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In the explanation it states "the large colorful region surrounding the star Rho Ophiuchus" but that is confusing me because according to the annotation that star has just a bit of blue around it which I would not describe as a "large colourful region". If it had not been mentio...

In the explanation it states "the large colorful region surrounding the star Rho Ophiuchus" but that is confusing me because according to the annotation that star has just a bit of blue around it which I would not describe as a "large colourful region". If it had not been mention...

PS. I am unable to open the image that I think should be brought up through the 'Featured here' link, though I do get some text. Could someone please let me know if the image that should be seen (and so its text) is the same, or not, as the APOD. Thanks. Well, the image is a TIFF, which isn't nativ...

In the information brought up through the 'could imply' link it states "Neutrinos, electrically neutral particles that sense only gravity and the weak nuclear force, interact so feebly with matter that 100 trillion zip unimpeded through your body every second". Wow :!: PS. I am unable to o...

Based on the position of Mars (and Saturn too), this picture was taken on the night of May 1, 2016 — indeed, it's early May as described. Looking at the larger version you get by clicking the picture on the main page, you can also see a small, slightly greenish patch in northern Ophiuchus represent...

I'm intrigued by the "© 2013 - 2019 Syneren Technologies Corporation" in information in the Syneren website that was brought up through the 'Syneren Technologies' link in the credit. Is there a limit to how far in the future a copyright can be claimed? If not then I wonder if someone will ...

geckzilla wrote:It's completely gone, David.

Thanks geckzilla . It's reassuring to find that it is not a problem with my internet connection.

I have been unable to open the 'above time-lapse sequence' link with 2 browsers that I have. I wonder if anyone else has that problem or is it just related to my internet connection?

Nice shot. Tafreshi must have a big lens and a high megapixel camera to keep the moon overexposure from making a big nasty blob. I would submit the moon actually is quite a blob in this picture. It's impossible to tell from the picture itself that it was a crescent, let alone which way the crescent...

It's a very colourful interpretation of the presence of the three elements. A comparison to the black & white version that is also in David Lindemann's section in Astrobin is interesting. I was amused by the title to the latter "193'000 stars and a 108 pannels mosaic for the Orion Challenge...

The "Murray Schukar" link in the credit is dead on the two browsers that I've just tried. I wonder if that is the case for others or is it just a problem with my internet connection? The error says "The requested URL /apod/mjk.3 [at] me [dot] com was not found on this server." f...

The "Murray Schukar" link in the credit is dead on the two browsers that I've just tried. I wonder if that is the case for others or is it just a problem with my internet connection?

Thank you Ann for your help which is appreciated .

It's a fascinating image :). It would have been better (well at least for me :wink: ) if Mars, Saturn and Antares had been labelled on the annotated version as I am unsure which is which. In the image description in Petr's website it states "with bright „red“ planet Mars and a bit fainter Satur...

In regard to the names of galaxies in the APOD an inverted colours annotated image among the images that were brought up through the "deep image also catches" link should help.

In the explanation it states "The Keyhole Nebula (NGC 3324)". However, in the information brought up through the Keyhole Nebula link in that it states "The Keyhole does not have its own NGC designation. It is often erroneously called NGC 3324, but that catalogue designation refers to ...

Thanks to Judy for the excellent annotation :). I had thought that would be Uranus :wink:. Well OK I did actually recognise Orion, which is not bad for me! I love to include even dim objects like Uranus or Ceres because they help to precisely date the capture. Hi Judy (geckzilla) :). Talking of the...

Thanks to Judy for the excellent annotation . I had thought that would be Uranus . Well OK I did actually recognise Orion, which is not bad for me!

The explanation states of the image "It was taken during this week's total solar eclipse". However, according to the Exif data that I was able to obtain, the APOD image create date was "June 10, 2015 12:55:55AM (timezone not specified)". That date is repeated elsewhere in the Exi...

I was unable to run the application that was brought up through the "clouds" link in the "Iridescent clouds are composed of" in 2 browsers that I tried, as I got a message stating it was an untrusted application that was blocked by Java Security. I wonder if that is just a proble...

I found it odd that on clicking the APOD image (to get a larger version) the image brought up is switched over horizontally! :? I'm wondering if there is anything known about the jet-like feature that goes out about to the top left corner in the APOD image (about to the top right corner in the clic...

I found it odd that on clicking the APOD image (to get a larger version) the image brought up is switched over horizontally! :? I'm wondering if there is anything known about the jet-like feature that goes out about to the top left corner in the APOD image (about to the top right corner in the click...

The following is a link to an interesting related and partly annotated video that I found through O Chul Kwon's gallery in The World At Night:- http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos.asp?ID=3004828&Sort=Photographer The video is very jerky on my slow broadband but should hopefully be better on f...

Thanks geckzilla and Chris .

It does seem clear that the February 8 2016 discovery date is correct and that the 2016-01-21 stated in part of the BOSS website is an error.

I'm confused as to the date when the supernova was discovered as according to information in the BOSS website it was discovered on 2016-01-21, which is not early February stated in the explanation and also not on February 8 2016 stated through a link. This is the link to the BOSS website that gives ...