Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 1, 2021

Galaxies and the South Celestial Pole

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 1, 2021 is “Galaxies and the South Celestial Pole,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek , Josef Kujal). The original explanation runs about 218 words.

From the explanation

“The South Celestial Pole is easy to spot in star trail images of the southern sky. The extension of Earth’s axis of rotation to the south, it’s at the center of all the southern star trail arcs.”

— APOD editors, January 1, 2021

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 1, 2021
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek , Josef Kujal
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 218 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 1, 2021 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2021-january-1-galaxies-and-the-south-celestial-pole

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