The exhibit was jointly developed by the Smithsonian, the U.S. Geological. Astronomy Picture of the Day . Credit: VIMS Team, U. Arizona, ESA , NASA. <<13 October 2005. The properties of the shock, including the change in temperature and density in the gas, are consistent with classical physics. Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar . N00067472.jpg was taken on Oct. 10, 2006 and received on Earth Oct. 10, 2006. Like a cosmic dynamo , this collapsed remnant of the stellar core powers the Crab's emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. First Quarter phase Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Explanation: Known for its bright ring system and many moons, gas giant Saturn looks strange and unfamiliar in this false-color view from the Cassini spacecraft. Explanation: This crowded star field towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy turns out to be a great place to search for planets beyond our solar system. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. The more famous nebula is M78, near the image center, cataloged over 200 years ago. One of the most exotic objects known to modern astronomers, the Crab Pulsar , a neutron star spinning 30 times a second, is the bright spot near picture center. False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. <<10 October 2005. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn recently drifted in giant planet's shadow for about 12 hours and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun. Southern ozone map for 11 October 2006. Artist concept of NASA's Dawn spacecraft. <<10 October 2005. Volume 8 Issue 10. Using the apparent brightness of the cluster stars he estimated the distance to be 20 to 30 thousand light-years, making Tombaugh 4 over 10 light-years in diameter. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. Saturn's Infrared Glow. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Ozone Maps Meteorology Ozone Facts Multimedia Education. 2006 October 13 The Hubble SWEEPS Field Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Sahu and the SWEEPS Science Team. Satellite instruments monitor the ozone layer, and we use their data to create the images that depict the amount of ozone. Explanation: Our Earth endures bursts of particles from the Sun. First Quarter is the lunar phase on 30 October 2006, Monday.Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 57% and growing larger. 10 October 2006. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn recently drifted in giant planet's shadow for about 12 hours and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun. Saturn's Infrared Glow. Cassini saw a view unlike any other. Although the individual components of the spacecraft have already been tested, the point of the testing . 2006 October 16. The Dawn spacecraft is in space! Last Month: October 2006: Next Month: Sun: Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat Last Month | Calendar | Next Month > Index | Search | Send Mail to APOD | Today's . False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. Classified as an irregular galaxy, in . <09 October 2006. Northern Hemisphere. In the Shadow of Saturn. Click on a picture and discover the cosmos! But while the LMC is about 180,000 light-years away and is a well known satellite of our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 55 is more like 6 million light-years distant and is a member of the Sculptor Galaxy Group . November 3, 2006. False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. Discover the cosmos! Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. The more famous nebula is M78, near the image center, cataloged over 200 years ago. Explanation: In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. October 2006 (All images) 25 October 2006>. Explanation: A spectacular bridge of stars and gas stretches for nearly 250,000 light-years and joins this famous peculiar pair of galaxies cataloged as Arp 295. October Climatology (All images) October Climatology (All images) Immediately to its left are a cluster of of prominent bluish reflection nebulae sometimes called the Running Man. October 2006 (All images) 11 October 2006>. The Dawn spacecraft is in space! Explanation: In the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. Landsat at the Smithsonian. Credit: VIMS Team, U. Arizona, ESA , NASA. In This Issue . This shock was produced by a powerful outburst from the black hole about 20 million years ago. View all of the Antarctic Hemisphere daily maps of total ozone for October 2006. Spanning about 12 light-years, the Crab Nebula is 6,500 . 2006 October 12. Oct, 2006 The Earth Observer: Sep - Oct, 2006 Volume 18, Issue 5. 2006 October 12. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Sep_Oct06.pdf. NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. In fact, in this Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer ( VIMS ) mosaic the famous rings are . Nasa regularly post spectacular images from space Credit: Chandra Observatory/NASA What is Nasa's picture of the day? 13 October 2006. N00067365.jpg was taken on 2006-10-06 15:17 (PDT) and received on Earth 2006-10-07 10:18 (PDT). <23 October 2006. <12 October 2006. Well, not quite, but it is getting a taste of the space environment, courtesy of the team preparing it for its mission. Although the individual components of the spacecraft have already been tested, the point of the testing . <09 October 2006. Spanning about 12 light-years, the Crab Nebula is 6,500 . 10 October 2007>>. NASA Ozone Watch: Antarctic ozone maps for 2006-10. The initiative has been running since 1995 with all the images stored in the APOD Archive. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. Tomorrow's picture: star eggs Well, not quite, but it is getting a taste of the space environment, courtesy of the team preparing it for its mission. Credit: EIT , The SOHO Consortium , ESA , NASA. Astronomy Picture of the Day . Developed through a. This image has not been validated or calibrated. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. Pictured above are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded stars. Explanation: In the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. In fact, in this Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer ( VIMS ) mosaic the famous rings are . 19 October 2006 False-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 189,368 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CB3 filters. In the Shadow of Saturn. 2016 October 10: The Winds of Earth 2016 October 09: Hurricane Ivan from the Space Station 2016 October 08: Moon, Mercury, and Twilight Radio 2016 October 07: The Hydrogen Clouds of M33 2016 October 06: Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars 2016 October 05: A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars 2016 October 04: Nest of the Eagle Nebula . 24 October 2006. One of the most exotic objects known to modern astronomers, the Crab Pulsar , a neutron star spinning 30 times a second, is the bright spot near picture center. Explanation: Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System June 16, 2006. Explanation: Known for its bright ring system and many moons, gas giant Saturn looks strange and unfamiliar in this false-color view from the Cassini spacecraft. For more information on raw images check out . Artist concept of NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The chain, pictured above, is highlighted on the lower right with two large but featureless lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86, and connects through several large spiral to the upper left, including M88. You will be directed to the NASA Visible Earth webpage when you select Images by Mission below, or click on the images at right that are randomly generated to represent four out of all possible topics. + Read More. Credit: CICLOPS , JPL, ESA , NASA. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, subscribe to blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts, watch NASA TV live, or simply read about our mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has released the Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) software and algorithm description documentation to the public. & Jerry Bonnell NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. The Sun Puffs. October 2006. Cassini saw a view unlike any other. Pictured above are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded stars. Like a cosmic dynamo , this collapsed remnant of the stellar core powers the Crab's emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. Glenn is leading several major activities in support of the Ares I crew launch vehicle -- the rocket that will carry a new generation of space explorers into orbit. October 2006. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Using the apparent brightness of the cluster stars he estimated the distance to be 20 to 30 thousand light-years, making Tombaugh 4 over 10 light-years in diameter. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a website provided by Nasa and Michigan Technological University.. <<24 October 2005. NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Explanation: In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Explanation: Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. The magnificent emission region, the Orion Nebula (aka M42), lies at the upper right of the picture. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. A service of: ASD at NASA/ GSFC . National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA Official: NASA Office of Communications 2006 October 29. <12 October 2006. On 1997 April 7, at 10 am (EDT), ground monitors of the SOHO spacecraft, which continually monitors the Sun, noticed a weak spot in the solar corona was buckling again, this time letting loose a large . 24 October 2007>>. NASA Releases ALIAS Software and Algorithm Description Documentation. Specific rights apply. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2007.