A July Dawn
Explanation:
Those up before dawn in late July in the
northern hemisphere could
see planets, stars, and a spacecraft in a
single quick glance before starting their day.
Near the eastern horizon was bright
Jupiter, and not far above and to its right was the very bright
Venus.
Connecting the dots will point you just right of
Saturn.
Far in the distance but near the top right of the frame
is the
Pleiades star cluster.
Orbiting the
Earth well in the foreground, the
International Space Station
reflected sunlight to cause the faint line segment.
In the very close foreground, the bright red and yellow lines
were caused by a passing van.
The above picture was taken on July 26 from
Quebec,
Canada.
Why are bushes
visible through the van?
The van was present for only a few of the
25 seconds of the total exposure.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
