Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
All-Sky Steve
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 14, 2017 is “All-Sky Steve,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer , Amazingsky.com, TWAN). The original explanation runs about 173 words.
From the explanation
“Familiar green and red tinted auroral emission floods the sky along the northern (top) horizon in this fish-eye panorama projection from September 27. On the mild, clear evening the Milky Way tracks through the zenith of a southern Alberta sky and ends where the six-day-old Moon sets in the southwest.”
— APOD editors, October 14, 2017
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- October 14, 2017
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer , Amazingsky.com, TWAN
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 173 words