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.

                               2018 November 30
                                      [2]
                            A Cold River to Orion
              Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Juris Sennikovs [4]

Explanation: Ice is forming [5]  on the river Lielupe as it flows through the
landscape in this winter's night scene [6] . Even in motion the frigid water
still reflects a starry sky, though. The well planned, Orion-centered [7]
panorama looks toward the south, taken in three exposures from a bridge near
the village of Stalgene, Latvia, planet Earth [8] . Drifting pancakes of ice
leave streaks in the long exposures, while familiar stars of Orion and the
northern winter night appear above and below the horizon. Village lights along
the horizon include skyward beams from the local community church. This image
was a first place winner in the 2018 StarSpace astrophotography competition
[9] .

               Tomorrow's picture: scene from a rotating planet

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