2026 July 01 - The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi

In today's image, we see the star forming region around Rho Ophiuchi including various types of nebulae. These include: emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, and dark nebulae. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.