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Credit & Copyright: Daniel López,
IAC
Explanation:
Two fundamental planes of planet Earth's sky compete
for attention in this remarkable wide-angle vista,
recorded on January 23rd.
Arcing above the horizon and into the night at the left
is a beautiful band of
Zodiacal Light - sunlight scattered by
dust
in the solar system's ecliptic plane.
Its opponent on the right is composed of the
faint stars, dust clouds, and nebulae along
the plane of our
Milky Way Galaxy.
Both celestial bands stand above the domes and towers of the
Teide Observatory
on the island of Tenerife.
Also out to play in the pristine, dark skies over the Canary Islands,
are brilliant Venus (lower left),
the distant
Andromeda Galaxy (near center),
and the lovely
Pleiades star cluster (top center).
Of course, seasoned skygazers might even spot
M33, the
California Nebula,
IC1805, and the
double star cluster of Perseus.
(Need some help? Just slide your cursor over the picture.)
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: zodiacal light - Milky Way
Publications with words: zodiacal light - Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2024 November 24 Á Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 Á Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 August 4 Á Gaia: Here Comes the Sun
- APOD: 2024 July 29 Á Milky Way over Uluru
- APOD: 2024 May 29 Á Stairway to the Milky Way
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Milky Way Rising