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Ultraviolet Light

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays. Ultraviolet observations are crucial for studying hot astronomical objects like accretion disks around black holes.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Ultraviolet Light"

NGC 6302: The Butterfly Nebula

NGC 6302: The Butterfly Nebula

06/06/2025

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

03/06/2025

Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun

Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun

16/03/2025

M27: Not a Comet

M27: Not a Comet

05/10/2024

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

22/08/2024

A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

18/08/2024

Sun Dance

28/07/2024

Cometary Globules

Cometary Globules

16/07/2024

Solar X Flare as Famous Active Region Returns

28/05/2024

AR 3664 at the Sun's Edge

AR 3664 at the Sun's Edge

15/05/2024

Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula

Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula

24/04/2024

AM1054: Stars Form as Galaxies Collide

AM1054: Stars Form as Galaxies Collide

20/02/2024