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Credit & Copyright: Camilo Jaramillo
Explanation:
A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and
Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth.
The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in
a moment near the end of a journey.
In the foreground, footsteps along the
wind-rippled dunes
are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru.
An engaging perspective
on the world at night,
the stunning final image was also chosen as a
winner in
The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.
Mission:
Farewell
Cassini
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: conjunction - Venus - Milky Way - Moon
Publications with words: conjunction - Venus - Milky Way - Moon
See also:
- APOD: 2024 November 24 Á Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- Earthset from Orion
- APOD: 2024 November 5 Á Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 September 15 Á Find the Man in the Moon
- The Moona Lisa
- APOD: 2024 September 3 Á Quarter Moon and Sister Stars
- APOD: 2024 September 1 Á The Moon Dressed Like Saturn