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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- The Waterfall and the World at Night
NASA ^
| May 17, 2013
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/17/2013 3:56:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Above this boreal landscape, the arc of the Milky Way and shimmering aurorae flow through the night. Like an echo, below them lies Iceland's spectacular Godafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods. Shining just below the Milky Way, bright Jupiter is included in the panoramic nightscape recorded on March 9. Faint and diffuse, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) appears immersed in the auroral glow. The digital stitch of four frames is a first place winner in the 2013 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest on Dark Skies Importance organized by The World at Night. An evocative record of the beauty of planet Earth's night sky, all the contest's winning entries are featured in this video.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: andromeda; apod; astronomy; iceland; jupiter; m31; milkyway; science
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posted on
05/17/2013 3:56:40 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
Okay, so, these terrestrial shots are starting to grow on me.
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posted on
05/17/2013 3:58:30 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
Although we have some of the best skies here in Oz we don't get to see that! Stunning.
Thanks SC
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posted on
05/17/2013 4:05:06 AM PDT
by
mitch5501
("make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
To: SunkenCiv
That video is mesmerizing as well!
Thanks for posting this - what a wonder!
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posted on
05/17/2013 4:36:51 AM PDT
by
spankalib
("I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.")
To: SunkenCiv
Oooohhhhhh! So pretty. Thanks, Sunky!
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/17/2013 5:13:18 AM PDT
by
left that other site
((Ban the ubiquitous and deadly solvent, Di-hydrogen monoxide!!!))
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/17/2013 7:15:50 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: null and void
Some guy whose friend dared him to plant his wet boot on the ice, poor idiot froze there.
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posted on
05/18/2013 6:26:01 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: mitch5501; spankalib; momtothree; left that other site
My pleasure, and thanks for those reactions!
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posted on
05/18/2013 6:27:14 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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