Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Cataclysmic Dawn [art]

[ Illustration Credit & Copyright: Mark A. Garlick (Space-art.co.uk)]

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - A -

August 31 1998: A3827: Cluster Cannibal
2003 February 08: AB Aurigae: How To Make Planets
June 11 1999: AB Aurigae: How To Make Planets
2003 January 09: Abell 1689 Warps Space
2000 December 08: Abell 1795: A Galaxy Cluster's Cooling Flow
2000 March 06: Abell 2142: Clash of the Galaxy Clusters
2010 June 20: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2008 February 10: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2001 October 07: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2000 February 01: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
January 11 1998: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
July 10 1995: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2002 January 16: Abell 2597's Cosmic Cavities
2011 June 29: Abell 2744: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies
February 18 1996: Abell 3627 in the Great Attractor
2009 September 21: Abell 370: Galaxy Cluster Gravitational Lens
2010 July 01: Above Aurora Australis
2009 May 20: Above Earth Fixing Hubble
2008 April 23: Above the Clouds
2004 September 15: Above the Eye of Hurricane Ivan
December 19 1999: Accretion Disk Binary System
December 26 1995: Accretion Disk Binary System
2005 March 12: Accretion Disk Simulation
2002 September 27: Accretion Disk Simulation
2011 November 29: Across the Center of Centaurus A
2008 March 28: Across the Universe
2013 November 16: Active Comet ISON
2008 January 10: Active Galaxy Centaurus A
2008 August 22: Active Galaxy NGC 1275
2008 September 24: Active Region 1002 on an Unusually Quiet Sun
June 16 1998: An Active Region of the Sun
2000 June 08: Active Regions, CMEs, and X-Class Flares
2013 November 11: An Active Sun During a Total Eclipse
2007 April 02: An Active Sunspot Viewed Sideways
2004 January 21: Adirondack Rock on Mars
2013 January 07: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2011 March 11: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2009 January 26: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2005 October 18: AE Aurigae: The Flaming Star
2001 December 04: AE Aurigae: The Flaming Star
2000 February 02: Aeolian Mars
February 18 1999: Aerogel For Stardust
2001 August 29: AFGL 2591: A Massive Star Acts Up
May 28 1998: Afterglow
2001 July 09: Air Pollution Earth
2012 September 05: Airglow Over Germany
2012 September 06: Airglow over Italy
2014 September 01: Airglow Ripples over Tibet
2013 April 20: Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
2008 April 29: Airplane Flight Patterns over the USA
2010 September 29: An Airplane in Front of the Moon
2001 January 29: An Airplane in Front of the Sun
July 24 1998: Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-1998
2013 December 28: Alaska Aurora Sequence
2013 January 26: Alaskan Moondogs
2006 June 07: An Alaskan Volcano Erupts
2000 January 08: Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
September 27 1998: Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
2005 April 22: Albert Einstein's Miraculous Year
December 19 1995: Albert Einstein: 1879 - 1955
2005 August 30: Albireo: A Bright and Beautiful Double
2008 May 03: Alborz Mountain Milky Way
2007 February 03: Alborz Mountains in Moonlight
2014 July 19: Alicante Beach Moonrise
2001 June 26: All of Mars
February 10 1998: All of Mars
2013 June 12: All of Mercury
2009 November 25: All Sky Milky Way Panorama
2013 October 02: All the Colors of the Sun
2010 June 27: All the Colors of the Sun
2007 June 24: All the Colors of the Sun
2012 May 24: All the Water on Europa
2012 May 15: All the Water on Planet Earth
2001 February 02: All-Sky Panorama
2014 July 24: ALMA Milky Way
2014 May 26: An ALMA Telescope Array Time Lapse
2009 March 28: Almahata Sitta 15
2013 December 12: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2011 January 21: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2006 December 29: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2005 October 13: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2014 July 03: Along the Cygnus Wall
2014 April 04: Along the Western Veil
2006 November 24: Alpha Cam: Runaway Star
2011 July 03: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
2003 March 23: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
May 26 1996: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
2009 January 02: Alpine Conjunction
2008 October 24: Amazing Comet Holmes
2005 July 27: America Returns to Space Flight
2007 April 01: Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
2001 April 01: Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
2010 December 31: Analemma 2010
2006 December 23: The Analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus
2005 July 13: Analemma of the Moon
2004 June 21: Analemma Over Ancient Nemea
2008 December 21: Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens
2007 June 17: Analemma over Ukraine
2002 July 09: Analemma
July 12 1996: Ancient Cratered Plains on Ganymede
2008 May 13: Ancient Craters of Southern Rhea
2006 May 30: Ancient Craters on Saturns Rhea
2009 November 29: Ancient Layered Hills on Mars
2001 November 27: Ancient Layered Rocks on Mars
2012 October 02: An Ancient Stream Bank on Mars
2002 August 08: Ancient Volcanos of Mars
2010 July 15: Andes Sunset Eclipse
2003 May 19: The Andromeda Deep Field
2003 December 22: The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX
2005 October 20: The Andromeda Galaxy in Infrared
2010 January 09: Andromeda Island Universe
2008 January 24: Andromeda Island Universe
2005 December 22: Andromeda Island Universe
2002 May 18: Andromeda Island Universe
2000 September 08: Andromeda Island Universe
April 06 1996: Andromeda Nebula: Var!
2013 September 27: Andromeda on the Rocks
2004 December 27: Andromeda's Core
2009 February 09: Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge
2013 November 25: Anemic Spiral NGC 4921 from Hubble
2012 March 14: Angry Sun Erupting
2005 October 24: Angular Sand on Martian Hills
2006 March 28: Animation of Asteroids Passing Near Earth
2009 November 28: Annapurna Star Trails
2010 August 31: The Annotated Galactic Center
2001 December 29: The Annotated Galactic Centre
September 11 1999: The Annotated Galactic Centre
November 11 1997: The Annotated Galactic Centre
2001 November 11: An Annotated Leonid
November 30 1998: An Annotated Leonid
2004 February 09: Announcing Comet C 2002 T7 LINEAR
2004 August 30: Announcing Comet C 2003 K4 LINEAR
August 20 1995: Announcing Comet Hale-Bopp
2004 December 13: Announcing Comet Machholz
August 24 1998: An Annular Eclipse of the Sun
2010 January 26: Annular Eclipse Over Myanmar
2009 January 25: Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire
2002 June 10: Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire
2005 October 05: An Annular Solar Eclipse at High Resolution
2012 May 19: Annular Solar Eclipse
2011 February 06: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2004 March 07: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2002 July 28: An Anomalous SETI Signal
March 30 1999: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2001 May 21: Another Comet LINEAR Breaks Up
2011 June 05: Another Nearby Supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy
2012 March 03: Another Tail for Comet Garradd
2009 February 15: Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista
2002 May 27: Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista
2000 September 11: Antarctic Ozone Hole Widens
2008 May 04: An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse
2003 December 08: An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse
2001 May 01: Antarctica Hears Little Normal Matter in the Big Bang
