APOD - Astronomy Picture Of the Day

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In case you peeps didn't know about this, https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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Wow, beautiful!

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Hardelli wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 7:48 pm

In case you peeps didn't know about this, https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

That is gorgeous!

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Not working for me currently. Now I NEED to see it.

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jadeia wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:43 am

Not working for me currently. Now I NEED to see it.

Its online again!

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And worth the wait, spectacular. My brain doesn't really comprehend the sheer scale of what I'm looking at.

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jadeia wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 11:23 pm

And worth the wait, spectacular. My brain doesn't really comprehend the sheer scale of what I'm looking at.

Right?!

It also looks so sci-fi, while being real life actually :)

Just wonderful...

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Yeah the scale of the whole place is insane. One of my favorite things about space is to try to figure out the distances etc.

Stuff like... the moon is so far that you could fit all the planets of the solar system between the earth and the moon.

Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Solar_System

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Hardelli wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 7:48 pm

In case you peeps didn't know about this, https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

dang this is cool...the pics are beautiful tooo

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