Great astrophotographies – April 2010

This is time for me to present my selection of the best pictures of the NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). As always, this month was packed with beautiful images. It was difficult to select just ten. To the NASA, today’s picture :

“Venus and Mercury were imaged next to the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. A careful inspection of the image will further reveal that the bright object nearly below Venus is iconic Eiffel Tower.”

I am absolutely still amazed at how many splendors can be seen at night. I just hope we may find a way to make our nights darker so more people can see them.

Here is my selection of wallpaper worthy material :

• NGC 602 and Beyond
• A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
• Spitzer’s Orion
• Mercury and Venus Over Paris
• A Large Space Station Over Earth
• Dust Pillar of the Carina Nebula
• Sunset on a Golden Sea
• Venus, Mercury, and Moon
• Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
• Discovery’s Dawn