Friday, December 5, 2014

APOD 2.5

Milky Way over Moon Valley

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In the night sky over the Chilean Atacama desert, the Milky Way displays itself in entirety.  The clear sky and temperate weather opened a window for this amazing photograph to be taken.  On the left side of the image, you will find four Magellanic clouds and on the right side is the Andromeda Galaxy.  (The Andromeda galaxy is around 2.5 million miles away - it's amazing we can see it from Earth's surface with our naked eye !)



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