Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                              2018 September 15
                                      [2]
                      Mont Blanc, Meteor, and Milky Way
              Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Adrien Mauduit [4]

Explanation: Snowy Mont Blanc [5] is near the center of this atmospheric night
skyscape. But high, thin clouds fogged the skies at the photographer's
location, looking south toward Europe's highest peak from the southern Swiss
Alps. Still, the 13 second exposure finds the faint star fields and dark rifts
of the Milky Way [6]  above the famous [7] white mountain. Bloated by the
mist, bright planet Saturn and Antares (right), alpha star of Scorpius, shine
through the clouds to flank the galaxy's central bulge. The high-altitude
scene is from [8]  the rewarding night of August 12/13, so it also includes
the green trail of a Perseid meteor shooting [9]  along the galactic plane.

                        Tomorrow's picture: sun erupts

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