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Credit & Copyright: Marc Sylvestre
(Universia)
Explanation:
Have you ever seen the
band of our
Milky Way Galaxy?
Chances are you have never seen it like this --
nor could you.
In a clear sky from a dark location at the right time, a
faint band of light is visible across the sky.
This band is the disk of our
spiral galaxy.
Since we are inside this disk, the band appears to encircle the Earth.
The above spectacular picture is a bit of a
digital trick, though.
A first shot was taken in July 2000 with the camera
counter-rotating from the Earth
so that the stars appear fixed.
This allowed a long exposure from which a great
amount of detail could emerge from the
background star field.
Later, after moonrise,
a much shorter image was taken from the same location
catching details of
Mount Blanc, the
highest mountain in
Western Europe.
Reflections in the water were later enhanced digitally.
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: 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