2012 April 17: Antares and Clouds
2004 May 09: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
2000 May 21: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
September 22 1997: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
2013 September 21: Antares Rocket Launch
July 26 1998: Antares
June 24 1997: Antares
2014 March 16: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2010 July 18: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2006 October 24: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2002 April 11: Antennae Galaxies in Near Infrared
October 22 1997: The Antennae Galaxies
2011 April 29: The Antennae
2010 May 07: The Antennae
2006 June 30: The Antennae
2008 September 10: The Anthe Arc around Saturn
2010 November 28: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2008 November 16: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2001 October 30: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2006 September 17: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Florida
2003 February 26: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Horseshoe Canyon
2012 February 21: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming
2013 January 20: The Antikythera Mechanism
2011 January 09: The Antikythera Mechanism
2006 December 05: The Antikythera Mechanism
April 23 1997: Antila: A New Galactic Neighbor
2004 February 18: Anvil Cloud Over Sicily
August 18 1998: APM 08279+5255: The Brightest Object Yet Known
2014 June 16: APOD Heatmap
2010 June 16: APOD is 15 Years Old Today
2000 June 16: APOD is Five Years Old Today
June 16 1996: APOD is One Year Old Today
2001 June 16: APOD is Six Years Old Today
2005 June 16: APOD Is Ten Years Old Today
June 16 1997: APOD is Two Years Old Today
2012 June 16: APOD Turns 17
2003 June 16: APOD Turns Eight
2013 June 16: APOD Turns Eighteen
2006 June 16: APOD Turns Eleven
2007 October 25: Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon
2004 October 21: Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon
2014 January 18: Apogee's Full Moon
2001 March 10: Apollo / Suveyor Stereo View
2014 December 20: Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
2012 August 30: Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
2003 September 20: Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun
2002 July 27: Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun
2007 July 20: Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama
2009 July 20: Apollo 11: Onto a New World
May 19 1998: Apollo 11: Onto a New World
2009 May 23: Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3 Stereo View
2004 January 02: An Apollo 12 Panorama
2003 October 05: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
2001 March 03: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
November 24 1996: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
October 08 1995: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
October 07 1995: Apollo 12's Lunar Module Descends
2006 January 21: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2003 March 15: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2000 November 04: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
May 09 1997: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2002 July 13: Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
2001 April 21: Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
April 08 1999: Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid
December 10 1995: Apollo 14 Deploys ALSEP
December 09 1995: Apollo 14 on the Moon
2011 February 05: Apollo 14: A View from Antares
April 27 1996: Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon
2008 November 30: An Apollo 15 Panorama: Astronaut Exploring
2004 January 13: An Apollo 15 Panorama
July 05 1998: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
May 10 1997: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
February 22 1996: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
June 07 1997: Apollo 15: Driving on the Moon
February 23 1996: Apollo 15: Driving on the Moon
2013 January 29: Apollo 16: Driving on the Moon
2000 March 19: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
December 20 1997: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
June 07 1996: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
2012 June 24: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
2003 November 09: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
2000 December 09: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
April 20 1996: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
2006 December 10: Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
2004 April 12: Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
2002 January 28: An Apollo 17 Panorama
2011 September 08: Apollo 17 Site: A Sharper View
2014 March 15: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2008 July 06: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2006 August 26: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2004 June 05: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
2001 June 09: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
July 01 1999: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
2006 January 07: Apollo 17's Moonship
2002 January 05: Apollo 17's Moonship
2001 January 06: Apollo 17's Moonship
April 15 1999: Apollo 17's Moonship
2015 January 03: Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
2012 December 13: Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
2003 January 11: Apollo 17: Boulder in Stereo
September 05 1997: Apollo 17: Boulder on the Moon
2005 December 17: Apollo 17: Last on the Moon
2002 December 12: Apollo 17: Last on the Moon
2007 December 14: Apollo 17: Shorty Crater Panorama
June 20 1996: Apollo Sunrise
2013 September 22: Apollo's Analemma
2001 February 12: Approaching Asteroid Eros
2005 September 19: Approaching Asteroid Itokawa
2000 September 26: Approaching Jupiter
2001 April 30: Approaching the International Space Station
2000 September 18: Approaching the International Space Station
2004 April 01: April Fools Day More Intense On Mars
2005 April 14: April's Moon and the Pleiades
2003 July 27: The Aquarius Dwarf
2014 October 24: AR 2192: Giant on the Sun
2000 September 25: AR 9169: A Large Sunspot
2012 July 14: AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere
2000 July 20: AR9077: Solar Magnetic Arcade
January 20 1998: Arachnoids on Venus
November 29 1999: Arcs and Jets in Herbig Haro 34
November 29 1998: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
April 12 1997: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
March 09 1996: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
2009 November 02: Ares 1 X Rocket Lifts Off
2007 November 30: Aristarchus Plateau
2002 September 13: Aristarchus Plateau
September 14 1996: Aristarchus' Unbelievable Discoveries
November 08 1997: Aristarchus' Unbelievable Discoveries
2013 February 06: The Arms of M106
2007 April 11: The Arms of NGC 4258
2004 December 16: The Arms of NGC 7424
2001 June 14: Around The Arches Cluster
2009 April 03: Around the World in 80 Telescopes
2011 November 21: Around the World in 90 Minutes
2014 August 25: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
2012 November 08: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
2006 January 08: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2004 May 15: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2002 May 02: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2010 September 26: Arp 188 and the Tadpoles Tidal Tail
June 17 1997: Arp 220: Spirals in Collision
August 31 1997: Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?
August 22 1996: Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?
2011 September 22: Arp 272
2008 April 30: Arp 272
2008 November 15: Arp 273
2010 August 13: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
2011 July 07: Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
2014 April 23: Arp 81: 100 Million Years Later
2003 December 11: Arp 81: 100 Million Years Later
2013 October 09: Arp 94
2009 November 12: Art and Science in NGC 918
2001 August 27: Artificial Night Sky Brightness
2011 December 03: As Above, So Below
February 20 1996: ASCA X-Ray Observatory
2012 July 30: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
2010 April 19: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
2014 April 20: Ash and Lightning above an Icelandic Volcano
July 28 1999: Asia at Night
2013 February 27: Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand
December 10 1998: Assembling The International Space Station
2002 September 19: Asteroid 1998 KY26
2001 December 24: Asteroid 1998 WT24 Passes Near Earth
2002 August 17: Asteroid 2002 NY40
2004 March 22: Asteroid 2004 FH Whizzes By
2011 November 09: Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth
2008 January 30: Asteroid 2007 TU24 Passes the Earth
2013 February 17: Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes the Earth
July 01 1997: Asteroid 253 Mathilde's Large Craters
June 18 1997: Asteroid 3753: Earth's Curious Companion
August 05 1999: Asteroid 9969 Braille
2007 April 05: Asteroid and Galaxy
2002 November 13: Asteroid Annefrank
2009 June 07: Asteroid Eros Reconstructed
2001 June 05: Asteroid Eros Reconstructed
2002 October 27: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
July 12 1998: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
October 20 1995: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
2011 August 02: Asteroid Vesta Full Frame
2013 February 10: Asteroids in the Distance
2011 March 06: Asteroids in the Distance
2005 April 17: Asteroids in the Distance
2002 June 23: Asteroids in the Distance
March 16 1998: Asteroids in the Distance
2011 October 01: Asteroids Near Earth
March 13 1998: Asteroids
2005 December 03: Astro 1 In Orbit
February 20 1999: Astro-1 In Orbit
August 17 1997: Astro-1 In Orbit
May 04 1996: Astro-1 In Orbit
2001 March 17: Astro-2 In Orbit
2004 May 30: Astronaut at Work
2000 May 31: Astronaut at Work
2010 February 24: Astronaut Installs Panoramic Space Window
April 01 1998: Astronaut Kicks Lunar Field Goal
2012 December 09: The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
2010 January 11: The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
2009 April 01: Astronaut's Head Upgraded During Spacewalk
2007 August 24: Astronomer's Moon
2000 January 28: Astronomy From An F-18
2005 October 16: Astronomy Quilt of the Week
2003 October 17: Astronomy Quilt of the Week
2008 April 11: At first he couldn't see the Moon
2008 June 13: At Last GLAST
2008 December 11: At the Center of the Milky Way
2005 October 23: At the Center of the Milky Way
2002 October 18: At the Centre of the Milk Way
January 17 1998: At The Core Of M15
November 20 1995: At the Core of M15
2012 February 10: At the Core of NGC 6752
2014 April 03: At the Edge of NGC 2174
2012 May 26: At the Edge of NGC 891
2000 August 02: At the Edge of the Crescent Nebula
2002 May 12: At the Edge of the Helix Nebula
July 20 1997: At the Edge of the Helix
April 22 1996: At the Edge of the Helix
2003 July 07: At the Edge of the Sun
2007 July 03: At the Edge of Victoria Crater
2015 January 02: At the Heart of Orion
2012 October 06: At the Heart of Orion
2004 May 26: At the Summit of Olympus Mons
August 20 1999: At The Sun's Edge
2008 August 07: At the Sun's Edge
2012 February 17: At the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater
July 14 1998: At Work on Mars
2013 July 27: Atacama's Cloudy Night
2002 March 12: Atete Corona on Venus
2009 May 16: Atlantis and Hubble Side by Side
April 02 1996: Atlantis Approaches Mir
2011 July 21: Atlantis Farewell from Parkes
August 12 1995: Atlantis Landing
2011 July 13: Atlantis Last Approach
2010 May 08: Atlantis Lift Off
2008 February 09: Atlantis on Pad 39A
2010 May 28: Atlantis over Rhodes
2011 July 09: Atlantis Reflection
2010 January 17: Atlantis to Orbit
2006 September 13: Atlantis to Orbit
2004 December 12: Atlantis to Orbit
2003 January 05: Atlantis to Orbit
2001 July 23: Atlantis to Orbit
2009 June 22: Atlas 5 Rocket Launches to the Moon
December 14 1995: An Atlas Centaur Rocket Launches
2013 February 01: Atlas V Launches TDRS K
2002 September 16: An Atlas V Rocket Prepares to Launch
2007 February 27: Atmospheres Detected on Two Extrasolar Planets
2010 November 16: Atoms for Peace Galaxy Collision
2007 March 13: Attacking Mars
2004 July 19: Attacking Mars
2008 August 21: August Moons
2004 July 22: Aura Launch
2012 February 24: Aurigae Nebulae
2007 September 05: Aurigids from 47,000 Feet
November 11 1998: Aurora Above
2001 March 29: Aurora Alaskan Style
2012 October 05: Aurora and Fireball Over Norway
2014 October 03: Aurora and Milky Way in a Little Sky
March 20 1999: Aurora and Orion
January 26 1997: Aurora and Orion
November 14 1995: Aurora and Orion
2013 November 18: Aurora and Unusual Clouds Over Iceland
2014 September 23: Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar
2001 February 10: Aurora Astern
November 30 1996: Aurora Astern
October 26 1995: Aurora Astern
May 05 1998: Aurora at Midnight
2000 May 19: An Aurora Before the Storm
May 27 1996: Aurora Crown the Earth
2014 September 09: An Aurora Cupcake with a Milky Way Topping
2014 April 29: Aurora Dog over Alaska
2007 July 15: Aurora from Space
2005 November 05: Aurora from Space
2003 April 08: Aurora from Space
2003 October 30: Aurora in Colorado Skies
2000 April 10: Aurora in Red and Yellow
2007 November 19: Aurora in the Distance
2002 October 31: Aurora in the Night
2000 September 15: Aurora In West Texas Skies
2005 May 20: Aurora Iowa
2003 November 13: Aurora Oklahoma
2004 September 28: Aurora Over a Communications Tower
2010 October 06: Aurora Over Alaska
2007 April 09: Aurora Over Alaska
March 04 1998: Aurora Over Alaska
2002 March 20: Aurora Over Antarctica
2003 July 02: Aurora Over Cape Cod
January 01 1997: Aurora Over Circle, Alaska
2003 September 10: Aurora Over Clouds
2001 April 02: Aurora Over Clouds
2003 November 04: Aurora Over Edmonton
2011 August 23: Aurora Over Greenland
2012 March 21: Aurora Over Iceland
2006 December 18: Aurora Over Iowa
2014 September 17: Aurora over Maine
2001 April 06: Aurora Over New Zealand
2014 February 26: Aurora over New Zealand
2010 September 20: Aurora Over Norway
2012 April 30: Aurora Over Raufarh
2003 September 29: Aurora Over the Chugach Mountains
2012 October 17: Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
2001 November 05: Aurora Over Winnipeg
2004 November 17: Aurora Over Wisconsin
2009 September 22: Aurora Over Yellowknife
2008 August 09: Aurora Persei
2000 September 04: Aurora Persei
2014 December 07: Aurora Shimmer Meteor Flash
2009 December 19: Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
November 02 1999: Aurora Through a Moonlit Sky
2002 October 15: Aurora's Ring
2007 October 09: Aurora, Stars, Meteor, Lake, Alaska
June 19 1996: Aurora: Curtains in the Sky
2012 October 11: Aurorae over Planet Earth
2009 February 01: Auroral Corona Over Norway
2014 October 14: Auroral Corona over Norway
June 09 1997: An Auroral Ring on Jupiter
2003 January 31: Auroral Rocket Launch
2011 March 25: Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife
2001 November 14: Auroras Over Both Earth Poles
2014 July 14: Auroras over Northern Canada
2012 September 22: Austrian Analemma
September 23 1998: Autumn and the Active Sun
2005 December 15: Autumn Moon Encore
2008 March 11: An Avalanche on Mars
2009 November 01: The Average Color of the Universe
2002 July 02: The Average Colour of the Universe
2004 October 09: The Averted Side Of The Moon
2000 October 21: The Averted Side Of The Moon
October 07 1999: The Averted Side Of The Moon

