Astronomy Picture of the Day - November 20th, 2020 - Global Map: Mars at Opposition (Narrated by Brian) This may be the best global Mars map made with a telescope based on planet Earth. The image data were captured by a team of observers over six long nights at the Pic du Midi mountaintop observatory between October 8 and November 1, when the fourth rock from the Sun had not wandered far from its 2020 opposition and its biggest and brightest appearance in Earth's night sky. The large telescope used, 1 meter in diameter with a 17 meter focal length, was also used in support of NASA's Apollo lunar landing missions. After about 30 hours of processing, the data were combined to produced this remarkably sharp projected view of the martian surface extending to about 45 degrees northern latitude. The image data have also been mapped onto a rotating sphere and rotating stereo, views. Fans of Mars can easily pick out their favorite markings on the Red Planet by eyeing a labeled version of this global map of Mars. Image Credit & Copyright: F. Colas Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201120.html This video was auto generated using data from NASA Open API. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwlKGfUhVVk

Wikipedia Picture of the Day - May 10th, 2020 - Medical imaging in pregnancy (Narrated by Emma) Medical imaging in pregnancy may be indicated because of pregnancy complications, intercurrent diseases or routine prenatal care. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without the use of MRI contrast agents is not associated with any risk for the mother or the fetus, a CT scan involves the use of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce a cross-sectional image, and is not risk-free. This volume-rendered CT scan, taken with the use of radiocontrast agents, is of a 30-year-old woman who was involved in a high-speed road traffic accident. She was pregnant at 37 weeks' gestational age, and it was decided that the risk of traumatic injury to the mother or child outweighed the risks of a scan, which showed no traumatic injury. CT scan credit: Mikael Häggström Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-05-10 This video was auto generated using data and media from Wikipedia. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51QG98jh7tc

Wikipedia Picture of the Day - April 17th, 2020 - Pterophorus pentadactyla (Narrated by Brian) Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a European moth in the family Pterophoridae. The adult has a wingspan of about 30 mm (1.2 in); it is pure white, the wings being divided into five slender feather-like plumes, two forming part of the forewing and three the hindwing. The larvae are green, with a yellow dorsal stripe and tufts of pale hairs, and feed on plants in the family Convolvulaceae. This is a dorsal view of a male P. pentadactyla found at Sainte-Croix-Volvestre, France, and preserved in the Muséum de Toulouse. Photograph credit: Didier Descouens Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-04-17 This video was auto generated using data and media from Wikipedia. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMgpiIOcT7M

Wikipedia Picture of the Day - October 13th, 2020 - Joséphine Fodor (Narrated by Salli) Joséphine Fodor (13 October 1789 or in 1793 – 10 August 1870) was a French lyrical artist (soprano) with Hungarian and Dutch ancestors. Her family moved to Saint Petersburg when she was an infant, probably because of the French Revolution. After marrying in 1812, the couple moved back to France when Saint Petersburg came under attack during the French invasion of Russia. She performed roles for the Opéra-Comique in Paris, later being engaged by the Comédie-Italienne, and also appeared in London, Venice, Naples and Vienna. Experiencing problems with her voice, she gradually ended her operatic career and withdrew from the stage. This lithograph depicts her in 1815. Lithograph credit: Jean-Baptiste Singry; restored by Adam Cuerden Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-10-13 This video was auto generated using data and media from Wikipedia. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdJiWs4EzFo