APOD: 2021 September 6 - Firefly Milky Way over Russia

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good day my friend, I have said it many times over, "nobody does it better than above" an original read/share of yours I truly like. Thanks for posting Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Firefly Milky Way over Russia." The scene is the Milogradovka River valley ENE up the coast from Vladivostok. I have always wondered what inspires you to ASTRONOMY. Just curious, because it is quite unique and nobody does it as good as you do my friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_iveRzncY

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Thank you for the astronomy share brother Bill.

Thank you my space-exploration and NASA advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021 entitled "Firefly Milky Way over Russia."

This image brings to mind the annual synchronous dance of the fireflies in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in North Carolina

Image:
1. Firefly Milky Way over Russia - Image Credit & Copyright - Anton Komlev
2. North Carolina Fireflies: A Fleeting Natural Wonder in Great Smoky Mountains National Park of the fireflies in synchronous dance
3. 2021-09-06 North Carolina, Smoky Mountains - fireflies lighting up a tree in their annual synchronous dance
4. 2021-09-06 view from a deck in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina of the fireflies in synchronous dance

APOD Background
"Explanation: It started with a pine tree. The idea was to photograph a statuesque pine in front of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. And the plan, carried out two months ago, was successful -- they both appear prominently. But the resulting 3-frame panorama captured much more. Colorful stars, for example, dot the distant background, with bright Altair visible on the upper left. The planet Saturn, a bit closer, was captured just over the horizon on the far left. Just beyond the Earth's atmosphere, seen in the upper right, an Earth-orbiting satellite was caught leaving a streak during the 25-second exposure. The Earth's atmosphere itself was surprisingly visible -- as green airglow across the image top. Finally, just by chance, there was a firefly. Do you see it? Near the image bottom, the firefly blinked in yellow several times as it fluttered before the rolling hills above Milogradovka River in Primorsky Krai, Russia.'

The Church - Under The Milky Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxJEIz7sSA

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