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Credit & Copyright: Mike Salway
Explanation:
Which part of this picture do you find more interesting -- the land or the sky?
Advocates for the land might cite the beauty of the ancient domes of the
Bungle Bungle Range
in
Western Australia.
These picturesque domes appear as
huge layered beehives
and are made of sandstones and
conglomerates deposited over 350 million years ago.
Advocates for the
sky
might laud the beauty of the
Milky Way's central band shown arching from horizon to
horizon.
The photogenic
Milky
Way
band formed over 10 billion years ago and now
includes many well-known nebulae and bright stars.
Fortunately, you don't have to
decide
and can enjoy both together in
this beautiful 8-frame panorama taken from the dark skies of
Purnululu National
Park
about two months ago.
Decide Anyway:
Land or Sky?
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
See also:
- Galaxies in Space
- APOD: 2025 February 9 Á Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
- 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