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Credit & Copyright: Sergio MontÇfar
Explanation:
The view was worth the trip.
Battling
high winds,
cold temperatures, and
low oxygen, the
trek to
near the top of the volcano
Santa Maria in
Guatemala -- while carrying
sensitive camera equipment -- was lonely and difficult.
Once set up, though, the camera captured
this breathtaking vista during the early morning hours of February 28.
Visible on the ground are six volcanoes of the
Central America
Volcanic Arc, including
Fuego, the
Volcano of Fire, which is
seen erupting in the distance.
Visible in the sky, in separate exposures taken a few minutes later,
are many stars much further in the distance, as well as the
central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy situated
horizontally overhead.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
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Publications with keywords: Milky Way - volcano
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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: 2024 April 22 Á Moon and Smoke Rings from Mt Etna
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway