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Credit & Copyright: Rudy Montoya
Explanation:
Every step caused the sand to light up blue.
That glow was
bioluminescence -- a blue radiance that also lights the surf in this surreal
scene captured in mid-2018 at
Meyer's Creek Beach in
Oregon,
USA.
Volcanic
stacks
dot the foreground sea, while a thin
fog layer scatters light on the horizon.
The rays of light spreading from the
left horizon were created by car headlights on the
Oregon Coast Highway
(US 101),
while the orange light on the right horizon emanates from a fishing boat.
Visible far in the distance is the band of our
Milky Way Galaxy, appearing to rise from a dark rocky outcrop.
Sixteen images were added together to bring up the
background Milky Way and to reduce
noise.
Your Sky Surprise:
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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: Milky Way - night sky
Publications with words: Milky Way - night sky
See also:
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Milky Way Rising
- APOD: 2023 August 15 Á A Triply Glowing Night Sky over Iceland
- 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