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AUGUST

2008

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in August 2008.

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31 APODs this month32 Augusts since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula

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SDSSJ1430: A Galaxy Einstein Ring

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The Milky Way Over Ontario

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The International Space Station Transits the Sun

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Galaxies on a String

Moon Games
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Moon Games

Eclipse Shirt
02

Eclipse Shirt

Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box
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Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box

X-Rays from the Cat's Eye Nebula
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X-Rays from the Cat's Eye Nebula

A Total Solar Eclipse Over China
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A Total Solar Eclipse Over China

NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
06

NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster

At the Sun's Edge
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At the Sun's Edge

The Crown of the Sun
08

The Crown of the Sun

Aurora Persei
09

Aurora Persei

The Eagle Rises
10

The Eagle Rises

Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1
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Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1

A Mars Panorama from the Phoenix Lander
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A Mars Panorama from the Phoenix Lander

NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula
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NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

Perseid Trail
14

Perseid Trail

Facing NGC 6946
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Facing NGC 6946

Perseid over Vancouver
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Perseid over Vancouver

Io's Surface: Under Construction
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Io's Surface: Under Construction

Baily's Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality
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Baily's Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

Earth's Shadow
20

Earth's Shadow

August Moons
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August Moons

Active Galaxy NGC 1275
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Active Galaxy NGC 1275

The Matter of the Bullet Cluster
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The Matter of the Bullet Cluster

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232
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Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula
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NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula

47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars
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47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars

IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
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IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

Fermi's First Light
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Fermi's First Light

Generations of Stars in W5
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Generations of Stars in W5

The View from Everest
30

The View from Everest

Eclipse over the Great Wall
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Eclipse over the Great Wall

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CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

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NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

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31 Million Miles from Planet Earth

04

Spokes in the Helix Nebula

05

Milky Way Road Trip

06

A Flock of Stars

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