This Day In History 2.0: NASA APOD Monthly Gallery for January 2009

JANUARY 2009 NASA ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY GALLERY

Welcome to the International Year of Astronomy

Credit: IYA2009, IAU, UNESCO
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Alpine Conjunction

Credit & Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi (TWAN)
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Double Cluster in Perseus

Credit & Copyright: Roth Ritter (Dark Atmospheres)
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Breaking Distant Light

Credit: VIMOS, VLT, ESO
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Comet and Meteor

Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)
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Jupiter Eclipsing Ganymede

Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Karkoschka (U. Arizona)
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The Galactic Core in Infrared

Credit: Hubble: NASA, ESA, & D. Q. Wang (U. Mass, Amherst); Spitzer: NASA, JPL, & S. Stolovy (SSC/Caltech)
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NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory)
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NGC 4945 in Centaurus

Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager, Thorsten Brandes, Johannes Schedler
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Martian Sunset

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Texas A&M, Cornell, JPL, NASA
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In the Shadow of Saturn

Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
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Unusual Light Pillars Over Latvia

Credit & Copyright: Aigar Truhin
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Largest Full Moon of 2009

Credit & Copyright: Vincent Jacques Sky Shows
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NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life

Credit & Copyright: Thomas V. Davis (tvdavisastropix.com)
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Suspension Bridge Solargraph

Credit & Copyright: Justin Quinnell
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ISS: Reflections of Earth

Credit & Copyright: Ralf Vandebergh
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IC 410 and NGC 1893

Credit & Copyright: Jacob Bassøe
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Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters

Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
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Methane Discovered in the Atmosphere of Mars

Credit: NASA
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Bonestell Panorama from Mars

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA
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A Lenticular Cloud Over New Zealand

Credit & Copyright: Chris Picking (Starry Night Skies Photography)
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2818

Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA)
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Globular Cluster NGC 2419

Credit & Copyright: Richard Hammar
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The Bubble Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Kent Wood
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Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire

Credit & Copyright: Dennis L. Mammana (TWAN)
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AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

Credit & Copyright: Jorge Garcia
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The Milky Way Over Mauna Kea

Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (TWAN)
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A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay

Credit & Copyright: Armando Lee (Astron. League Philippines), F. Naelga Jr., 100 Hours of Astronomy (IYA2009)
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Eclipse Shirt 2009