APOD Photos

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This is neat

Explained @ APOD 2014 September 6 - Moonbow Beach24.jpg

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 September 9 - An Aurora Cupcake with a Milky Way Topping

 

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I have mixed feelings about whether I like this or not.

 

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As we see them so far away, I often wonder what they would look like to the naked eye. Explained @ APOD 2014 September 14 - M27 The Dumbbell Nebula

 

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Only 63 KM above this?

Explained @ APOD 2014 September 15 - 62 Kilometers above Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 September 16 - Milky Way above Atacama Salt Lagoon

 

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A really nice one today @ APOD 2014 September 17 - Aurora over Maine

 

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An awesome video of the little place we live on

Explained @ APOD 2014 September 22 - Earth at Equinox

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 September 23 - Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 September 24 - The Lagoon Nebula in Stars Dust and Gas

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 September 30 - A Full Circle Rainbow over Australia

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 October 1 - The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble

 

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Hmm. Wonder what caused that to form. A defense of some kind?

Explained @ APOD 2014 October 2 - The Bubble Nebula

 

[Mr. H.]

Hey do you have the APOD app for smartphones? It's a dandy.

 

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Hey do you have the APOD app for smartphones? It's a dandy.

Don't have a smartphone.

 

[Mr. H.]

Then this thread does a service for all those who don't.

Here's what the screen looks like. You can access the APOD "Gallery" and see thumb nails of the daily feeds then click to expand. The arrow in the lower right brings up the narrative for a particular image.

 

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As this was today's photo - truly weird - I won't bother to post it.

 

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Explained @ APOD 2014 October 4 - Mars Antares Moon and Saturn

 

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Today's is a video of a total lunar eclipse @ APOD 2014 October 5 - A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan

 

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I like it when these identify stellar bodies/formations

Explained @ APOD 2014 October 7 - From the Temple of the Sun to the Temple of the Moon