APOD: 2021 July 19 - Framed by Trees: A Window to the Galaxy

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Monday, July 19, 2021 entitled "Framed by Trees: A Window to the Galaxy."

Image: Framed by Trees: A Window to the Galaxy - Image Credit & Copyright - Will Godward

I hope and pray that each of you are enjoying a wonderful and peaceful Monday evening with those you love.

APOD Background
"Explanation: The photographer had this shot in mind for some time. He knew that objects overhead are the brightest -- since their light is scattered the least by atmospheric air. He also that knew the core of our Milky Way Galaxy was just about straight up near midnight around this time of year in South Australia. Chasing his mental picture, he ventured deep inside the Kuipto Forest where tall radiata pines blocked out much of the sky -- but not in this clearing. There, through a window framed by trees, he captured his envisioned combination of local and distant nature. Sixteen exposures of both trees and the Milky Way Galaxy were recorded. Antares is the bright orange star to left of our Galaxy's central plane, while Alpha Centauri is the bright star just to the right of the image center. The direction toward our Galaxy's center is below Antares. Although in a few hours the Earth's rotation moved the Galactic plane up and to the left -- soon invisible behind the timber, his mental image was secured forever -- and is featured here."

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Good Monday morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price very cool shot there

Good Monday morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and what a wonderful way to begin the week with this gorgeous panorama through the trees to the Core of the Milky Way Galaxy above... A picture panorama, which will survive the tenets of time... Awesome share, Bill!!!