Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2020 June 16

APOD is 25 Years Old Today
Video Credits: Idea & Lead: Alex Dantart (observatorio.info), Coordinators: Josef Chlachula (astro.cz/apod) & Alice Allen (ASCL);
& APOD's Tireless Volunteer Army of Translators and Social Media Digerati; Music: unminus.com: They Say, Sad Circus, Naya, Please Wait, Good God

Explanation: Welcome to the quadranscentennial year of the Astronomy Picture of the Day. Perhaps a source of consistency for some, APOD is still here. To help celebrate APOD's Silver Anniversary, some of APOD's TVAoTaSMD have recorded a birthday greeting and thanks to APOD's readership in today's featured video. Many have also highlighted a few of their favorite APOD images. In collaboration with NASA through APOD, these and other volunteers help to inform the world, in most major world languages and over most major media platforms, of NASA and humanity's growing knowledge, active exploration, and inspiring visualizations of the amazing astronomical universe in which we live. APOD's founders (still alive!) would also like to offer a sincere thank you -- not only to our TVAoTaSMD -- but to APOD's readership for continued interest, support, and many gracious communications over the years.

Tomorrow's picture: galactic magnetism


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