Astronomy Photo of the Day - 2020

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These podcasts are my discussion of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. These are brief (3-5 minute) audio summaries of the picture posted on NASA’s Picture of the Day website: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod. I use these as the introduction to each of my introductory astronomy classes. Students will use…

Robert Wagner

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Latest episodes from Astronomy Photo of the Day - 2020

31 December - Trail of the Returner

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 3:20

30 December - Jupiter and Saturn Great Conjunction: The Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 3:22

29 December - Earth During a Total Solar Eclipse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 4:07

28 December - M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 3:41

27 December - Cosmic Latte: The Average Color of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 3:22

26 December - Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 3:31

25 December - Northern Winter Night

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 4:06

24 December - Portrait of NGC 1055

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 4:29

23 December - Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 4:34

22 December - Trifid Pillars and Jets

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 3:33

21 Decmeber - Solstice: Sunrises Around the Year

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 3:49

20 December - A Volcanic Great Conjunction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 3:31

19 December - Conjunction After Sunset

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 3:31

18 December - Diamond in the Sky

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 4:01

17 December - Gemini's Meteors

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 3:43

16 December - Sonified: The Matter of the Bullet Cluster

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 5:50

15 December - Great Conjunction: Saturn and Jupiter Converge

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 4:16

14 December - Capsule Returns from Asteroid Ryugu

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 4:21

13 December - Geminid Meteors over Xinglong Observatory

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 5:31

12 December - Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 3:32

11 December - Messier Craters in Stereo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 4:28

10 December - Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 4:58

09 December - Aricebo Telescope Collapse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 4:07

08 December - Great Conjunction over Sicilian Lighthouse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 3:54

07 December - Mammatus Clouds over Mount Rushmore

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 3:13

06 December - M 16: Pillars of Star Creation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 3:35

05 December - Mons Rumker in the Ocean of Storms

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 3:38

04 December - Curly Spiral Galaxy M63

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 3:42

03 December - The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 4:28

02 December - Eye of Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 3:26

01 December - NGC 346: Star Forming Cluster in the SMC

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 3:58

30 November - Cygnus Without Stars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 4:18

29 November - Verona Rupes: Tallest Known Cliff in the Solar System

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 3:51

28 November - NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 3:53

27 November - Chang'e 5 Mission Launch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 3:25

26 November - The Great Turkey Nebula

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 2:58

25 November - Andromeda over Patagonia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 3:32

24 November - The Helix Nebula from CFHT

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 3:23

23 November - A Jupiter Vista from Juno

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 3:54

22 November - Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 3:55

21 November - Mars and Meteor over Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 3:49

20 November - Global Map: Mars at Opposition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 3:29

19 November - Crew-1 Mission Launch Streak

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 3:17

18 November - A Double Star Cluster in Perseus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 3:31

17 November - A Glowing STEVE and the Milky Way

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 3:26

16 November - Light and Glory over Crete

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 3:57

15 November - Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 3:37

14 November - Venus, Mercury, and the Waning Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 3:40

13 November - The Tarantula Zone

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 3:45

12 November - Comet ATLAS and Orion's Belt

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 3:49

11 November - Colors of the Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 4:37

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