Saw this, had to share it. The way that tail billows out of the nucleus like some sort of celestial contrail is truly breathtaking.
Apparently this comet will be visible with the naked eye during the upcoming solar eclipse!
Amazing shot of a comet
Tag: Astronomy Picture of the Day
One of the coolest pictures I’ve seen on APOD in a long time
Believe it or not, none of those light arcs are fake. If you were standing there next to the photographer, you would have seen them all.
Good Morning Planets
I’ve been following Astronomy Picture of the Day longer than any other blog—since 2006, in fact. Usually, the pictures are okay but not all that memorable. This one, however, is amazing. Planets one through six of our solar system, all captured in one amazing shot. Very well done.
By the way, if you’re looking for something astronomy related that will blow your mind:
Perfect Spiral
Saw this on Astronomy Picture of the Day a while ago, thought it was pretty awesome. Enjoy!
Dragon Aurora
This is now the background image for my phone:
I’ve been following Astronomy Picture of the Day since 2006, which makes it one of the blogs I’ve followed the longest. It’s also one of the first blogs on the internet. Most days, the picture is somewhere between good to okay, but this one was truly exceptional. Excellent work, Jingyi Zhang and Wang Zheng.
You can find it here.