Astronomy pictures of the day

[biggunsbob]

December 24th.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161224.html

Fox Fur , Unicorn , and Christmas Tree..

 

[biggunsbob]

December 25th
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161225.html

 

[biggunsbob]

December 26th

NGC 6357 Stellar wonderland.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161226.html

 

[biggunsbob]

December 27th.

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161227.html

 

[biggunsbob]

December 28th.

Curiosity surveys Lower Mount Sharp on Mars.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161228.html

 

[biggunsbob]

December 29th

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161229.html

Shell Game in the LMC.

 

[Gulo Blue]

December 28th.

Curiosity surveys Lower Mount Sharp on Mars.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161228.html

I can't get over how Earth-like Mars is. It doesn't seem as alien to me as I feel like it should.

 

[biggunsbob]

December 30th.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161230.html

Lunar Farside.

 

[biggunsbob]

I can't get over how Earth-like Mars is. It doesn't seem as alien to me as I feel like it should.

It looks like any old desert on earth. . I wonder how long before we have permanent settlements there?

 

[biggunsbob]

December 31st

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161231.html

Infrared Trifid.

 

[biggunsbob]

January 1st. 2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170101.html

The full Sky Aurora over Norway.

 

[biggunsbob]

January 2nd 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170102.html

Comet 45P Returns

 

[biggunsbob]

January 3rd 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170103.html

Pandora Close-up at Saturn

 

[biggunsbob]

January 4th 2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170104.html

Clouds of Andromeda.

 

[sggatecl]

I had this album bookmarked a long time ago, not sure if you (or I) have shared it here. Some of it is just art but a lot of is legit photography.

http://imgur.com/a/EooFW

 

[biggunsbob]

January 5th 2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170105.html

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273.

 

[biggunsbob]

I had this album bookmarked a long time ago, not sure if you (or I) have shared it here. Some of it is just art but a lot of is legit photography.

http://imgur.com/a/EooFW

Great stuff. Feel free to give great stuff like this it's own thread .. very cool.

 

[biggunsbob]

January 6th 2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170106.html

New York Harbor Moonset.

 

[biggunsbob]

January 7th ,2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170107.html

Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

 

[biggunsbob]

January 8th, 2017

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170108.html

IC 4406 A semmingly squre nebula.