APOD: 2020 August 13 B Jupiter and Saturn Rising Beyond Alien Throne Rock
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Credit & Copyright: Marcin Zajdc
Explanation:
Whatbplanets are those behind that unusualbrock spire?
Saturn (lower
left) and
Jupiter.b
This month, after sunset, the bright planetary duo are quite prominent toward the
southeast.b
Now your
view of our Solar System's largest planets might not include a
picturesque
hoodoo in the foreground,
nor the spectacular central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy across the background, but should be quite
eye-catching
anyway.b
The featuredbimage is a composite of consecutive foreground and background exposures
all taken in late May with the same camera and from the same location -- the
badlands of theb
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
in the
San Juan Basin in
New Mexico,
USA.b
The rock spire, informally dubbed 'Alien Throne', stands about 3 meters tall.
Saturn and
Jupiter will remain visible together
after sunset for several months.
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