Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Eye Sky a Dragon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 1, 2025 is “Eye Sky a Dragon,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Anton Komlev). The original explanation runs about 124 words.

A fisheye image of the sky is shown on the left with the landscape-foreground surrounding it. The plane of our Milky Way Galaxy runs down the center. At first glance the sky looks like oddly like an eye of a dragon. Please see the explanati
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anton Komlev Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What do you see when you look into this sky? In the center, in the dark, do you see a night sky filled with stars?”

— APOD editors, July 1, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 1, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anton Komlev
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 124 words

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