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Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier;
Line Drawing: Alfonso Rosso
Explanation:
Have you seen the bird in the Milky Way?
Beyond the
man in the Moon, the night sky is filled with stories,
and cultures throughout history have projected some of their most
enduring legends onto the stars and dust above.
Generations of people see these celestial icons,
hear their associated stories, and pass them down.
Pictured here is not only a segment of the
central band of our
Milky Way galaxy, but, according to
folklore of several native peoples of
Uruguay,
the outline of a great bird called
öandö.
Furthermore, öandö's footprint is associated with the
Southern
Cross asterism.
In the foreground, in
silhouette, is a statue of
Maröa Micaela Guyunusa, an indigenous woman of the
Charröa
people who lived in the 1800s and endures as a symbol of colonial resistance.
The composite image was taken in mid-April in
Cabo Polonio,
Uruguay, with the
Atlantic Ocean in the background.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Milky Way Rising
- APOD: 2023 July 18 Á Milky Way above La Palma Observatory
- APOD: 2023 July 16 Á Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
- APOD: 2023 July 2 Á Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
- APOD: 2023 May 29 Á Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland
- APOD: 2023 May 10 Á Milky Way over Egyptian Desert