NicerAPOD
◦ The Celestial Archive

SEPTEMBER

2012

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in September 2012.

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30 APODs this month32 Septembers since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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The Cat's Eye Nebula

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Curiosity on Mars: Mt. Sharp in View

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Colorful Clouds Near Rho Ophiuchi

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A Dark Earth with a Red Sprite

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Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama

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Halo of the Cat's Eye

On a Blue Moon
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On a Blue Moon

RBSP Night Launch
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RBSP Night Launch

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster
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M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth
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Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth

Airglow Over Germany
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Airglow Over Germany

Airglow over Italy
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Airglow over Italy

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
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IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Cosmic Rays at Voyager 1
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Cosmic Rays at Voyager 1

Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
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Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula

Curiosity on the Move
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Curiosity on the Move

Milky Way Over the Bungle Bungles
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Milky Way Over the Bungle Bungles

M7: Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
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M7: Open Star Cluster in Scorpius

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
13

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647
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Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647

Ring Nebula Drawn
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Ring Nebula Drawn

Saturn: Bright Tethys and Ancient Rings
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Saturn: Bright Tethys and Ancient Rings

A Solar Filament Erupts
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A Solar Filament Erupts

Orbiting Astronaut Self-Portrait
18

Orbiting Astronaut Self-Portrait

Leaving Vesta
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Leaving Vesta

Sunrise Analemma (with a little extra)
20

Sunrise Analemma (with a little extra)

September's Aurora
21

September's Aurora

Austrian Analemma
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Austrian Analemma

Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice
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Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice

NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
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NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula

Unusual Spheres on Mars
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Unusual Spheres on Mars

A Space Shuttle Over Los Angeles
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A Space Shuttle Over Los Angeles

Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis
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Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis

Stars in a Dusty Sky
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Stars in a Dusty Sky

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
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NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745
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A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745

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Introducing Comet ISON

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An Ancient Stream Bank on Mars

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Goat Aurora Over Greenland

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NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

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Aurora and Fireball Over Norway

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At the Heart of Orion

30 APODs this month32 Septembers since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years