Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
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                                2019 January 17
                                      [2]
                            Cabin under the Stars
    Image Credit & Copyright [3] : P-M Heden (Clear Skies [4] , TWAN [5] )

Explanation: Gocka's, a family nickname for the mountain cabin, and a wooden
sled from a generation past stand quietly under the stars. The single exposure
image was taken on January [6]  6 from Tanndalen Sweden [7] to evoke a simple
visual experience of the dark mountain skies. A pale band of starlight along
the Milky Way sweeps through the scene. At the foot of Orion the Hunter,
bright star Rigel shines just above the old kicksled's handrail. Capella,
alpha star of Auriga the celestial charioteer, is the brightest star at the
top of the frame. In fact, the familiar stars of the winter hexagon [8]  and
the Pleiades star cluster can all be found in this beautiful skyscape from a
northern winter night.

                Tomorrow's picture: night on a rotating planet

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