Astronomy Picture of the Day

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      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2024 June 26

         IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/fisAZYNwDgk?rel=0

                  Timelapse: Aurora, SAR, and the Milky Way
    Video Credit & Copyright: [3]Jeff Dai ([4]TWAN); Music ([5]License):
                  [6]Suite bergamasque by [7]Claude Debussy

   Explanation: What's happening in the sky this unusual night? Most
   striking in the featured 4.5-hour 360-degree [8]panoramic video,
   perhaps, is the pink and purple [9]aurora. That's because this night,
   encompassing May 11, was [10]famous for its [11]auroral skies around
   the world. As the night progresses, [12]auroral bands shimmer, the
   [13]central band of our [14]Milky Way Galaxy rises, and [15]stars shift
   as the [16]Earth rotates beneath them. Captured here simultaneously is
   a rare red band running above the aurora: a [17]SAR arc, seen to change
   only slightly. The flashing below the horizon is caused by passing
   cars, while the moving spots in the sky are satellites and airplanes.
   The featured video was captured from [18]Xinjiang, [19]China with
   [20]four separate cameras.

                  Tomorrow's picture: protostellar outflows
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    Authors & editors: [32]Robert Nemiroff ([33]MTU) & [34]Jerry Bonnell
                                 ([35]UMCP)
          NASA Official: Amber Straughn [36]Specific rights apply.
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                A service of: [40]ASD at [41]NASA / [42]GSFC,
                         [43]NASA Science Activation
                           & [44]Michigan Tech. U.

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