Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Milky Ring

APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 22 Jan, 2021 | Image Credit & Copyright: Alvin Wu

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: An expanse of cosmic dust, stars and nebulae along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy form a beautiful ring in this projected all-sky view. The creative panorama covers the entire galaxy visible from planet Earth, an ambitious 360 degree mosaic that took two years to complete. Northern hemisphere sites in western China and southern hemisphere sites in New Zealand were used to collect the image data. Like a glowing jewel set in the milky ring, the bulge of the galactic center, is at the very top. Bright planet Jupiter is the beacon just above the central bulge and left of red giant star Antares. Along the plane and almost 180 degrees from the galactic center, at the bottom of the ring is the area around Orion, denizen of the northern hemisphere's evening winter skies. In this projection the ring of the Milky Way encompasses two notable galaxies in southern skies, the large and small Magellanic clouds.

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[left that other site]

That is beautiful! :-) (((Though it reminds me of the stargate!)))

[mylife]

The eye of God

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[MtnClimber]

I don’t want a TV like that one!

[Kickass Conservative]

The last thing Ted Danson will remember on his Death Bed.

[dontreadthis]

where’s the “you are here” arrow?

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[Western Phil]

-where’s the “you are here” arrow?-

Haven’t figured it out for sure, but my guess right now is that it is pointing out at you from the center of the circle. With you sitting on the equator? I’ll sleep on it & will probably have a different guess in the morning.

If you click on the APOD site, below the picture there is a DISCUS button, but the experts haven’t discussed your issue yet.

[null and void]

It’s discus seen from above?

[null and void]

a discus...

[doorgunner69]

Guess I am too literal, cannot wrap my head around this image.

Then again, I could never see the constellations when pointed out as anything but individual stars.