Posted on May 26, 2020

APOD: 2020 May 26 - The Milky Way over Snow Capped Himalayas

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Milky Way over Snow-Capped Himalayas." I've never met someone who gets paid to travel to places like Nepal and take pictures like this. But there are obviously opportunities to do exactly that. This image is a composite of eight shots taken over a three hour period over Bimtang Lake. Elevation: 4,000 m / 12,000 ft. The Milky Way crosses from side to side, Jupiter is in the middle, and Antares is in the upper right. The photo was taken in April 2019.

APOD: 2020 May 26 - The Milky Way over Snow Capped Himalayas

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Tuesday, May 26, 2020 entitled "The Milky Way over Snow-Capped Himalayas."
Image: The Milky Way over Snow-Capped Himalayas - Image Credit & Copyright - Tomas Havel

APOD background "Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Havel
Explanation: What’s higher than the Himalayas? Although the Himalayan Mountains are the tallest on planet Earth, they don't measure up to the Milky Way. Visible above the snow-capped mountains in the featured image is the arcing central band of our home galaxy. The bright spot just above the central plane is the planet Jupiter, while the brightest orange spot on the upper right is the star Antares. The astrophotographer braved below-zero temperatures at nearly 4,000-meters altitude to take the photographs that compose this image. The featured picture is a composite of eight exposures taken with same camera and from the same location over three hours, just after sunset, in 2019 April, from near Bimtang Lake in Nepal. Over much of planet Earth, the planets Mercury (faint) and Venus (bright) will be visible this week after sunset."

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