Starship Asterisk*

The star Alnitak was incorrectly identified in the original APOD text. The text has now been corrected on the main NASA APOD. We apologize for the mistake. - RJN

... and here the image / APOD is discussed on Reddit and space.com: https://www.reddit.com/r/space/s/64i05OMdCT .

FYI I have been informed that this image and APOD were covered in an online BBC article here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz07l3glkdmo

Is the music really by Claude Debussy? This is Jeff Dai's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8bIkxTyiUL/ Here, it uses Clair de lune. But in APOD, the music is different. Can anyone tell me which piece it is exactly? No. We apologize for confusion about the music. It was changed out due t...

Rauf wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 7:18 am Is it just me, or is the main APOD link (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html) not working today?

Yes. There was an unusual HTML tag error that we fixed soon after we were alerted. We apologize for the inconvenice.

Thanks, everyone. I (now) agree that it is most likely that the X is caused by the contrails being illuminated from above, not below. I have now updated the text on the main NASA APOD to indicate this. I apologize for the mistake.

- RJN

Sorry, you have two wrong explanations here. It was NOT the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. It couldn't be , since that one launched AFTER this spiral event already had occured , and that one did not fly on an orbit far north enough to reach the high arctic skies.... The fact is , it was...

Oh, sad news indeed. Condolenses to Orin's family and friends.
- Robert Nemiroff for APOD

johanlf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:15 pm label error : the bright star on the lower left is not Sirius but Procyon. Checked on star chart.

This has now been fixed on the main NASA APOD. We apologize for the inaccuracy.

I thought it was called "First Quarter" phase because the Moon is 1/4 of the way through its orbit around the Earth since New. The designation of "quarter moon" is getting discussion, email and might have historical importance -- so I would like to address it here. I will start ...

The photographer has now said that this image was taken last November, in 2022. The text of the main NASA APOD has been corrected.
- RJN

jks wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:13 am Wonderful image, and Happy New Year!

Currently, the date above the image reads "2024 January 3".

Yes, thanks for pointing this out. My bad. Just fixed it.
- RJN

Rauf wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:48 am

Iksarfighter wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:44 am Not Found

The requested URL /apod/image/2312/greyilliusion_wikipedia_960.jpg was not found on this server.

That's just a typo in the link. Try this:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2312/g ... ia_960.jpg

FIxed the typo. Sorry!

The image has been updated to show the Moon only in silhouette. The explanation on the main NASA website has been accordingly update.

- RJN

Do you have professional-level expertise in astronomy? Would you like to write for — or even become an assistant editor for — APOD? The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD, current main NASA site https://apod.nasa.gov/) is continuing its "guest-Wednesday" program and featuring volunteer wri...

Rauf wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:18 am There's been a mistake I guess. Today's APOD incorrectly shows the date as September 21, and the link to Asterisk Discussion page also directs you to September 21.

Thanks! Just fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Here is a response from the astrophotogrpaher who is having trouble uploading images to the Asterisk. - RJN Hi, everyone I'm ZiYang Kong. I promise，I've never combined hubble's data into this picture， let me tell you why you think this photo is like hubble's image，because I use Range Selection to ma...

This APOD was reported on by India's Times Now here: https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/nasa ... -101103092 . Oddly, I don't the quote was attributed correctly! - RJN

An email alerts me that Helium was first discovered on the Sun in 1868, not in 1870 as originally mentioned. I have now corrected the date on the main NASA APOD and apologize for the oversight. - RJN

Yes, it is OK if you create an APOD channeld on APOD. That would be great! If done well, this could be considered a social media mirror similar to others that exist already. Please be sure to identify APOD and link back to the main APOD site at NASA. - RJN

A typo has been fixed on the main NASA APOD: the name of the supernova is SN 2003ixf. The origanal APOD text had the last two letters reversed. We apologize for the oversight. - RJN for APOD

jks wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 4:20 am Note: The date at the top of today's APOD is currently erroneous and the "Discuss" link does not link properly to this location.

Fixed. Sorry! - RJN

Amos wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 2:56 pm The image link has a typo in Amr Abdulwahab's name. *not Abdelwahab

Thanks! Fixed it. - RJN

Here is an encompassing video taken by the astrophotographer on the night the APOD-featured image was taken: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/image/23 ... ordero.mp4

- RJN

Joe Stieber wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:16 am This is the second day in a row that the "Discuss" link has been absent from the link strip below the text on the main APOD page.

Joe

Sorry. HTML coding typo that propogates. I fixed it this time and hope it says for future APODs. - RJN