Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 7, 2013

Night in the Andes Ice Forest

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 7, 2013 is “Night in the Andes Ice Forest,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 162 words.

From the explanation

“This forest of snow and ice penitentes reflects moonlight shining across the Chajnantor plateau. The region lies in the Chilean Andes at an altitude of 5,000 meters, not far from one of planet Earth’s major astronomical observatories, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array .”

— APOD editors, September 7, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 7, 2013
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 162 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 7, 2013 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2013-september-7-night-in-the-andes-ice-forest

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