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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Зодиакальная ночь http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1733784/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois
Graffand
Explanation:
An
intense band of zodiacal light
is captured in this serene mountain and night skyscape from April 7.
The panoramic view was recorded after three hours of hiking
from a vantage looking west after sunset across the Pyrenees
in southern France.
At 2838 meters altitude, Mont Valier is the tallest peak near center.
In the sky above, the
familiar stars of
Orion and the northern winter
Milky Way are approaching the rugged western horizon.
At the shoulder of Orion, Betelgeuse is one of three bright
yellowish celestial beacons.
It forms a triangle with fellow red giant star Aldebaran located below
Betelgeuse and to the right, and the red planet Mars.
Mars shines just under the band of the Milky Way, still
immersed in the
bright
zodiacal light.
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