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Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi
(TWAN)
Explanation:
The Henbury craters in the Northern Territory, Australia,
planet Earth, are the
scars
of an impact over 4,000 years old.
When an ancient
meteorite
fragmented into dozens of pieces,
the largest made the 180 meter diameter
crater whose weathered
walls and floor are lit in the foreground of this
southern
hemisphere nightscape.
The vertical panoramic view follows our magnificent Milky Way
galaxy stretching above horizon, its rich central starfields
cut by obscuring dust clouds.
A glance along the galactic plane also reveals
Alpha and Beta Centauri and the
stars of the Southern Cross.
Captured in the region's spectacular, dark skies,
the Small Magellanic Cloud, satellite of the Milky Way,
is the bright galaxy to the left.
Not the lights of a nearby town, the visible
glow on the horizon below it is the
Large Magellanic Cloud rising.
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See also:
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Milky Way Rising
- APOD: 2023 July 18 Á Milky Way above La Palma Observatory
- APOD: 2023 July 16 Á Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
- APOD: 2023 July 2 Á Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
- APOD: 2023 June 20 Á The Nandu in the Milky Way
- APOD: 2023 May 29 Á Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland