Credit & Copyright: Dave Lane
Explanation:
Sometimes land and sky are both busy and beautiful.
The landscape pictured in the foreground encompasses
Bryce Canyon in
Utah,
USA, famous for its many interesting
rock structures eroded over millions of years.
The skyscape above, photogenic in its own right, encompasses the
arching central disk of our
Milky Way Galaxy,
streaks that include three passing airplanes and at least four
Eta Aquariid meteors,
and bright stars that include the
Summer Triangle.
The
above image
is a digital panorama created from 12 smaller images earlier this month on the night
May 6.
If you missed the recent Eta Aquariids meteor shower though, don't fret -- you may get an unexpected
reprieve.
Sky enthusiasts are waiting to see if a
new meteor shower develops in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 24, when
the
Earth moves through a
possibly dense cloud of dust and debris ejected
by
Comet 209P/LINEAR.
Best Space Images:
Free APOD Lecture in Paris on June 17
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