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NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD: apod.nasa.gov) has been featuring and explaining astronomical images from around the world for over 30 years, including many from Africa. This presentation will feature images on APOD that originated from countries in Africa including Algeria, Botswana, Canary Islands (Spain), Chad, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Reunion Island (France), South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Also included are interesting images taken of parts of Africa from space by NASA. It will be reviewed how Africa's night skies are important not only for local cultures but as a unifying influence between peoples around the world. [APOD received the inaugural Outreach Prize from the International Astronomical Union in 2022.]
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