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@apod May 23, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 May 23 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/Antennae_HubblePestana_4081.jpg Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Domingo Pestana Explanation: This galaxy is having a bad millen…

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@apod May 14, 2018, 6:07 PM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 May 14 - Saturn's Hyperion in Natural Color

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/HyperionTrue_CassiniUgarkovic_1800.jpg Image Credit & License: NASA/JPL/SSI; Composition: Gordan Ugarkovic Explanation: What lies at the bottom of Hyperion's…

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@apod May 9, 2018, 5:26 PM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 May 09 - The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/RedRectangle_HubbleSchmidt_1140.jpg Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt Explanation: How was the unusual Red Rectangle nebula…

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@apod May 3, 2018, 7:27 AM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 May 03 - Opposite the Setting Sun

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/jupiter-and-moon-rising-Spencer.jpg Image Credit & Copyright: Roy Spencer Explanation: On April 30, a Full Moon rose opposite the setting Sun. Its yellowish…

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@apod May 2, 2018, 10:31 AM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 May 02 - Moon Halo over Stone Circle

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/StoneHalo_Wallace_2048.jpg Image Credit & Copyright: Alyn Wallace Photography Explanation: Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? This fairly common sigh…

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@apod Apr 25, 2018, 6:06 PM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 April 25 - Hubble's Jupiter and the Shrinking Great Red Spot

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1804/JupiterOpal_HubbleMasztalerz_1880.jpg Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, OPAL Program, STScI; Processing: Karol Masztalerz Explanation: What will become of Jupiter…

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@apod Apr 13, 2018, 7:24 AM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 April 13 - Facing NGC 3344

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1804/NGC3344_hst2048.jpg Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Explanation: From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 3344 face-on. Nearly 40,000 light…

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@apod Apr 12, 2018, 5:58 AM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 April 12 - M22 and the Wanderers

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1804/mars_saturn_m22_2018_03_31dp.jpg Image Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach Explanation: Wandering through the constellation Sagittarius, bright planets Mars and…

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@apod Apr 5, 2018, 9:11 AM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 April 05 - NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1804/n289s.jpg Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, ChileScope Explanation: About 70 million light-years distant, gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 289 is larger than o…

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@apod Apr 4, 2018, 12:41 PM UTC

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2018 April 04 - Intrepid Crater on Mars from Opportunity

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1803/intrepid_opportunity_7010.jpg Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Cornell, Opportunity Rover Team, Explanation: The robotic rover Opportunity sometimes passes small craters…

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