“When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off.” -Vanna White
A couple of years ago, I had the idea to make a special entry showcasing 26 different astronomical phenomena, one for each letter of the alphabet. Today, that idea's been built upon and improved, and I'm happy to present to you, complete with rhyming couplets,
Image credit: Flickr user Image Editor / 11304375@N07.
from A for Aurora to Z for Zenith...
Image credit: The Milky Way through a Fisheye Lens, from Kitt Peak National Observatory.
the Astro Alphabet! Go and enjoy the whole, beautiful thing!
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