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◦ The Celestial Archive

AUGUST

1997

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in August 1997.

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31 APODs this month32 Augusts since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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A Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes

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Help Aldebaran Map the Moon

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Strange Rocks on Mars

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Eagle Castle

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Behind CL1358+62: A New Farthest Object

A Martian Sunset
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A Martian Sunset

The Cat's Eye Nebula
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The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cygnus Loop
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The Cygnus Loop

A Rusty Sunset on Mars
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A Rusty Sunset on Mars

M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy

Hale-Bopp from Indian Cove
06

Hale-Bopp from Indian Cove

Jupiter's Ring Halo
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Jupiter's Ring Halo

White Oval Clouds on Jupiter
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White Oval Clouds on Jupiter

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies
09

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

Nebulosity in Sagittarius
10

Nebulosity in Sagittarius

A Perseid Meteor
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A Perseid Meteor

Sher 25: A Pending Supernova?
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Sher 25: A Pending Supernova?

Resolving Mira
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Resolving Mira

Mars Rocks, Sojourner Rolls
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Mars Rocks, Sojourner Rolls

Impact On Europa
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Impact On Europa

Pictured: An Ancient Martian?
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Pictured: An Ancient Martian?

Astro 1 In Orbit
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Astro 1 In Orbit

Io: The Prometheus Plume
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Io: The Prometheus Plume

Super Typhoon Winnie
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Super Typhoon Winnie

Bright Meteor, Dark Sky
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Bright Meteor, Dark Sky

A Universe in a Box
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A Universe in a Box

IP Pegasi: Spiral Star
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IP Pegasi: Spiral Star

A Star Forming Region in the LMC
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A Star Forming Region in the LMC

The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus
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The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus

A Fisheye View of Comet Hale-Bopp
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A Fisheye View of Comet Hale-Bopp

Zodiacal Light
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Zodiacal Light

A Fleeting Eclipse
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A Fleeting Eclipse

Infrared Trifid
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Infrared Trifid

Cassini To Saturn
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Cassini To Saturn

The United States at Night
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The United States at Night

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

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Infrared Helix

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Dark Sky, Bright Sun

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A Partial Eclipse in Southern Skies

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Rivers in the Sun

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Apollo 17: Boulder on the Moon

06

Isaac Newton Explains the Solar System

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