Posted on Jan 13, 2021
APOD: 2021 January 13 - Arches Across an Arctic Sky
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Arches Across an Arctic Sky." This 18 exposure composite image was captured in the Lofoten Islands (Norway) in mid-December 2020. Over 1M tourists come to the Lofotens each year. The islands are located above the Arctic Circle, where the Sun does not rise from the first week in December until the first week of January. Mouse over the image and you can reference the following features: Milky Way, Mars, Andromeda, the Big Dipper, and the Aurora.
APOD: 2021 January 13 - Arches Across an Arctic Sky
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Composite Picture of the Day (ACPOD) for Wednesday, January 13, 2021 entitled "Arches Across an Arctic Sky."
Image: Arches Across an Arctic Sky - Image Credit & Copyright - Giulio Cobianchi
The wonders of modern technology to combine the view of the Milky Way from the southern hemisphere with a composite image of aurora borealis from Norway.
The wonders of God's creation in the heavens.
ACPOD background.
Explanation: What are these two giant arches across the sky? Perhaps the more familiar one, on the left, is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This grand disk of stars and nebulas here appears to encircle much of the southern sky. Visible below the stellar arch is the rusty-orange planet Mars and the extended Andromeda galaxy. For a few minutes during this cold arctic night, a second giant arch appeared to the right, encircling part of the northern sky: an aurora. Auroras are much closer than stars as they are composed of glowing air high in Earth's atmosphere. Visible outside the green auroral arch is the group of stars popularly known as the Big Dipper. The featured digital composite of 18 images was captured in mid-December over the Lofoten Islands in Norway."
Aurora Borealis - C. W. McCall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9CEl0sfW7I&t=64s
FYI Maj Robert Thornton Lt Col Charlie Brown COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L. SPC Nancy GreenePO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter PO1 H Gene Lawrence SPC Michael Terrell SPC Michael Terrell SSG Samuel Kermon SFC Chuck Martinez
Image: Arches Across an Arctic Sky - Image Credit & Copyright - Giulio Cobianchi
The wonders of modern technology to combine the view of the Milky Way from the southern hemisphere with a composite image of aurora borealis from Norway.
The wonders of God's creation in the heavens.
ACPOD background.
Explanation: What are these two giant arches across the sky? Perhaps the more familiar one, on the left, is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This grand disk of stars and nebulas here appears to encircle much of the southern sky. Visible below the stellar arch is the rusty-orange planet Mars and the extended Andromeda galaxy. For a few minutes during this cold arctic night, a second giant arch appeared to the right, encircling part of the northern sky: an aurora. Auroras are much closer than stars as they are composed of glowing air high in Earth's atmosphere. Visible outside the green auroral arch is the group of stars popularly known as the Big Dipper. The featured digital composite of 18 images was captured in mid-December over the Lofoten Islands in Norway."
Aurora Borealis - C. W. McCall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9CEl0sfW7I&t=64s
FYI Maj Robert Thornton Lt Col Charlie Brown COL Mikel J. Burroughs PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L. SPC Nancy GreenePO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter PO1 H Gene Lawrence SPC Michael Terrell SPC Michael Terrell SSG Samuel Kermon SFC Chuck Martinez
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FYI SSG Franklin BriantSgt John H.SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SGT (Join to see)SSG Jeffrey Leake SPC Matthew Lamb CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana SSG Samuel Kermon LTC Wayne Brandon Sgt (Join to see) PO2 (Join to see) MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson LTC (Join to see) LTC Stephen Conway Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SFC Don Vance Maj Marty Hogan
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Good Wednesday morning to you & thanks for the great APOD!!! The Arora Borealis always amazes me and this image does not disappoint!!! Thank you for sharing it! Have a great day, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!
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