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IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Abdullah Alharbi

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A colorful star field surrounds a big blue reflection nebula. The nebula is elongated across the wide frame and said to resemble the head of folklore-based witch.

APOD: 2023 October 4 – IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

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IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231004.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 October 4 – IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

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MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231003.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 October 3 – MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

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MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Harshwardhan Pathak

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A vertical planetary nebula is shown in orange around the outside but with a blue glow in the center. The outside is shaped like a tilted hourglass, while the inside appears similar to an eye.

APOD: 2023 October 3 – MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

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Sprite Lightning in High Definition apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231002.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 October 2 – Sprite Lightning in High Definition

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Sprite Lightning in High Definition

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Escurat

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A normal starry sky is punctuated by by several very unusually shaped red objects, known as sprites. These sprites are shown in very high details including several very well defined .

APOD: 2023 October 2 – Sprite Lightning in High Definition

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A Desert Eclipse apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231001.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 October 1 – A Desert Eclipse

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A Desert Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Daviron

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An empty desert is shown with rolling tan sand dunes and a tan glow to the air above. A lone tree grows in the image center. High above, the Sun glows - but the center of the Sun is blackened out by an unusual disk.

APOD: 2023 October 1 – A Desert Eclipse

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A Harvest Moon over Tuscany

Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Tartarini

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APOD: 2023 September 30 - A Harvest Moon over Tuscany

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A Harvest Moon over Tuscany apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230930.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 30 - A Harvest Moon over Tuscany

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Back from Bennu

Image Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

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APOD: 2023 September 29 - Back from Bennu

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APOD: 2023 September 29 - Back from Bennu

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The Deep Lagoon

Image Credit & Copyright: Josep Drudis, Christian Sasse

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APOD: 2023 September 28 - The Deep Lagoon

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STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road

Image Credit & Copyright: Theresa Clarke

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A rural road is pictured running to the horizon with rural grassy fields on both sides. Rising from the lower left is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Rising from the horizon -- just at the visible end of the road, is a thin twisting band of light twisting green and red bands -- a STEVE. The STEVE crosses in front of the Milky Way band making a big .

APOD: 2023 September 27 – STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road

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The Deep Lagoon apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230928.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 28 - The Deep Lagoon

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IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Antoine & Dalia Grelin

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A starfield surrounds a large nebula that is mostly brown and blue and has an appearance reminiscent of the head of a horse. This nebula is not the more famous .

APOD: 2023 September 26 – IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

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STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230927.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 27 – STEVE and Milky Way Cross over Rural Road

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Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti

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A starfield with two bright stars at the top of the frame and two galaxies at the bottom. The upper galaxy is a spiral galaxy and has an appearance reminiscent of a hummingbird. The lower galaxy is a featureless elliptical galaxy.

APOD: 2023 September 25 – Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy

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Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230925.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 25 – Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy

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A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

Video Credit: Colin Legg & Geoff Sims; Music: Peter Nanasi

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A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

Photography & Editing: Colin LeggPhotography: Geoff SimsMusic: Peter NanasiDetails: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200615.html
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Afternoon Analemma apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230923.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 23 - Afternoon Analemma

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Afternoon Analemma

Image Credit & Copyright: Ian Griffin (Otago Museum)

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APOD: 2023 September 23 - Afternoon Analemma

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Cosmos in Reflection apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230922.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 22 - Cosmos in Reflection

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Cosmos in Reflection

Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)

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APOD: 2023 September 22 - Cosmos in Reflection

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Tagging Bennu

Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx, University of Arizona, NASA, Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio

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APOD: 2023 September 21 - Tagging Bennu

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Methane Discovered on Distant Exoplanet

Illustration Credit: Ahmad Jabakenji (ASU Lebanon, North Star Space Art); Data: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST

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An artist's illustration pictures a cloudy red planet orbiting a distant red star. Near the exoplanet is a moon.

APOD: 2023 September 20 – Methane Discovered on Distant Exoplanet

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HH 211: Jets from a Forming Star apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230919.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 19 – HH 211: Jets from a Forming Star

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HH 211: Jets from a Forming Star

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Webb; Processing: Tom Ray (DIAS Dublin)

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Two jets are seen in red and blue moving out from a central object shroueded by a diffuse dark brown. The rest of the frame is dark but with an few bright stars.

APOD: 2023 September 19 – HH 211: Jets from a Forming Star

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The Red Sprite and the Tree apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230918.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 18 – The Red Sprite and the Tree

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How amusing that the link for "common plant" (to "explain" what a tree is) leads to the poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer poetryfoundation.org/poetrymag…

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Trees by Joyce Kilmer | Poetry Magazine

I think that I shall never see
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The Red Sprite and the Tree

Credit & Copyright: Maxime Villaeys

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A lone tree is seen on the right of a dark grassy field. Above and on the right, a bright red filamentary glow is seen in the sky. The filaments of this glow may seem similar to the branches of the tree.

APOD: 2023 September 18 – The Red Sprite and the Tree

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Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230917.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 17 – Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

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Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian (Eyes at Night)

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A dark circle is seen in the image center. On both the left and right of the circle are a series of bright half-rings. Some parts of these bright half rings are dark, and the dark areas look similar to mountains.

APOD: 2023 September 17 – Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

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Fireball over Iceland apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230916.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 16 - Fireball over Iceland

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Fireball over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: Jennifer Franklin

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APOD: 2023 September 16 - Fireball over Iceland

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Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230915.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 15 - Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

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Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

Image Credit & Copyright: Luis Miguel Meade Rodríguez

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APOD: 2023 September 15 - Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

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NGC 7331 and Beyond apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230914.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 14 - NGC 7331 and Beyond

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NGC 7331 and Beyond

Image Credit & Copyright: Ian Gorenstein

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APOD: 2023 September 14 - NGC 7331 and Beyond

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NGC 4632: Galaxy with a Hidden Polar Ring apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230913.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 September 13 – NGC 4632: Galaxy with a Hidden Polar Ring

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