Thursday, June 30, 2005

Crabby

I still don't see the shape - the Crab Nebula, from Spitzer

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Rorschach

What does the dark blot look like to you? - possible lake on Titan, from Cassini

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Eye of Sauron

Greg thinks this image looks like the Eye of Sauron - dusty ring (and spiky image artifacts) around Fomalhaut, from Hubble


Monday, June 27, 2005

Early Fireworks

Exhibiting a jet, one week before Deep Impact is scheduled to smach into the comet - Comet Tempel 1, from Hubble

Sunday, June 26, 2005

Alignment

Sometimes, everything just lines up - Saturn, Dione, Epimetheus, from Cassini




Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Heat

It's hot here, too - Mercury, from Mariner

Monday, May 23, 2005

X-ray Moon

Fluorescence due to sunlight- the Moon, from Chandra

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Ruler

Seen in more detail than ever before, from a spacecraft that was just passing by - Jupiter, from Cassini

Saturday, May 21, 2005

Rafts

Varied terrain due to liquid water underneath? - ice rafts on Europa, from Galileo

Friday, May 20, 2005

Twilight

Sunset on Mars - Gusev crater vista, from Spirit

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Binary

For all of us who have dreamed under double suns - Albireo, from Pomona College astronomy students

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Making Waves

Ripples caused by gravity - a new moon in Saturn's rings, from Cassini

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Back On Duty

After work made me feel like I was spiraling - a new view of the Sombrero galaxy, from Spitzer

Saturday, April 16, 2005

Vortex

Illuminated peaks and swirls - the inner region of the Trifid nebula, from Hubble

Friday, April 15, 2005

Parallelogram

Some prefer to munch on geometric objects - Centaurus A, from Spitzer

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Endeavour

Shuttle, satellites, and us - the view from STS113

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Saturnshine

Dimly lit by its parent planet - Saturn's moon Dione, from Cassini

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

The Eye!!!

I find this image very disturbing - Saturn's moon Tethys, from Cassini

Monday, April 11, 2005

Vikings

Toiling away - Viking crater on Mars, from Opportunity

Sunday, April 10, 2005

Hazy days

Changes visible in the haze - Titan, from Cassini