Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Northern Summer's Night

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 7, 2018 is “A Northern Summer's Night,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit & License: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( RMS Photography ). The original explanation runs about 97 words.

A Northern Summer's Night
Credit: Image Credit & License: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( RMS Photography ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Near a summer’s midnight a mist haunts the river bank in this dreamlike skyscape taken on July 3rd from northern Denmark. Reddened light from the Sun a little below the horizon gives an eerie tint to low hanging clouds.”

— APOD editors, July 7, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 7, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & License: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( RMS Photography )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 97 words

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Source

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