Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2020 June 29

                            Dark Sky Reflections
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Will Godward

   Explanation: When the lake calmed down, many wonders of the land and
   sky appeared twice. Perhaps the most dramatic from the dark sky was the
   central band of our Milky Way Galaxy, visible as a diagonal band.
   Toward the right were both the Small (SMC) and Large (LMC) Magellanic
   Clouds, satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. Faint multicolored bands
   of airglow fanned across the night. Numerous bright stars were visible
   including Antares, while the bright planet Jupiter appears just above
   the image center. The featured image is a composite of exposures all
   taken from the same camera and from the same location within 30 minutes
   in mid-May from the shore of Lake Bonney Riverland in South Australia.
   Dead trees that extend from the lake were captured not only in
   silhouette, but reflection, while lights from the small town of Barmera
   were visible across the lake. In July, Jupiter and Saturn will rise
   toward the east just as the Sun sets in the west.

                       Tomorrow's picture: pillow star
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