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◦ The Celestial Archive

DECEMBER

2016

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in December 2016.

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31 APODs this month31 Decembers since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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Verona Rupes: Tallest Known Cliff in the Solar System

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Arp 240: A Bridge between Spiral Galaxies from Hubble

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W5: The Soul of Star Formation

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Milky Way over Shipwreck

Flaming Star Nebula
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Flaming Star Nebula

A Triple Star is Born
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A Triple Star is Born

Galaxies in Pegasus
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Galaxies in Pegasus

Orion and Official Star Names
04

Orion and Official Star Names

Lightning over Colorado
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Lightning over Colorado

Aurora over Jupiter's South Pole from Juno
06

Aurora over Jupiter's South Pole from Juno

NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
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NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole

Whirlpool with Comets
08

Whirlpool with Comets

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
09

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

The Lunar X
10

The Lunar X

The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi
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The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi

Over Saturn's Turbulent North Pole
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Over Saturn's Turbulent North Pole

Meteors over Four Girls Mountain
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Meteors over Four Girls Mountain

The Lagoon Nebula in High Definition
14

The Lagoon Nebula in High Definition

Seagull to Sirius
15

Seagull to Sirius

Meteors vs Supermoon
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Meteors vs Supermoon

Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3
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Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3

The Cartwheel Galaxy from Hubble
18

The Cartwheel Galaxy from Hubble

Supermoon over Spanish Castle
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Supermoon over Spanish Castle

Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
20

Sharpless 308: Star Bubble

Traces of the Sun
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Traces of the Sun

An Airplane Glory
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An Airplane Glory

Once Upon a Solstice Eve
23

Once Upon a Solstice Eve

Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
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Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree

The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
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The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland
26

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
27

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Curiosity Surveys Lower Mount Sharp on Mars
28

Curiosity Surveys Lower Mount Sharp on Mars

Shell Game in the LMC
29

Shell Game in the LMC

Lunar Farside
30

Lunar Farside

Infrared Trifid
31

Infrared Trifid

31 APODs this month31 Decembers since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years