This is the first time on this blog that I've linked to this NASA "Astronomy Picture of the Day" site, but I may make a habit of it. I check it daily because it almost always has something really cool, and you'll probably find yourself doing the same.

Kind of an odd day to start doing this, because I don't know that today's entry is actually an "astronomy" picture... but it's still cool. Anyway, to look at all past dates, the archives reside here.

Astronomy Picture of the Day for Today - January 17, 2006 (click for larger image/APOD Page & Explanation)

Doesn't seem like many in the blogosphere are familiar with the page (or they don't find it as interesting as I do), but a few do:
Emergent Chaos, 葉子 (whatever that is?), What Does The Prayer Really Say