Astronomy Picture of the Day - January 12th, 2024 - Good Morning Moon (Narrated by Brian) Yesterday, the Moon was New. But on January 9, early morning risers around planet Earth were treated to the sight of an old Moon, low in the east as the sky grew bright before dawn. Above the city of Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, this simple snapshot found the waning Moon's sunlit crescent just before sunrise. But also never wandering far from the Sun in Earth's sky, inner planets Venus and Mercury shared the cold morning skyview. In the foreground are the historic city's tower and castle with ruins from the 10th century. Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Luy Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240112.html This video was auto generated using data from NASA Open API. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unu-vCp9muM

Astronomy Picture of the Day - April 18th, 2020 - Just Another Day on Aerosol Earth (Narrated by Emma) It was just another day on aerosol Earth. For August 23, 2018, the identification and distribution of aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere is shown in this dramatic, planet-wide digital visualization. Produced in real time, the Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing (GEOS FP) model relies on a combination of Earth-observing satellite and ground-based data to calculate the presence of types of aerosols, tiny solid particles and liquid droplets, as they circulate above the entire planet. This August 23rd model shows black carbon particles in red from combustion processes, like smoke from the fires in the United States and Canada, spreading across large stretches of North America and Africa. Sea salt aerosols are in blue, swirling above threatening typhoons near South Korea and Japan, and the hurricane looming near Hawaii. Dust shown in purple hues is blowing over African and Asian deserts. The location of cities and towns can be found from the concentrations of lights based on satellite image data of the Earth at night. Celebrate: Earth Day at Home Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200418.html This video was auto generated using data from NASA Open API. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN7gXjMKyEU