24 Jan 2013: ISS and the Summer Milky Way
This image was taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina in early January. In addition to the usual clouds on Earth, this image documents the Milky Way Arc on the left side. Also, starry clouds and nebulae can be seen. The Carina Nebulae is the slightly pink area in the photo. Some other galaxies can be seen at the top of the image, even though they are over 200,000 light years away. Canopus is the second brightest star in the night sky from Earth and is in the Carina Nebulae. It is the alpha star. This image was exposed for five minutes at the same time that the International Space Station was passing by, creating the bright white streak in the sky.
No comments:
Post a Comment