Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Chilean Skyscape

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 29, 2008 is “Chilean Skyscape,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO )). The original explanation runs about 155 words.

Chilean Skyscape
Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Night skies over Chilean mountain top observatories can be dark and clear, with glorious cosmic vistas . In this recent example, the plane of our Milky Way galaxy stretches parallel to the horizon , the galactic center’s star clusters, dark dust clouds, and glowing nebulae hovering in the west.”

— APOD editors, November 29, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 29, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 155 words

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Topics in this entry

The MoonVenusJupiterThe Milky WayNebulaeGalaxiesStar clusters

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

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Source

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