Astronomy Picture of the Day · November 5, 2024

Milky Way over Easter Island

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 5, 2024 is “Milky Way over Easter Island,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury). The original explanation runs about 123 words.

A grassy hill appears in the foreground with tall statues of human heads embeddd. High overhead the central band of the Milky Way galaxy crosses horizontally. Above the Milky Way is a dark sky filled with stars. Please see the explanation f — Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure.”

— APOD editors, November 5, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: November 5, 2024
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 123 words