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National Geographic Photo of the Day: June 13th of 2016

June 13, 2016

Crackling Cold

Photograph by Anton Petrus, National Geographic Your Shot

The icy surface of Russia’s Lake Baikal cracks around the rocky outcropping of Elenka Island. Photographer Anton Petrus braved winter temperatures to capture this sunset image.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: June 13th of 2016

Unexplained Dimmings in KIC 8462852
Illustration Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech
Explanation: Why does star KIC 8462852 keep wavering? Nobody knows. A star somewhat similar to our Sun, KIC 8462852 was one of many distant stars being monitored by NASA's robotic Kepler satellite to see if it had planets. Citizen scientists voluntarily co-inspecting the data along with computers found this unusual case where a star's brightness dropped at unexpected times by as much as 20 percent for as long as months -- but then recovered. Common reasons for dimming -- such as eclipses by orbiting planets or stellar companions -- don't match the non-repetitive nature of the dimmings. A currently debated theory is dimming by a cloud of comets or the remnants of a shattered planet, but these would not explain data indicating that the star itself has become slightly dimmer over the past 125 years. Nevertheless, featured here is an artist's illustration of a planet breaking up, drawn to depict NGC 2547-ID8, a different system that shows infrared evidence of such a collision. Recent observations of KIC 8462852 did not detect the infrared glow of a closely orbiting dust disk, but gave a hint that the system might have such a disk farther out. Future observations are encouraged and creative origin speculations are sure to continue.

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National Geographic Photo of the Day: January 31st of 2016

January 31, 2016

In the Frosty Air

Photograph by Gvido Satori, National Geographic Your Shot

The moonlight makes an enchanting backdrop for plants coated in frost. Gvido Satori made this photo while walking “an ordinary country road” one night in Latvia. “I like to take the Nikon D810 [and] a small LED flashlight and go on a small adventure,” he writes. “In the night, everything is different.”

Astronomy Picture of the Day: January 31st of 2016

MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Peter Tuthill (Sydney U.)& James Lloyd (Cornell) Explanation: What could cause a nebula to appear square? No one is quite sure. The hot star system known as MWC 922, however, appears to be embedded in a nebula with just such a shape. The featured image combines infrared exposures from the Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar in California, and the Keck-2 Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. A leading progenitor hypothesis for the square nebula is that the central star or stars somehow expelled cones of gas during a late developmental stage. For MWC 922, these cones happen to incorporate nearly right angles and be visible from the sides. Supporting evidence for the cone hypothesis includes radial spokes in the image that might run along the cone walls. Researchers speculate that the cones viewed from another angle would appear similar to the gigantic rings of supernova 1987A, possibly indicating that a star in MWC 922 might one day itself explode in a similar supernova.

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National Geographic Photo of the Day: December 27th of 2015

December 27, 2015

Forty Winks

Photograph by Mihir Ranjan, National Geographic Your Shot

Not even an intrusive camera lens could disturb this little amphibian. Your Shot member Mihir Ranjan happened upon this sleeping red frog clinging to a leaf near his hometown of Chaibasa in JhavdDahand, India.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: December 27th of 2015

Doomed Star Eta Carinae
Image Credit: J. Morse (Arizona State U.), K. Davidson (U. Minnesota) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA Explanation: Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when - it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae's mass - about 100 times greater than our Sun - makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova. Historical records do show that about 150 years ago Eta Carinae underwent an unusual outburst that made it one of the brightest stars in the southern sky. Eta Carinae, in the Keyhole Nebula, is the only star currently thought to emit natural LASER light. This featured image, taken in 1996, brought out new details in the unusual nebula that surrounds this rogue star. Now clearly visible are two distinct lobes, a hot central region, and strange radial streaks. The lobes are filled with lanes of gas and dust which absorb the blue and ultraviolet light emitted near the center. The streaks remain unexplained.

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National Geographic Photo of the Day: December 8th of 2015

December 8, 2015

Peekaboo

Photograph by Can Tunçer, National Geographic Your Shot

While in his garden at his home in İzmir, Turkey, Your Shot member Can Tunçer caught this inquisitive insect peeking over the top of a leaf. “This [was] a one-time opportunity,” he writes.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: December 8th of 2015

Icelandic Legends and Aurora
Image Credit & Copyright: Elizabeth M. Ryan; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt Explanation: Legends collide in this dramatic vista of land, sea, and sky. The land is Iceland, specifically Vík í Mýrdal, a southern village known for its beautiful black sand beaches. The sea, the Atlantic Ocean, surrounds Reynisdrangar, a sea stack of eroded basaltic rock pillars that Icelandic folklore tells are the petrified remains of trolls once attempting to drag a three-masted ship onto land. Watching from overhead and shining bright on the upper right is the god of the sky, according to Greek mythology: the planet Jupiter. Also visible in the sky are several other Greek legends encapsulated as constellations, including a lion (Leo), a big bear (Ursa Major), and a water snake (Hydra). One might guess that all of this commotion caused the spectacular aurora pictured -- but really it was just explosions from the Sun.

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National Geographic Photo of the Day: December 7th of 2015

December 7, 2015

Windblown Sunset

Photograph by Alexandros Maragos, National Geographic Your Shot

The sun sets over the Panachaiko mountain range, located near Patras, Greece, and its wind turbines in this image captured by Your Shot member Alexandros Maragos. Panachaiko is home to Greece’s largest wind farm, with more than 40 turbines, which were completed in 2006.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: December 7th of 2015

Comet Catalina Emerges
Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich Explanation: Comet Catalina is ready for its close-up. The giant snowball from the outer Solar System, known formally as C/2013 US10 (Catalina), rounded the Sun last month and is now headed for its closest approach to Earth in January. With the glow of the Moon now also out of the way, morning observers in Earth's northern hemisphere are getting their best ever view of the new comet. And Comet Catalina is not disappointing. Although not as bright as early predictions, the comet is sporting both dust (lower left) and ion (upper right) tails, making it an impressive object for binoculars and long-exposure cameras. The featured image was taken last week from the Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa. Sky enthusiasts around the world will surely be tracking the comet over the next few months to see how it evolves.