Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

                                2020 March 26
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                              Andromeda Station
            Composite Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Ralf Rohner

   Explanation: This surreal picture isn't from a special effects sci-fi
   movie. It is a digital composite of frames of the [5]real Andromeda
   Galaxy, also known as M31, rising over a real mountain. Exposures
   tracking the galaxy and background stars have been digitally combined
   with separate exposures of the foreground terrain. All background and
   foreground [6]exposures were made back to back with the same camera and
   telephoto lens on the same night from the same location. In the
   "Deepscape" combination they produce a stunning image that reveals a
   range of brightness and color that your eye can't quite see on its own.
   Still, it does look like you could ride a cable car up this mountain
   and get off at the station right next to Andromeda. But at 2.5 million
   light-years from Earth the big beautiful spiral galaxy really is a
   little out of reach as a destination. Don't worry, though. Just wait 5
   billion years and the [7]Andromeda Galaxy will come to you. This
   Andromeda Station is better known as Weisshorn, the highest peak of the
   ski area in Arosa, Switzerland.

                 Tomorrow's picture: a little drop of galaxy
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   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2003/Weisshorn_Andromeda_final.gif
   7. https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-20.html
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