ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY

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W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19714 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1803112 - Posted: 17 Jul 2016, 12:34:52 UTC South African super-telescope reveals distant galaxies and black holes A montage of the MeerKat radio telescopeâ€™s First Light image with four zoomed-in insets â€“ the two panels to the right show distant galaxies with massive black holes at their centres; at lower left is a galaxy approximately 200m light years away where hydrogen gas is being used up to form stars in large numbers. Photograph: MeerKat/SKA South Africa ID: 1803112 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1803662 - Posted: 20 Jul 2016, 12:21:42 UTC Sand dunes on Mars: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160720.html The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1803662 · Reply Quote

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19714 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1817460 - Posted: 16 Sep 2016, 2:11:12 UTC BBC - In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 Some stunning images, like this one called "Binary Haze" ID: 1817460 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1818301 - Posted: 19 Sep 2016, 21:53:55 UTC Last modified: 19 Sep 2016, 21:54:04 UTC I think this is a cool(well probably hot, actually) picture: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160919.html The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1818301 · Reply Quote

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34069 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1818420 - Posted: 20 Sep 2016, 10:13:27 UTC - in response to Message 1818301. I think this is a cool(well probably hot, actually) picture: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160919.html Nice! Music Pictures ID: 1818420 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1821972 - Posted: 5 Oct 2016, 14:30:17 UTC A butte on Mars The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1821972 · Reply Quote

JLDun Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 06 Posts: 574 Credit: 196,101 RAC: 0	Message 1828072 - Posted: 3 Nov 2016, 1:57:11 UTC "Pillars Of Destruction" ID: 1828072 · Reply Quote

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1838935 - Posted: 30 Dec 2016, 20:04:48 UTC - in response to Message 1828072. Hubble closes out 2016 with a glorious megamaser ID: 1838935 · Reply Quote

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1844847 - Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 0:49:34 UTC - in response to Message 1838935. In pictures: Incredible UFO cloud spotted in Sweden ID: 1844847 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 38191 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1844910 - Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 6:56:56 UTC - in response to Message 1844847. In pictures: Incredible UFO cloud spotted in Sweden Or Thor just used his hammer Lynn.:-D Cheers. ID: 1844910 · Reply Quote

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1844916 - Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 7:38:56 UTC - in response to Message 1844910. In pictures: Incredible UFO cloud spotted in Sweden Or Thor just used his hammer Lynn.:-D Cheers. @ Wiggo One more try. Incredible UFO cloud spotted in Sweden ID: 1844916 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 38191 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1844927 - Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 8:30:01 UTC I'm sorry Lynn, the pic worked fine the 1st time. Maybe I should keep those sort of jokes for Thorsdays only. :-( Cheers. ID: 1844927 · Reply Quote

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1845091 - Posted: 29 Jan 2017, 7:59:41 UTC - in response to Message 1844927. I'm sorry Lynn, the pic worked fine the 1st time. Maybe I should keep those sort of jokes for Thorsdays only. :-( Cheers. Wiggo, No need for sorry, or Thor. :) I did not see the picture, so just re-posted it. Browser problems. ID: 1845091 · Reply Quote

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34069 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1856549 - Posted: 19 Mar 2017, 10:53:03 UTC Beautiful colours on our 9th planet. I recently read an article about the 5 moons Pluto harbours. Hydra, Kerberos, Styx, Nix and Charon. Music Pictures ID: 1856549 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1878847 - Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 0:26:49 UTC Pretty interesting sun and moon video. The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1878847 · Reply Quote

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 1891083 - Posted: 21 Sep 2017, 2:43:54 UTC Hurricane Maria over Arecibo Story... ID: 1891083 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1931193 - Posted: 21 Apr 2018, 4:40:35 UTC TESS launch The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1931193 · Reply Quote

Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65	Message 1946978 - Posted: 30 Jul 2018, 13:22:09 UTC Most impressive. 2018 July 29 - Journey to the Center of the Galaxy The featured video is actually a digital zoom into the Milky Way's center which starts by utilizing visible light images from the Digitized Sky Survey. As the movie proceeds, the light shown shifts to dust-penetrating infrared and highlights gas clouds that were recently discovered in 2013 to be falling toward central black hole. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180729.html Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 ID: 1946978 · Reply Quote

Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65	Message 1956892 - Posted: 23 Sep 2018, 6:18:20 UTC They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu By Meghan Bartels, Space.com Senior Writer \| September 22, 2018 09:30am ET https://www.space.com/41912-japanese-hopping-rovers-land-on-asteroid.html The MINERVA-II1B rover captured this view of asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 21, 2018 shortly after separating from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft. The asteroid appears at lower right. Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 ID: 1956892 · Reply Quote

Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65	Message 1963890 - Posted: 8 Nov 2018, 9:37:02 UTC - in response to Message 1963598. The asteroid appears at lower right. Oh my goodness, I hadn't noticed that! Thanks for pointing it out :-) Oooo, I didn't spot that amusing tidbit in the original space.com article =:o While we hang to our 20th commemorative tees next year, I suggest we send a Captain Obvious tee-shirt to this deserving journalist. Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 ID: 1963890 · Reply Quote

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