Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                 2021 May 8
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                           Deepscape at Yacoraite
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Franco Meconi

   Explanation: In this evocative night scene a dusty central Milky Way
   rises over the [5]ancient Andean archaeological site of Yacoraite in
   northwestern Argentina. The denizens of planet Earth [6]reaching
   skyward are the large Argentine saguaro cactus currently [7]native to
   the arid region. The unusual yellow-hued reflection nebula above is
   created by [8]dust scattering starlight around red giant star Antares.
   Alpha star of the constellation Scorpius, Antares is over 500
   light-years distant. Next to it bright blue [9]Rho Ophiuchi is embedded
   in more typical dusty bluish reflection nebulae though. The deep night
   skyscape was created from a series of background exposures of the
   rising stars made while tracking the sky, and a foreground exposure of
   the landscape made with the camera and lens fixed on the tripod. In
   combination they produce the single stunning image and reveal a range
   of brightness and color that your eye can't quite [10]perceive on its
   own.

                      Tomorrow's picture: around Orion
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    Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & [24]Jerry Bonnell
                                 ([25]UMCP)
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                           & [31]Michigan Tech. U.

References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2105/DeepscapeYacoraite2048.jpg
   3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
   4. https://www.instagram.com/terrazaalcosmos
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_civilizations
   6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Cardones_National_Park#/media/File:Los_Cardones_National_Park_04.jpg
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200516.html
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_Ophiuchi
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  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss
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  19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  20. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210508
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