Starship Asterisk*

I agree: a great image! M72 is in our own galaxy. I'm not sure what is meant by "in" our own galaxy. I was under the impression that most globulars orbit the galactic center but aren't part of the galactic disc. M72 is about 53,000 light years from the galactic center but the dimensions of...

Is this the same prominence featured in the 18-Apr-2010 APOD Large Eruptive Prominence Imaged by STEREO?

Great picture but I am curious as to how it was taken. It looks like it is shot from above looking down on the volcano - could it be taken from a plane?

I wrote an alternative for Windows that is available at http://sites.google.com/site/apodwallpaper/home . The site also has a Google gadget that displays popular APOD images according to digg.com. Here is the list of software that makes new APOD appear on your desktop daily (in order of appearance):...

One of my favorites is To Fly Free in Space. It reminds me of the Discovery Channel commercial which I also like.

I've created a page Popular APOD Images that shows popular APOD images according to digg.com.