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 Astronomical Images on the Internet

1. Astronomy Image Galleries - University of Alabama   website includes images of messier objects, galaxies, clusters, deep fields, comets, etc.

2. Astronomy Picture of the Day   each day a different image or photograph of our universe is presented along with a brief explanation of the picture.

3. Cassini Equinox Mission - Latest Press Images   the latest images taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it orbits the Saturn system.

4. Chandra X-Ray Observatory   latest x-ray images of galaxies, nebulas and other astronomical objects taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

5. Galaxies   web site describes the different types of galaxies and displays images of the well known galaxies in our universe.

6. Galileo Project - Image Gallery  images taken by the Galileo orbiter of the planet Jupiter and its moons.

7. Hubble Site - Gallery   Hubble Site shows the latest images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

8. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Images   view the latest images from the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) on board the Reconnaissance Orbiter.

9. Mars Rover - Opportunity Images   images taken from the surface of Mars by the Mars Rover Opportunity lander.

10. Mars Rover - Spirit Images   images taken from the surface of Mars by the Mars Rover Spirit lander. 

11. Mercury MESSENGER Gallery   contains a variety of images, photos, animations and movies of the Mercury MESSENGER Mission

12. NASA's Planetary Photojournal   contains many images of the stars and planets.

13. New Horizons Images   NASA's New Horizons web site contains images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter on its way to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

14. Palomar Observatory Astronomical Images   images taken by the Palomar Observatory in Southern California.

15. Spitzer Space Telescope Images   images taken by the space-based infrared telescope.

16. Views of the Solar System   by Calvin J. Hamilton - has photo archives of the planets, moons, comets, etc.

17. W. M. Keck Observatory Image Gallery   images of the solar system and galaxy taken by the Keck telescopes.

Recently Released Images

1. Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights   NASA's Cassini spacecraft images the tallest known  'northern lights'  in the solar system on the planet Saturn. 

2. Spitzer Space Telescope Reveals Stars and Dust as Never Seen Before in Nearby Galaxy   New infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows stars and dust in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own.

3. Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes   Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto show the most detailed and dramatic changes ever taken of the dwarf planet Pluto.

4. NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Releases its First Images   Four newly processed images are available on the internet including one of Andromeda Galaxy.