27 Moon Shadow on Jupiter
- Apr 26 Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House Copyrighted
- Apr 25 The Great Nebula in Carina Copyrighted
- Apr 24 Split the Universe
- Apr 23 Messier 104 Copyrighted
- Apr 22 Planet Earth at Twilight
- Apr 21 Apollo 16 Moon Panorama
- Apr 20 Planet Line over New York Bridge Copyrighted
- Apr 19 Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula Copyrighted
- Apr 18 Stars and Planets over Portugal Copyrighted
- Apr 17 Shuttle Over Earth
- Apr 16 Orion Pines Copyrighted
- Apr 15 The Gator-Back Rocks of Mars
- Apr 14 Messier 96 Copyrighted
- Apr 13 Milky Way over Devils Tower Copyrighted
- Apr 12 N11: Star Clouds of the LMC
- Apr 11 A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun Copyrighted
- Apr 10 Shadows at the Moon's South Pole
- Apr 9 Mars-Saturn Conjunction Copyrighted
- Apr 8 Hale-Bopp: The Great Comet of 1997 Copyrighted
- Apr 7 Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud Copyrighted
- Apr 6 Earendel: A Star in the Early Universe
- Apr 5 Seven Sisters versus California Copyrighted
- Apr 4 A Vortex Aurora over Iceland Copyrighted
- Apr 3 CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
- Apr 2 Nova Scotia Northern Lights Copyrighted
- Apr 1 Leaning Tower, Active Sun Copyrighted
March 2022 (31)
- Mar 31 Exploring the Antennae Copyrighted
- Mar 30 Animation: Odd Radio Circles Video
- Mar 29 Venus and Mars: Passing in the Night Copyrighted
- Mar 28 Gems of a Maldivean Night Copyrighted
- Mar 27 Titan Seas Reflect Sunlight
- Mar 26 Pluto at Night
- Mar 25 The Medusa Nebula Copyrighted
- Mar 24 Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
- Mar 23 The Bubble Nebula from Hubble Copyrighted
- Mar 22 A Whale of an Aurora over Swedish Forest Copyrighted
- Mar 21 The Sky in 2021 Copyrighted
- Mar 20 A Picturesque Equinox Sunset Copyrighted
- Mar 19 2MASS J17554042+6551277
- Mar 18 A Filament in Monoceros Copyrighted
- Mar 17 Centaurus A Copyrighted
- Mar 16 The Observable Universe
- Mar 15 A Road to the Stars
- Mar 14 Star Formation in the Eagle Nebula Copyrighted
- Mar 13 Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way Copyrighted
- Mar 12 Point Reyes Milky Way Copyrighted
- Mar 11 When Rainbows Smile Copyrighted
- Mar 10 Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc Copyrighted
- Mar 9 A Flower-Shaped Rock on Mars
- Mar 8 Moon in Inverted Colors Copyrighted
- Mar 7 A Lion in Orion Copyrighted
- Mar 6 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
- Mar 5 Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov
- Mar 4 The Multiwavelength Crab
- Mar 3 Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Copyrighted
- Mar 2 Record Prominence Imaged by Solar Orbiter
- Mar 1 Dueling Bands in the Night Copyrighted
February 2022 (28)
- Feb 28 Direct Projection: The Moon in My Hands Copyrighted
- Feb 27 Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered
- Feb 26 Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945 Copyrighted
- Feb 25 Perseverance Sol 354
- Feb 24 Beautiful Albireo AB Copyrighted
- Feb 23 Orion over Green Bank Copyrighted
- Feb 22 Illustration: An Early Quasar
- Feb 21 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217
- Feb 20 Aurora Over White Dome Geyser Copyrighted
- Feb 19 Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273 Copyrighted
- Feb 18 Three Clusters in Puppis Copyrighted
- Feb 17 Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud Copyrighted
- Feb 16 Eiffel Tower Prominence on the Sun Video Copyrighted
- Feb 15 Terminator Moon Copyrighted
- Feb 14 In the Heart of the Heart Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 13 Earth at Night
- Feb 12 Aurora by Moonlight Copyrighted
- Feb 11 IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis Copyrighted
- Feb 10 T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula Copyrighted
- Feb 9 Eta Car: 3D Model of the Most Dangerous Star Known Video
- Feb 8 Aurora and Light Pillars over Norway Copyrighted
- Feb 7 NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy Copyrighted
- Feb 6 Blue Marble Earth
- Feb 5 Symbiotic R Aquarii
- Feb 4 Moons at Twilight Copyrighted
- Feb 3 Embraced by Sunlight Copyrighted
- Feb 2 The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
- Feb 1 Moon Phases 2022 Video
January 2022 (31)
- Jan 31 Carina Nebula North Copyrighted
- Jan 30 A Solar Prominence from SOHO
- Jan 29 The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies Copyrighted
- Jan 28 Western Moon, Eastern Sea Copyrighted
- Jan 27 South of Orion Copyrighted
- Jan 26 Stars, Dust, and Gas Near Antares Copyrighted
- Jan 25 Video: Comet Leonard over One Hour Video Copyrighted
- Jan 24 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula Copyrighted
- Jan 23 Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows
- Jan 22 The Full Moon and the Dancer Copyrighted
- Jan 21 Young Star Jet MHO 2147
- Jan 20 NGC 7822 in Cepheus Copyrighted
- Jan 19 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy Copyrighted
- Jan 18 From Orion to the Southern Cross Copyrighted
- Jan 17 Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas Copyrighted
- Jan 16 A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset Copyrighted
- Jan 15 Galileo's Europa
- Jan 14 NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy Copyrighted
- Jan 13 Supernova Remnant Simeis 147 Copyrighted
- Jan 12 Comet Leonard Closeup from Australia Copyrighted
- Jan 11 Orion's Belt Region in Gas and Dust Copyrighted
- Jan 10 Comet Leonard's Tail Wag Video
- Jan 9 Hubble's Jupiter and the Shrinking Great Red Spot
- Jan 8 Quadrantids of the North Copyrighted
- Jan 7 Ecstatic Solar Eclipse Copyrighted
- Jan 6 The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star Copyrighted
- Jan 5 A Year of Sunrises Copyrighted
- Jan 4 Moons Beyond Rings at Saturn
- Jan 3 Comet Leonard's Long Tail Copyrighted
- Jan 2 Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Winter Road Copyrighted
- Jan 1 The Full Moon of 2021 Copyrighted
Advertisement
Source
- Astronomy Picture of the Day — NASA Science, science.nasa.gov/apod/archive
The images and explanations belong to their creators. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.