I hadn't thought about this artist in a long time -- his old website is still alive and well, since there was no larger image available, the link goes to his eponymous website instead.

[foul language] I just noticed the links are no good, so I'll have to fix those and repost the first two installments. Mea culpa.

Still able to generate some good ones with space engine.

is it possible according the laws of physics to have two bodies the the size of the moons depicted in the painting that close together???

or would one of them be pulled into the other?

is it possible according the laws of physics to have two bodies the the size of the moons depicted in the painting that close together???

Yes. Even suns can be quite close together.

damn, i forgot about that, i guess that settles it then... 8^)

It all depends on mass and speed. The bigger the mass, the faster the speed and they won't crash into each other.

Multiple Star Systems

Also, one body could be X times larger, yet X times farther away yielding the same angular size, like the Sun & Moon at eclipse.

It is a neat artist’s rendition, but I think the lighting on the crescents is off…

the two body problem is interesting

true, but my question still stands if all things are equal

as to the shadows, i don't know how that would work with only one light source

...question still stands if all things are equal...

It's called the Roche limit.

thank you...

The Roche limit applies to stars as well. During the cold war satellites designed to detect the gamma rays from nuclear explosions started to detect flashes of gamma ray light not from the Earth. They were so brief these “Gamma Ray Busters” were a real puzzle , even pin pointing where they happened was a real problem. Eventually satellites were made to hunt them down and some understanding of what is happening occurred. I mention this because one of the theories is that some of these busters are from neutron stars in tight orbit. The orbits get closer as energy radiates away in gravity waves. They eventually reach a Roche limit and this is what happens.

whoa

Pretty nice! Too wide here, but looks great!

CORRECTED:

