Posted on 11/03/2015 9:33:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What's that in the sky? Although there was much to see in this spectacular panorama taken during the early morning hours of a day in late September, the brightest object in the sky was clearly the planet Venus. In the featured image, Venus was captured actually through a natural rock bridge, itself picturesque, in Spitzkoppe, Namibia. The planet, on the left of the opening, was complemented by a silhouette of the astrophotographer on the right. Above and beyond the rock bridge were many famous icons of a dark night sky, including, from left to right, the Pleiades star cluster, the Orion Nebula, the bright star Sirius, and the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. This week, Venus remains visible to the east in the pre-dawn sky, being complemented by Mars, which is angularly quite close.
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[Credit and Copyright: Petr Horálek; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt]
The good old days of German South-West Africa.
Wish they would include the equipment and settings on these...
Great picture however.
Turns out Australia has become too developed and too wet to look post-apocalyptic these days.
Nice! Glad it’s getting some use.
I understand the place is getting a second life from a new mine and tourism. The place is on the coast and has a decent climate for a desert.
:’)
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