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◦ The Celestial Archive

AUGUST

1996

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in August 1996.

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31 APODs this month32 Augusts since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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Huck Finn's New Sky View

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A Dust Jet From Hale-Bopp

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Tonight: A Blue Moon

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A Violet Moon

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies
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The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

Galileo, Cassini, and the Great Red Spot
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Galileo, Cassini, and the Great Red Spot

Jupiter's Colorful Clouds
03

Jupiter's Colorful Clouds

NGC 3393: A Super Spiral?
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NGC 3393: A Super Spiral?

Erupting Volcanoes on Io
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Erupting Volcanoes on Io

Europa: Oceans of Life?
06

Europa: Oceans of Life?

Early Microscopic Life on Mars?
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Early Microscopic Life on Mars?

Pictured: An Ancient Martian?
08

Pictured: An Ancient Martian?

The Perseid Meteor Shower
09

The Perseid Meteor Shower

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66
10

Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66

The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus
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The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus

Leo Triplet Spiral Galaxy M65
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Leo Triplet Spiral Galaxy M65

Europa's Surface
13

Europa's Surface

Galileo Explores Europa
14

Galileo Explores Europa

Galileo Views Io Eruption
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Galileo Views Io Eruption

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery in M33
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NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery in M33

A Meteorite From Mars
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A Meteorite From Mars

A Milestone Quasar
18

A Milestone Quasar

Welcome to Planet Earth
19

Welcome to Planet Earth

A Close-Up of the Lagoon Nebula
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A Close-Up of the Lagoon Nebula

A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass
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A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass

Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?
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Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?

NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster
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NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster

Why is QSO 1229+204 so Bright?
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Why is QSO 1229+204 so Bright?

Luna 9: First Soft Lander
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Luna 9: First Soft Lander

A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble
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A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble

Galileo Zooms in on Jupiter's Red Spot
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Galileo Zooms in on Jupiter's Red Spot

NGC 5882: A Small Planetary Nebula
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NGC 5882: A Small Planetary Nebula

M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula
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M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula

Galileo Demonstrates the Telescope
30

Galileo Demonstrates the Telescope

Kepler Discovers How Planets Move
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Kepler Discovers How Planets Move

31 APODs this month32 Augusts since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years