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - A -

August 31 1998: A3827: Cluster Cannibal
2003 February 08: AB Aurigae: How To Make Planets
June 11 1999: AB Aurigae: How To Make Planets
2003 January 09: Abell 1689 Warps Space
2000 December 08: Abell 1795: A Galaxy Cluster's Cooling Flow
2000 March 06: Abell 2142: Clash of the Galaxy Clusters
2010 June 20: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2008 February 10: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2001 October 07: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2000 February 01: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
January 11 1998: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
July 10 1995: Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
2002 January 16: Abell 2597's Cosmic Cavities
2011 June 29: Abell 2744: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies
February 18 1996: Abell 3627 in the Great Attractor
2009 September 21: Abell 370: Galaxy Cluster Gravitational Lens
2010 July 01: Above Aurora Australis
2009 May 20: Above Earth Fixing Hubble
2008 April 23: Above the Clouds
2004 September 15: Above the Eye of Hurricane Ivan
December 19 1999: Accretion Disk Binary System
December 26 1995: Accretion Disk Binary System
2005 March 12: Accretion Disk Simulation
2002 September 27: Accretion Disk Simulation
2011 November 29: Across the Center of Centaurus A
2008 March 28: Across the Universe
2013 November 16: Active Comet ISON
2008 January 10: Active Galaxy Centaurus A
2008 August 22: Active Galaxy NGC 1275
2008 September 24: Active Region 1002 on an Unusually Quiet Sun
June 16 1998: An Active Region of the Sun
2000 June 08: Active Regions, CMEs, and X-Class Flares
2013 November 11: An Active Sun During a Total Eclipse
2007 April 02: An Active Sunspot Viewed Sideways
2004 January 21: Adirondack Rock on Mars
2013 January 07: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2011 March 11: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2009 January 26: AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
2005 October 18: AE Aurigae: The Flaming Star
2001 December 04: AE Aurigae: The Flaming Star
2000 February 02: Aeolian Mars
February 18 1999: Aerogel For Stardust
2001 August 29: AFGL 2591: A Massive Star Acts Up
May 28 1998: Afterglow
2001 July 09: Air Pollution Earth
2012 September 05: Airglow Over Germany
2012 September 06: Airglow over Italy
2014 September 01: Airglow Ripples over Tibet
2013 April 20: Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
2008 April 29: Airplane Flight Patterns over the USA
2010 September 29: An Airplane in Front of the Moon
2001 January 29: An Airplane in Front of the Sun
July 24 1998: Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-1998
2013 December 28: Alaska Aurora Sequence
2013 January 26: Alaskan Moondogs
2006 June 07: An Alaskan Volcano Erupts
2000 January 08: Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
September 27 1998: Albert Einstein Describes Space and Time
2005 April 22: Albert Einstein's Miraculous Year
December 19 1995: Albert Einstein: 1879 - 1955
2005 August 30: Albireo: A Bright and Beautiful Double
2008 May 03: Alborz Mountain Milky Way
2007 February 03: Alborz Mountains in Moonlight
2014 July 19: Alicante Beach Moonrise
2001 June 26: All of Mars
February 10 1998: All of Mars
2013 June 12: All of Mercury
2009 November 25: All Sky Milky Way Panorama
2013 October 02: All the Colors of the Sun
2010 June 27: All the Colors of the Sun
2007 June 24: All the Colors of the Sun
2012 May 24: All the Water on Europa
2012 May 15: All the Water on Planet Earth
2001 February 02: All-Sky Panorama
2014 July 24: ALMA Milky Way
2014 May 26: An ALMA Telescope Array Time Lapse
2009 March 28: Almahata Sitta 15
2013 December 12: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2011 January 21: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2006 December 29: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2005 October 13: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
2014 July 03: Along the Cygnus Wall
2014 April 04: Along the Western Veil
2006 November 24: Alpha Cam: Runaway Star
2011 July 03: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
2003 March 23: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
May 26 1996: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
2009 January 02: Alpine Conjunction
2008 October 24: Amazing Comet Holmes
2005 July 27: America Returns to Space Flight
2007 April 01: Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
2001 April 01: Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
2010 December 31: Analemma 2010
2006 December 23: The Analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus
2005 July 13: Analemma of the Moon
2004 June 21: Analemma Over Ancient Nemea
2008 December 21: Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens
2007 June 17: Analemma over Ukraine
2002 July 09: Analemma
July 12 1996: Ancient Cratered Plains on Ganymede
2008 May 13: Ancient Craters of Southern Rhea
2006 May 30: Ancient Craters on Saturns Rhea
2009 November 29: Ancient Layered Hills on Mars
2001 November 27: Ancient Layered Rocks on Mars
2012 October 02: An Ancient Stream Bank on Mars
2002 August 08: Ancient Volcanos of Mars
2010 July 15: Andes Sunset Eclipse
2003 May 19: The Andromeda Deep Field
2003 December 22: The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX
2005 October 20: The Andromeda Galaxy in Infrared
2010 January 09: Andromeda Island Universe
2008 January 24: Andromeda Island Universe
2005 December 22: Andromeda Island Universe
2002 May 18: Andromeda Island Universe
2000 September 08: Andromeda Island Universe
April 06 1996: Andromeda Nebula: Var!
2013 September 27: Andromeda on the Rocks
2004 December 27: Andromeda's Core
2009 February 09: Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge
2013 November 25: Anemic Spiral NGC 4921 from Hubble
