A True Image from False Kiva
Explanation:
Is there any place in the world you could see a real sight like this?
Yes.
Pictured above is single exposure image spectacular near, far, and in between.
Diving into the Earth far in the distance is part of the
central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy, taken with a long duration exposure.
Much closer, the planet
Jupiter
is visible as the bright point just to band's left.
Closer still are
picturesque
buttes and
mesas of the
Canyonlands National Park in
Utah,
USA, lit by a
crescent moon.
In the foreground is a cave housing a stone circle of unknown origin named
False Kiva.
The cave was briefly lit by flashlight during the long exposure.
Astrophotographer
Wally Pacholka reports that getting to the cave
to take this image was no easy
trek.
Also,
mountain lions
were a concern while waiting alone in the dark for just the right exposure.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
