Picture of the Day

1. Perseids over the Pyrenees

   Perseids over the Pyrenees

   
   

2. NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

   NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

   
   

3. Perseid by the Sea

   Just after moonrise on August 12 this grain of cosmic sand

   
   

4. Stars, Gas, and Dust Battle in the Carina Nebula

   Chaos reigns in the Carina Nebula where massive stars form and die.

   
   

5. Charon Flyover from New Horizons

   What if you could fly over Pluto's moon Charon -- what might you see?

   
   

6. Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona

   Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the

   
   

7. A Day in the Life of a Human Sundial

   Have you ever wanted to be a gnomon?