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Credit & Copyright: Marzena Rogozinska
Explanation:
Have you ever seen the band of our Milky Way Galaxy?
In a clear sky from a
dark location at the right time,
a faint band of light becomes visible
across the sky.
Soon after your eyes become
dark adapted,
you might spot the band for the first time.
It may then become obvious.
Then
spectacular.
One reason for your growing astonishment might be the
realization that this fuzzy swath, the
Milky Way, contains billions of stars.
Visible in the
featured image, high above in the night sky, the band of the
Milky Way Galaxy arcs.
Also visible are the colorful clouds of
Rho Ophiuchi on the right, and the red and circular
Zeta Ophiuchi nebula
near the top center.
Taken in late February from
Maunakea,
Hawaii,
USA,
the foreground telescope is the University of Hawaii's
2.2-Meter Telescope.
Fortunately, you donBt need to be near the
top of a Hawaiian volcano to see the Milky Way.
Put it All Together:
Astronomy Puzzle of the Day
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2025 May 13 B Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy
- APOD: 2025 May 12 B Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy
- Galaxies in Space
- APOD: 2025 February 9 B Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
- APOD: 2024 November 24 B Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 B Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 August 4 B Gaia: Here Comes the Sun