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 May 24
   [2]The featured image shows the Rho Ophiuchi gas clouds with a the Moon
     in total lunar eclipse to the right. Also in the frame are a bright
   meteor and the part of the central band of our Milky Way galaxy. Please
             see the explanation for more detailed information.

                     A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon
              Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Andrei Ionut Dascalu

   Explanation: The plan was to capture a picturesque part of the sky that
   was hosting an unusual guest. The result included a bonus — an
   additional and unexpected guest. The beautiful background features part
   of the central band of our [4]Milky Way galaxy on the far left, and the
   [5]colorful clouds of [6]Rho Ophiuchi in the image center. The unusual
   guest, a dimmed and [7]reddened Moon on the right, was expected because
   the image was taken during last week’s [8]total lunar eclipse. The
   timing had to be right because [9]the Moon — both before and after
   eclipse — would be so bright it would overwhelm the background. The
   [10]unexpected guest was the [11]bright meteor across the image center.
   The [12]fleeting meteor streak was [13]captured on only one of the 10
   consecutively-captured deep-field images from [14]La Palma in the
   [15]Spanish [16]Canary Islands, while the [17]eclipsed Moon image was
   taken immediately afterwards with the same camera and from the same
   location. The next [18]total lunar eclipse — also quite expected —
   [19]will occur in early November.

      Notable Submissions to APOD: [20]Total Lunar Eclipse of 2022 May
               Tomorrow's picture: lagoon twisters from hubble
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   3. https://www.instagram.com/andreidashi/
   4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/
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   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220518.html
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180128.html
   9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/in-depth/
  10. https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/surprised-kitten-opened-his-blue-eyes-what-saw-distance-his-surprise-simply-no-limit-surprised-kitten-127903405.jpg
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid#/media/File:Meteoroid_meteor_meteorite.gif
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  13. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqR1BGNkC7/
  14. https://youtu.be/Ub9622tvuUM
  15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
  16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands
  17. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4715932428510939&type=3
  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210525.html
  19. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-november-8
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