|
Credit & Copyright: Sergei Makurin
Explanation:
You may have heard of the
Seven Sisters in the sky,
but have you heard about the Seven Strong Men on the ground?
Located just west of the
Ural Mountains, the unusual
Manpupuner rock formations are one of the
Seven Wonders of Russia.
How these ancient 40-meter high
pillars formed is yet unknown.
The persistent photographer of
this featured image battled
rough terrain and uncooperative
weather to capture these
rugged stone towers in winter at night, being finally successful in February
of last year.
Utilizing the camera's time delay feature,
the photographer holds a flashlight in the foreground near one of the snow-covered
pillars.
High above, millions of stars shine down, while the band of our
Milky Way Galaxy crosses diagonally down from the upper left.
Follow APOD on:
Facebook,
Google Plus,
or
Twitter
|
January February March April May June July August September October November December |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way - rocks
Publications with words: Milky Way - rocks
See also:
- APOD: 2024 August 4 Á Gaia: Here Comes the Sun
- APOD: 2024 July 29 Á Milky Way over Uluru
- APOD: 2024 July 21 Á King of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way
- 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