Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                  2019 June 8
                                      [2]
                            On the Beach with Mars
                Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Jack Fusco [4]

Explanation: At the end of last year's northern summer, after its dazzling
opposition, Mars [5] still shone brightly in the night. The celestial beacon
easily attracted the attention of these two night skygazers [6]  who stood
still for just a while, but long enough to be captured in the sea and night
skyscape from Big Sur, planet Earth. Its central bulge near the southwestern
horizon, the Milky Way runs through the scene too, while the long exposure
also reveals a faint blue bioluminescence blooming in the waves along Pfeiffer
Beach. Now much fainter, Mars can be spotted near the western horizon after
sunset, but this month Jupiter [7] is near its closest and brightest, reaching
its own opposition on June 10. Night skygazers can spot brilliant Jupiter [8]
over southern horizons, glaring next to [9]  the stars toward the central
Milky Way.

                    Tomorrow's picture: a mountain's shadow

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