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Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo
(Deep Sky Colors)
Explanation:
To see a vista like this takes patience, hiking, and a camera.
Patience was needed in searching out just the right place and waiting for just
the right time.
A short hike was needed to reach this
rugged perch above a secluded cove in
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in
California,
USA.
And a camera was needed for the long exposure required to bring out the
faint light from stars and nebulae in the background
Milky Way galaxy.
Moonlight
illuminated the hidden beach and inlet behind nearby trees in the
above composite image taken last month.
Usually obscured
McWay Falls is
visible just below the
image center,
while the
Pacific Ocean is in view to its right.
The above image is a high-resolution sequel to a similar image that
appeared last year.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
See also:
- 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
- APOD: 2023 July 18 Á Milky Way above La Palma Observatory