Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 13, 2016

Galaxies from the Altiplano

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 13, 2016 is “Galaxies from the Altiplano,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Guisard ( Los Cielos de America , TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 131 words.

From the explanation

“The central bulge of our Milky Way Galaxy rises over the northern Chilean Atacama altiplano in this postcard from planet Earth. At an altitude of 4500 meters, the strange beauty of the desolate landscape could almost belong to another world though.”

— APOD editors, October 13, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: October 13, 2016
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Guisard ( Los Cielos de America , TWAN )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 131 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 13, 2016 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2016-october-13-galaxies-from-the-altiplano

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