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 October 23
     [2]The featured image shows a landscape of narrow triangular rocks
      below a night sky that features the band of the Milky Way arching
       overhead. Connecting the land to the sky is a bright of diffuse
        zodiacal light. Please see the explanation for more detailed
                                information.

           Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles
                  Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Jingyi Zhang

   Explanation: What strange world is this? [4]E[5]a[6]r[7]t[8]h. In the
   foreground of the featured image are the [9]Pinnacles, unusual rock
   spires in [10]Nambung National Park in Western [11]Australia. Made of
   ancient sea shells ([12]limestone), how these human-sized
   [13]picturesque spires formed remains a [14]topic of research. The
   [15]picturesque panorama was taken in 2017 September. A ray of
   [16]zodiacal light, sunlight reflected by dust grains orbiting between
   the planets in the [17]Solar System, rises from the horizon near the
   image center. Arching across the top is the central band of our
   [18]Milky Way Galaxy. The planets [19]Jupiter and [20]Saturn, as well
   as several famous [21]stars are also visible in the background night
   sky.

                      Tomorrow's picture: red andromeda
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