2012 March 14: Angry Sun Erupting
2005 October 24: Angular Sand on Martian Hills
2006 March 28: Animation of Asteroids Passing Near Earth
2009 November 28: Annapurna Star Trails
2010 August 31: The Annotated Galactic Center
2001 December 29: The Annotated Galactic Centre
September 11 1999: The Annotated Galactic Centre
November 11 1997: The Annotated Galactic Centre
2001 November 11: An Annotated Leonid
November 30 1998: An Annotated Leonid
2004 February 09: Announcing Comet C 2002 T7 LINEAR
2004 August 30: Announcing Comet C 2003 K4 LINEAR
August 20 1995: Announcing Comet Hale-Bopp
2004 December 13: Announcing Comet Machholz
August 24 1998: An Annular Eclipse of the Sun
2010 January 26: Annular Eclipse Over Myanmar
2009 January 25: Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire
2002 June 10: Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire
2005 October 05: An Annular Solar Eclipse at High Resolution
2012 May 19: Annular Solar Eclipse
2011 February 06: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2004 March 07: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2002 July 28: An Anomalous SETI Signal
March 30 1999: An Anomalous SETI Signal
2001 May 21: Another Comet LINEAR Breaks Up
2011 June 05: Another Nearby Supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy
2012 March 03: Another Tail for Comet Garradd
2009 February 15: Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista
2002 May 27: Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista
2000 September 11: Antarctic Ozone Hole Widens
2008 May 04: An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse
2003 December 08: An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse
2001 May 01: Antarctica Hears Little Normal Matter in the Big Bang
2012 April 17: Antares and Clouds
2004 May 09: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
2000 May 21: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
September 22 1997: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
2013 September 21: Antares Rocket Launch
July 26 1998: Antares
June 24 1997: Antares
2014 March 16: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2010 July 18: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2006 October 24: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
2002 April 11: Antennae Galaxies in Near Infrared
October 22 1997: The Antennae Galaxies
2011 April 29: The Antennae
2010 May 07: The Antennae
2006 June 30: The Antennae
2008 September 10: The Anthe Arc around Saturn
2010 November 28: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2008 November 16: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2001 October 30: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Colorado
2006 September 17: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Florida
2003 February 26: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Horseshoe Canyon
2012 February 21: Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming
2013 January 20: The Antikythera Mechanism
2011 January 09: The Antikythera Mechanism
2006 December 05: The Antikythera Mechanism
April 23 1997: Antila: A New Galactic Neighbor
2004 February 18: Anvil Cloud Over Sicily
August 18 1998: APM 08279+5255: The Brightest Object Yet Known
2014 June 16: APOD Heatmap
2010 June 16: APOD is 15 Years Old Today
2000 June 16: APOD is Five Years Old Today
June 16 1996: APOD is One Year Old Today
2001 June 16: APOD is Six Years Old Today
2005 June 16: APOD Is Ten Years Old Today
June 16 1997: APOD is Two Years Old Today
2012 June 16: APOD Turns 17
2003 June 16: APOD Turns Eight
2013 June 16: APOD Turns Eighteen
2006 June 16: APOD Turns Eleven
2007 October 25: Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon
2004 October 21: Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon
2014 January 18: Apogee's Full Moon
2001 March 10: Apollo / Suveyor Stereo View
2014 December 20: Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
2012 August 30: Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
2003 September 20: Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun
2002 July 27: Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun
2007 July 20: Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama
2009 July 20: Apollo 11: Onto a New World
May 19 1998: Apollo 11: Onto a New World
2009 May 23: Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3 Stereo View
2004 January 02: An Apollo 12 Panorama
2003 October 05: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
2001 March 03: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
November 24 1996: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
October 08 1995: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
October 07 1995: Apollo 12's Lunar Module Descends
2006 January 21: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2003 March 15: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2000 November 04: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
May 09 1997: Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
2002 July 13: Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
2001 April 21: Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
April 08 1999: Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid
December 10 1995: Apollo 14 Deploys ALSEP
December 09 1995: Apollo 14 on the Moon
2011 February 05: Apollo 14: A View from Antares
April 27 1996: Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon
2008 November 30: An Apollo 15 Panorama: Astronaut Exploring
2004 January 13: An Apollo 15 Panorama
July 05 1998: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
May 10 1997: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
February 22 1996: Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
June 07 1997: Apollo 15: Driving on the Moon
February 23 1996: Apollo 15: Driving on the Moon
2013 January 29: Apollo 16: Driving on the Moon
2000 March 19: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
