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.

                               2022 January 18
    [2]The featured image shows the a southern skyscape ranging from the
   constellation of Orion on the far left to the Southern Cross on the far
   right. The panorama was acquired during the last days of 2021 from the
     Bombo Headland Quarry Geological Site in Australia. Please see the
                 explanation for more detailed information.

                      From Orion to the Southern Cross
                 Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Lucy Yunxi Hu

   Explanation: This is a sky filled with glowing icons. On the far left
   is the familiar [4]constellation of Orion, divided by its iconic
   three-aligned [5]belt stars and featuring the famous [6]Orion Nebula,
   both partly encircled by [7]Barnard's Loop. Just left of center in the
   featured image is the brightest star in the night: [8]Sirius. Arching
   across the image center is the central band of our [9]Milky Way Galaxy.
   On the far right, near the top, are the two brightest [10]satellite
   galaxies of the Milky Way: the [11]Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and
   the [12]Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Also on the far right -- just
   above the cloudy horizon -- is the [13]constellation of Crux, complete
   with the four stars that make the iconic [14]Southern Cross. The
   featured image is a composite of 18 consecutive exposures taken by the
   same camera and from the same location in eastern [15]Australia during
   the last days of last year. In the foreground, picturesque basalt
   columns of the [16]Bombo Quarry part to [17]reveal the vast [18]Pacific
   Ocean.

                  Tomorrow's picture: big galaxy approaches
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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2201/OrionCross_LucyH_7441.jpg
   3. https://www.flickr.com/people/194022884@N07/
   4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)
   5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190930.html
   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200609.html
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050420.html
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
   9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/
  10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_galaxies_of_the_Milky_Way
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  12. https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/s/Small+Magellanic+Cloud
  13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux
  14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210125.html
  15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
  16. https://youtu.be/c8oCQGxVacY
  17. https://www.cuinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bigstock-Young-Crazy-Surprised-Cat-Make-233591413.jpg
  18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean
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