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Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD)
APOD: 2026 September 12 Á Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun
12.09.2026
Bright sunlight glints as long dark shadows mark this image of the surface of the Moon. It was taken on July 20, 1969, by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the lunar surface. Pictured is the mission's lunar module, the Eagle, and spacesuited lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin.
APOD: 2026 September 11 Á M83: The Southern Pinwheel
11.09.2026
Beautiful and bright spiral galaxy M83 lies some twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this galaxy its popular name, the Southern Pinwheel.
LDN 1295: The Giraffe Nebula
10.09.2026
What does this image look like to you? Many see a giraffe facing right, with neck stretched high and long legs mid-stride (but some may see a squirrel instead). The featured image shows LDN 1295, also called the Giraffe Nebula, in the constellation of the mythical queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia).
APOD: 2026 September 8 Á Hubble: Decagon Around Saturns South Pole
8.09.2026
Why are SaturnÁs poles geometric? SaturnÁs North Pole has been known to be surrounded by a hexagonal (6 sides) cloud since discovery in 1987 in data taken by NASAÁs Voyager spacecrafts, which quickly flew past the ringed world in the early 1980s.
APOD: 2026 September 7 Á The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
7.09.2026
The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The deep featured picture from Utah, USA incorporates 25 hours of exposure and brings out great details of this filamentary dust.
APOD: 2026 September 6 Á Pluto in Enhanced Color
6.09.2026
Pluto is more colorful than we can see. Color data and high-resolution images of our Solar System's most famous dwarf planet, taken by the robotic New Horizons spacecraft during its flyby in 2015 July, have been digitally combined to give an enhanced-color view of this ancient world sporting an unexpectedly young surface.
APOD: 2026 September 5 Á Chasing the Moon s Shadow
5.09.2026
Chasing the shadow of a New Moon, NASAÁs WB-57F high altitude research aircraft took to the skies off the coast of Iceland on August 12 to observe a total solar eclipse. At 50,000 feet the aircraft was piloted along the precisely determined path of totality to maximize its time in the MoonÁs shadow.
APOD: 2026 September 4 Á Na Uhane Mahoe Huki Pu i ke Ola
4.09.2026
Nä éUhane Mähoe Huki På i ke Ola, is the Hawaiian name given to this image of a pair of spiral galaxies locked in a mutual gravitational embrace. Some 200 million light-years distant toward...
The Eclipse and the Stork
3.09.2026
How do animals react to a total solar eclipse? The featured image shows a stork roosting on her nest in Poland at a partial phase of the recent total solar eclipse.
APOD: 2026 September 2 Á Solar Eclipses and Culture
2.09.2026
Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The SunÁs behavior has been predictable your whole life. One day, you witness the sky transform as it does in todayÁs spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse. The Sun disappears, leaving behind a bright, empty ring.
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