December 20 1997: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
June 07 1996: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
2012 June 24: Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
2003 November 09: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
2000 December 09: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
April 20 1996: Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
2006 December 10: Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
2004 April 12: Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
2002 January 28: An Apollo 17 Panorama
2011 September 08: Apollo 17 Site: A Sharper View
2014 March 15: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2008 July 06: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2006 August 26: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2004 June 05: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
2001 June 09: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
July 01 1999: Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
2006 January 07: Apollo 17's Moonship
2002 January 05: Apollo 17's Moonship
2001 January 06: Apollo 17's Moonship
April 15 1999: Apollo 17's Moonship
2015 January 03: Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
2012 December 13: Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
2003 January 11: Apollo 17: Boulder in Stereo
September 05 1997: Apollo 17: Boulder on the Moon
2005 December 17: Apollo 17: Last on the Moon
2002 December 12: Apollo 17: Last on the Moon
2007 December 14: Apollo 17: Shorty Crater Panorama
June 20 1996: Apollo Sunrise
2013 September 22: Apollo's Analemma
2001 February 12: Approaching Asteroid Eros
2005 September 19: Approaching Asteroid Itokawa
2000 September 26: Approaching Jupiter
2001 April 30: Approaching the International Space Station
2000 September 18: Approaching the International Space Station
2004 April 01: April Fools Day More Intense On Mars
2005 April 14: April's Moon and the Pleiades
2003 July 27: The Aquarius Dwarf
2014 October 24: AR 2192: Giant on the Sun
2000 September 25: AR 9169: A Large Sunspot
2012 July 14: AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere
2000 July 20: AR9077: Solar Magnetic Arcade
January 20 1998: Arachnoids on Venus
November 29 1999: Arcs and Jets in Herbig Haro 34
November 29 1998: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
April 12 1997: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
March 09 1996: Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
2009 November 02: Ares 1 X Rocket Lifts Off
2007 November 30: Aristarchus Plateau
2002 September 13: Aristarchus Plateau
September 14 1996: Aristarchus' Unbelievable Discoveries
November 08 1997: Aristarchus' Unbelievable Discoveries
2013 February 06: The Arms of M106
2007 April 11: The Arms of NGC 4258
2004 December 16: The Arms of NGC 7424
2001 June 14: Around The Arches Cluster
2009 April 03: Around the World in 80 Telescopes
2011 November 21: Around the World in 90 Minutes
2014 August 25: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
2012 November 08: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
2006 January 08: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2004 May 15: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2002 May 02: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
2010 September 26: Arp 188 and the Tadpoles Tidal Tail
June 17 1997: Arp 220: Spirals in Collision
August 31 1997: Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?
August 22 1996: Arp 230: Two Spirals in One?
2011 September 22: Arp 272
2008 April 30: Arp 272
2008 November 15: Arp 273
2010 August 13: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
2011 July 07: Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
2014 April 23: Arp 81: 100 Million Years Later
2003 December 11: Arp 81: 100 Million Years Later
2013 October 09: Arp 94
2009 November 12: Art and Science in NGC 918
2001 August 27: Artificial Night Sky Brightness
2011 December 03: As Above, So Below
February 20 1996: ASCA X-Ray Observatory
2012 July 30: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
2010 April 19: Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano
2014 April 20: Ash and Lightning above an Icelandic Volcano
July 28 1999: Asia at Night
2013 February 27: Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand
December 10 1998: Assembling The International Space Station
2002 September 19: Asteroid 1998 KY26
2001 December 24: Asteroid 1998 WT24 Passes Near Earth
2002 August 17: Asteroid 2002 NY40
2004 March 22: Asteroid 2004 FH Whizzes By
2011 November 09: Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth
2008 January 30: Asteroid 2007 TU24 Passes the Earth
2013 February 17: Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes the Earth
July 01 1997: Asteroid 253 Mathilde's Large Craters
June 18 1997: Asteroid 3753: Earth's Curious Companion
August 05 1999: Asteroid 9969 Braille
2007 April 05: Asteroid and Galaxy
2002 November 13: Asteroid Annefrank
2009 June 07: Asteroid Eros Reconstructed
2001 June 05: Asteroid Eros Reconstructed
2002 October 27: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
July 12 1998: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
October 20 1995: Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face
2011 August 02: Asteroid Vesta Full Frame
2013 February 10: Asteroids in the Distance
2011 March 06: Asteroids in the Distance
2005 April 17: Asteroids in the Distance
2002 June 23: Asteroids in the Distance
March 16 1998: Asteroids in the Distance
2011 October 01: Asteroids Near Earth
March 13 1998: Asteroids
2005 December 03: Astro 1 In Orbit
February 20 1999: Astro-1 In Orbit
August 17 1997: Astro-1 In Orbit
May 04 1996: Astro-1 In Orbit
2001 March 17: Astro-2 In Orbit
2004 May 30: Astronaut at Work
2000 May 31: Astronaut at Work
2010 February 24: Astronaut Installs Panoramic Space Window
