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Credit & Copyright: Alexandros Maragos;
Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt
Explanation:
What's that glowing in the distance?
Although it may look like a
lighthouse, the rays of light near the horizon actually
emanate from the
Temple of Poseidon
at
Cape Sounion,
Greece.
Some temple
lights are even reflected in the
Aegean Sea in the foreground.
Although meant to be a monument to the sea, in this image,
the temple's lights seem to be pointing out locations
on the sky.
For example, the wide ray toward the right fortuitously points toward the
Lagoon Nebula in the central band of our
Milky Way, which runs diagonally down the image from the upper left.
Also, the nearly vertical beam seems to point toward the star clouds near the direction
of the
Wild Duck open cluster of stars.
The featured image was taken less than three weeks ago.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way
Publications with words: Milky Way
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