Posted on 01/30/2021 2:35:49 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Celestial sights of the southern sky shine above a cloudy planet Earth in this gorgeous night sky view. The scene was captured from an airliner's flight deck at 38,000 feet on a steady westbound ride to Lima, Peru. To produce the sharp airborne astrophotograph, the best of a series of short exposures were selected and digitally stacked. The broad band of the southern Milky Way begins at top left with the dark Coalsack Nebula and Southern Cross. Its expanse of diffuse starlight encompasses the the Carina Nebula and large Gum Nebula toward the right. Canopus, alpha star of Carina and second brightest star in Earth's night is easy to spot below the Milky Way, as is the dwarf galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Small Magellanic cloud just peeks above the cloudy horizon. Of course, the South Celestial Pole also lies within the starry southern frame.
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Psalm 147:4
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
Beautiful up there isn’t it
WOW
Gotta clean my glasses.
Looks like smudges and stuff.
There is no way we are alone. Even the most desolate places on earth have some kind of life.
Thanks!
Not quite the edge of space, but the edge of the edge of space!
Imagine being able to see the Magellenic clouds (Galaxies) standing on the ground!
Next time take a picture looking down at the earth and then tell me again how you believe that the Specks of Carbon living on this planet can control the climate....
I’ve had several jobs which required me to travel worldwide. When I was in Auckland, New Zealand, I was fortunate enough to see the southern cross.
I actually drew a breath. It was beautiful.
The untold "accidents" of the last three billion years have put us where we are.
"By Jupiter!"
We're just the "luckiest" planet in the Cosmos.
I used to work on the summit of Mauna Kea, HI.
14,000 feet up.
Certain times of the year you can see the Southern Cross low on the horizon, but it is there.
Problem is you can’t see much detail, as at that altitude your eyes don’t work as well because you are only about 72% oxygenated.
You can see the Southern Cross and not leave America.
Can you see the ring around Uranus from there?
I saw the Southern Cross while climbing Cerro Aconcagua in Argentina. We were climbing the Polish Glacier route on the north side. I saw it on a clear night at high camp at around 19,600 ft elevation. The weather had been so bad that I thought there would not be a clear night.
Beautiful picture, and it is indeed the “Southern sky from 38,000 feet”, but it’s not what anyone can actually see with their own eyes. It is a carefully guided time-exposure of at least several minutes, to register the colorful nebulas.
Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, why no Medium-sized Magellanic Cloud? ;^)
>>>Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, why no Medium-sized Magellanic Cloud? ;^)<<<
Middle Megellanic Cloud Syndrome?
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