April 01 1998: Astronaut Kicks Lunar Field Goal
2012 December 09: The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
2010 January 11: The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
2009 April 01: Astronaut's Head Upgraded During Spacewalk
2007 August 24: Astronomer's Moon
2000 January 28: Astronomy From An F-18
2005 October 16: Astronomy Quilt of the Week
2003 October 17: Astronomy Quilt of the Week
2008 April 11: At first he couldn't see the Moon
2008 June 13: At Last GLAST
2008 December 11: At the Center of the Milky Way
2005 October 23: At the Center of the Milky Way
2002 October 18: At the Centre of the Milk Way
January 17 1998: At The Core Of M15
November 20 1995: At the Core of M15
2012 February 10: At the Core of NGC 6752
2014 April 03: At the Edge of NGC 2174
2012 May 26: At the Edge of NGC 891
2000 August 02: At the Edge of the Crescent Nebula
2002 May 12: At the Edge of the Helix Nebula
July 20 1997: At the Edge of the Helix
April 22 1996: At the Edge of the Helix
2003 July 07: At the Edge of the Sun
2007 July 03: At the Edge of Victoria Crater
2015 January 02: At the Heart of Orion
2012 October 06: At the Heart of Orion
2004 May 26: At the Summit of Olympus Mons
August 20 1999: At The Sun's Edge
2008 August 07: At the Sun's Edge
2012 February 17: At the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater
July 14 1998: At Work on Mars
2013 July 27: Atacama's Cloudy Night
2002 March 12: Atete Corona on Venus
2009 May 16: Atlantis and Hubble Side by Side
April 02 1996: Atlantis Approaches Mir
2011 July 21: Atlantis Farewell from Parkes
August 12 1995: Atlantis Landing
2011 July 13: Atlantis Last Approach
2010 May 08: Atlantis Lift Off
2008 February 09: Atlantis on Pad 39A
2010 May 28: Atlantis over Rhodes
2011 July 09: Atlantis Reflection
2010 January 17: Atlantis to Orbit
2006 September 13: Atlantis to Orbit
2004 December 12: Atlantis to Orbit
2003 January 05: Atlantis to Orbit
2001 July 23: Atlantis to Orbit
2009 June 22: Atlas 5 Rocket Launches to the Moon
December 14 1995: An Atlas Centaur Rocket Launches
2013 February 01: Atlas V Launches TDRS K
2002 September 16: An Atlas V Rocket Prepares to Launch
2007 February 27: Atmospheres Detected on Two Extrasolar Planets
2010 November 16: Atoms for Peace Galaxy Collision
2007 March 13: Attacking Mars
2004 July 19: Attacking Mars
2008 August 21: August Moons
2004 July 22: Aura Launch
2012 February 24: Aurigae Nebulae
2007 September 05: Aurigids from 47,000 Feet
November 11 1998: Aurora Above
2001 March 29: Aurora Alaskan Style
2012 October 05: Aurora and Fireball Over Norway
2014 October 03: Aurora and Milky Way in a Little Sky
March 20 1999: Aurora and Orion
January 26 1997: Aurora and Orion
November 14 1995: Aurora and Orion
2013 November 18: Aurora and Unusual Clouds Over Iceland
2014 September 23: Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar
2001 February 10: Aurora Astern
November 30 1996: Aurora Astern
October 26 1995: Aurora Astern
May 05 1998: Aurora at Midnight
2000 May 19: An Aurora Before the Storm
May 27 1996: Aurora Crown the Earth
2014 September 09: An Aurora Cupcake with a Milky Way Topping
2014 April 29: Aurora Dog over Alaska
2007 July 15: Aurora from Space
2005 November 05: Aurora from Space
2003 April 08: Aurora from Space
2003 October 30: Aurora in Colorado Skies
2000 April 10: Aurora in Red and Yellow
2007 November 19: Aurora in the Distance
2002 October 31: Aurora in the Night
2000 September 15: Aurora In West Texas Skies
2005 May 20: Aurora Iowa
2003 November 13: Aurora Oklahoma
2004 September 28: Aurora Over a Communications Tower
2010 October 06: Aurora Over Alaska
2007 April 09: Aurora Over Alaska
March 04 1998: Aurora Over Alaska
2002 March 20: Aurora Over Antarctica
2003 July 02: Aurora Over Cape Cod
January 01 1997: Aurora Over Circle, Alaska
2003 September 10: Aurora Over Clouds
2001 April 02: Aurora Over Clouds
2003 November 04: Aurora Over Edmonton
2011 August 23: Aurora Over Greenland
2012 March 21: Aurora Over Iceland
2006 December 18: Aurora Over Iowa
2014 September 17: Aurora over Maine
2001 April 06: Aurora Over New Zealand
2014 February 26: Aurora over New Zealand
2010 September 20: Aurora Over Norway
2012 April 30: Aurora Over Raufarh
2003 September 29: Aurora Over the Chugach Mountains
2012 October 17: Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
2001 November 05: Aurora Over Winnipeg
2004 November 17: Aurora Over Wisconsin
2009 September 22: Aurora Over Yellowknife
2008 August 09: Aurora Persei
2000 September 04: Aurora Persei
2014 December 07: Aurora Shimmer Meteor Flash
2009 December 19: Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
November 02 1999: Aurora Through a Moonlit Sky
2002 October 15: Aurora's Ring
2007 October 09: Aurora, Stars, Meteor, Lake, Alaska
June 19 1996: Aurora: Curtains in the Sky
2012 October 11: Aurorae over Planet Earth
2009 February 01: Auroral Corona Over Norway
2014 October 14: Auroral Corona over Norway
June 09 1997: An Auroral Ring on Jupiter
2003 January 31: Auroral Rocket Launch
2011 March 25: Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife
2001 November 14: Auroras Over Both Earth Poles
2014 July 14: Auroras over Northern Canada
2012 September 22: Austrian Analemma
September 23 1998: Autumn and the Active Sun
2005 December 15: Autumn Moon Encore
2008 March 11: An Avalanche on Mars
2009 November 01: The Average Color of the Universe
2002 July 02: The Average Colour of the Universe
2004 October 09: The Averted Side Of The Moon
2000 October 21: The Averted Side Of The Moon
October 07 1999: The Averted Side Of The Moon

They wouldn’t have facing crescents, for one thing. They could be on the same side, with one much further out but larger, and the planet would be in orbit around it, with the smaller, nearer body in orbit around the planet.

i'd think it would require two light sources no matter what