Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Night Sky over the Tatra Mountains

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 2024 is “A Night Sky over the Tatra Mountains,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Marcin Rosadziński ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego ). The original explanation runs about 125 words.

A starry sky is shown with the busy central band of our Milky Way Galaxy showing diagonally from the upper left. Mountains are on the horizon, with trees and a stream running up from the foreground. Please see the explanation for more detai
Credit: Image Credit: Marcin Rosadziński ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A natural border between Slovakia and Poland is the Tatra Mountains . A prominent destination for astrophotographers, the Tatras are the highest mountain range in the Carpathians .”

— APOD editors, September 11, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 11, 2024
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Marcin Rosadziński ; Text: Natalia Lewandowska ( SUNY Oswego )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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