NicerAPOD
◦ The Celestial Archive

DECEMBER

2018

Browse every NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published in December 2018.

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31 APODs this month31 Decembers since Jun 1995◦ Archive spans 31 years
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Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

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Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station

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InSight's First Image from Mars

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IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula

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Across Corona Australis

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A Cold River to Orion

Mount Everest Star Trails
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Mount Everest Star Trails

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula
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The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes
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Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes

Rocket Launch between Mountains
04

Rocket Launch between Mountains

Highlights of the North Winter Sky
05

Highlights of the North Winter Sky

Cetus Galaxies and Supernova
06

Cetus Galaxies and Supernova

December's Comet Wirtanen
07

December's Comet Wirtanen

Tiny Planet Timelapse
08

Tiny Planet Timelapse

Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
09

Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash

Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight
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Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight

Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
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Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail

M43: Orion Falls
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M43: Orion Falls

3D Bennu
13

3D Bennu

Swimming on Jupiter
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Swimming on Jupiter

Geminids and Friends
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Geminids and Friends

Comet Wirtanen Passes by the Earth
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Comet Wirtanen Passes by the Earth

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal
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Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal

A Rainbow Geminid Meteor
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A Rainbow Geminid Meteor

Red Nebula, Green Comet, Blue Stars
20

Red Nebula, Green Comet, Blue Stars

Extraordinary Solar Halos
21

Extraordinary Solar Halos

A Cold December Night
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A Cold December Night

Earthrise: A Video Reconstruction
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Earthrise: A Video Reconstruction

Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered
24

Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered

M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
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M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula
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NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

The Great Carina Nebula
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The Great Carina Nebula

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
28

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

New Horizons at Ultima Thule
29

New Horizons at Ultima Thule

The Galaxy Tree
30

The Galaxy Tree

The Witch Head Nebula
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The Witch Head Nebula

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The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

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The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE

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Ultima and Thule

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Ultima Thule Rotation Gif

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Yutu 2 on the Farside

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