Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Star Trails Over Indonesia

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 18, 2014 is “Star Trails Over Indonesia,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit & Licence: HuiChieh ( my dark sky ). The original explanation runs about 104 words.

Star Trails Over Indonesia
Credit: Image Credit & Licence: HuiChieh ( my dark sky ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Both land and sky were restless. The unsettled land included erupting Mount Semeru in the distance, the caldera of steaming Mount Bromo on the left, flowing fog , and the lights of moving cars along roads that thread between hills and volcanoes in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java , Indonesia .”

— APOD editors, August 18, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 18, 2014
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Licence: HuiChieh ( my dark sky )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 104 words

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