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.

                                  2019 May 27
                                      [2]
                A Volcano of Fire under a Milky Way of Stars
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Diego Rizzo [3]

Explanation: Sometimes it's hard to decide which is more impressive -- the
land or the sky. On the land of the featured image [4] , for example, the
Volcano of Fire ( Volcßn de Fuego [5] ) is seen erupting topped by red-hot,
wind-blown ash [6] and with streams of glowing lava running down its side.
Lights from neighboring towns are seen through a thin haze below. In the sky,
though, the central plane of our Milky Way Galaxy [7] runs diagonally from the
upper left, with a fleeting meteor [8]  just below, and the trail of a
satellite [9]  to the upper right. The planet Jupiter [10]  also appears
toward the upper left, with the bright star Antares [11]  just to its right.
Much of the land and the sky were captured together [12]  in a single,
well-timed, 25-second exposure taken in mid-April from the side of Fuego [13]
's sister volcano Acatenango [14]  in Guatemala [15] . The image of the
meteor, though, was captured in a similar frame taken about 30 minutes earlier
-- when the volanic eruption was not as photogenic -- and added later
digitally.

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