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.

                                2021 March 5
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                             A Little Like Mars
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Robert Barsa

   Explanation: [5]The surface of this planet looks a little [6]like Mars.
   It's really planet Earth [7]though. In a digitally stitched little
   planet projection, the 360 degree mosaic was captured near San Pedro in
   the Chilean [8]Atacama desert. Telescopes in domes on the horizon are
   taking advantage of the region's famously dark, clear nights. Taken in
   early December, a magnificent [9]Milky Way arcs above the horizon for
   almost 180 degrees around the little planet with Orion prominent in the
   southern sky. A familiar constellation [10]upside down for northern
   hemisphere skygazers, Orion shares that southern December night almost
   opposite the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. But the Red Planet
   itself is the brightest yellowish celestial beacon in [11]this little
   planet sky.

   Please take a short survey in aesthetics & astronomy: [12]Sonification
                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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   4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIHoxEW5KCrauukwBYFM5-A/
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   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190914.html
   9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210122.html
  10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100115.html
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2103/Barsa-LikealittleMars1024-annotated.jpg
  12. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chandrasonify
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  19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss
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  24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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  26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
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  30. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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