Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2025 March 21: The Leo Trio

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2025 March 22: SuperCam Target on Ma'az

(picture, plus audio)

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2025 March 23: Ancient Ogunquit Beach on Mars

Note: Click on the image for the uncompressed (horizontally) image. Click again to zoom and pan. There is also a link to an interactive video (click-and-drag pan, roller zoom) in the caption.

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2025 March 24: A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Uruguay

(time-lapse video)

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2025 March 25: A Blue Banded Blood Moon

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2025 March 26: Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula

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2025 March 27: Messier 81

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You should get a long service medal!

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You should get a long service medal!

Thanks, but it is my pleasure!

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2025 March 28: Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

Note: Click twice on the image to zoom and pan, if desired.

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2025 March 29: Stereo Helene

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2025 March 30: A Partial Solar Eclipse over Iceland

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2025 March 31 - Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun

(time-lapse video)

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2025 April 1: A Double Sunrise from a Partial Eclipse

(video)

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2025 April 2: Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

(mouse over)

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2025 April 3: The Da Vinci Glow

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2025 April 4: Hickson 44 in Leo

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2025 April 5: The Gargoyles' Eclipse

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2025 April 6 - Moonquakes Surprisingly Common

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2025 April 7 - NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy