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Credit & Copyright: Mads
Fredslund Andersen,
Stellar Astrophysics Centre,
Aarhus Univ., Denmark
Explanation:
Near first quarter, the Moon in March lights this snowy,
rugged landscape, a view
across the top of Tenerife toward
La Palma in the Canary Islands Spanish archipelago.
The large
Teide volcano,
the highest point in Spain, looms over the horizon.
Shining above are familiar bright stars of
Orion, the Hunter.
Adding to the dreamlike scene is the 1
meter diameter prototype telescope of the global network project
called the Stellar
Observations Network Group or SONG.
The SONG's fully robotic observatory was captured during
the 30 second exposure while
the observatory dome, with slit open, was rotated across the
field of view.
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See also:
- APOD: 2024 January 31 Á Camera Orion Rising
- APOD: 2024 January 16 Á The Orion You Can Almost See
- Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory
- APOD: 2023 July 18 Á Milky Way above La Palma Observatory
- APOD: 2023 January 25 Á LDN 1622: The Boogeyman Nebula
- The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars
- Orion Pines