Posted on 05/03/2008 5:20:19 AM PDT by sig226
Explanation: Snow-capped stratovolcano Mt. Damavand climbs to 5,670 meters (18,598 feet) near the left edge in this panoramic view of the world at night. Pan to the right and your gaze will sweep across the arch of our Milky Way Galaxy above the Alborz Mountain Range bordering the Caspian Sea. Near the center of the panorama, recorded in the predawn hours of April 4th, bright stars Deneb and Altair lie close to the curve of the Milky Way, above the glow of the Haraz valley. Farther right, brilliant Jupiter dominates the sky near the stars, nebulae, and dark dust clouds toward the bulging galactic center. Finally, the horizon glow at the right edge, below bright yellowish giant star Antares, is from the city of Damavand, named for the legendary mountain peak.
Oh, Dear God; this is beautiful.
Agreed, bump! Absolutely breathtaking!
It's amazing how the stars can still turn us Earthbound creatures into dreamers.
I do believe I see a retreating glacier!
A story, don’t know how true it is:
The earthquake in LA a while back knocked out the power and the city lights at night for a while and the sky happened to be clear. Many went outdoors of course, but some were heard to remark, ‘the earthquake did something to the sky, it’s all messed up.’
Seems they could see the stars for the first time.
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Always love to take a woman outside at the beach and point out stars and planets. It’s like they’ve never looked up at night and wondered what all those glowing specks of light might be.
And then, of course, I’m lauded as some sort of sage because I know where to find Jupiter, Saturn or Orion. Oh, the ignorance of youth.
These days astrology will do better than astronomy.
Glad you post these pics daily; very nice.
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