Posted on May 20, 2020
APOD: 2020 May 20 - Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milk Way
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way." For the past several weeks, the planets Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter have been lined up together in the pre-dawn sky. As you see in today's APOD, the Moon makes its appearance as well. And if you live where it is still dark enough, the Milky Way is a constant backdrop. This image from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria captures it all.
APOD: 2020 May 20 - Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milk Way
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Don McLean - Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night) With Lyrics
Don McLean's Vincent (Starry,Starry Night) Almost all images created by Vincent Van- Gogh. Song by Don McLean I in no way assume any credit for song or images.
Belated thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Wednesday, May 20, 2020 entitled "Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way."
Image: Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way - Image Credit & Copyright - Mihail Minkov
APD Background "Explanation: It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That's because all of the planets orbit the Sun in (nearly) a single sheet called the plane of the ecliptic. When viewed from inside that plane -- as Earth dwellers are likely to do -- the planets all appear confined to a single band. It is a coincidence, though, when three of the brightest planets all appear in nearly the same direction. Such a coincidence was captured about a month ago. Featured above, Earth's Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter were all imaged together, just before sunrise, from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. A second band is visible diagonally across this image -- the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. If you wake up early, you will find that these same planets remain visible in the morning sky this month, too."
Don McLean - Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night) With Lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk
FYI PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Capt Dwayne Conyers SSG Michael Noll COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Marty Hogan TSgt David L. TSgt Joe C. SSG William Jones CWO3 Dennis M. MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi CPT Paul Whitmer Col Carl Whicker SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt David Hoffman SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG Walter Craig GySgt Gary Cordeiro
Image: Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way - Image Credit & Copyright - Mihail Minkov
APD Background "Explanation: It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That's because all of the planets orbit the Sun in (nearly) a single sheet called the plane of the ecliptic. When viewed from inside that plane -- as Earth dwellers are likely to do -- the planets all appear confined to a single band. It is a coincidence, though, when three of the brightest planets all appear in nearly the same direction. Such a coincidence was captured about a month ago. Featured above, Earth's Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter were all imaged together, just before sunrise, from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. A second band is visible diagonally across this image -- the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. If you wake up early, you will find that these same planets remain visible in the morning sky this month, too."
Don McLean - Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night) With Lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk
FYI PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Capt Dwayne Conyers SSG Michael Noll COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Marty Hogan TSgt David L. TSgt Joe C. SSG William Jones CWO3 Dennis M. MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi CPT Paul Whitmer Col Carl Whicker SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt David Hoffman SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG Walter Craig GySgt Gary Cordeiro
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