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Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Lights sprawl
toward the horizon in this night skyscape from
Uludag National Park, Bursa Province, Turkey,
planet Earth.
The stars and nebulae of the Milky Way are still visible though,
stretching above the lights on the northern summer night while
three other planets
shine brightly.
Jupiter is at the far right, Mars near the center of the frame,
and Saturn is just right of the bulging center of our galaxy.
Because the panoramic scene was captured on July 6, all three planets
pictured were hosting orbiting, operational, robotic
spacecraft
from Earth.
Popular
Mars has five (from three different space agencies):
MAVEN (NASA),
Mars Orbiter Mission (India),
Mars Express (ESA),
Mars Odyssey (NASA),
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA).
Ringed Saturn hosts the
daring Cassini spacecraft.
Just arrived, Juno now orbits ruling
gas giant Jupiter.
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