APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

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APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

Post by APOD Robot » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:06 am

Image A Road to the Stars

Explanation: Pictured -- a very scenic road to the stars. The road approaches La Silla Observatory in Chile, with the ESO's 3.6-meter telescope just up ahead. To the left are some futuristic-looking support structures for the planned BlackGEM telescopes, an array of optical telescopes that will help locate optical counterparts to gravitational waves detections by LIGO and other detectors. But there is much more. Red airglow illuminates the night sky on the right, while the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy slants across the image center. Jupiter can be seen just above the band near the image center, while Saturn is visible just above the 3.6-meter telescope dome. The two largest satellite galaxies of our Milky Way Galaxy, the LMC and SMC, are seen on the far right. The featured image panorama was built up from multiple 15-second exposures that were captured on 2019 June 30. Two days later, La Silla experienced a rare total eclipse of the Sun.

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Re: APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:10 pm

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Beautiful photo of MilkyWay
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I wonder if doggy can see anything through telescope!
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Re: APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

Post by MoonRockMan » Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:14 pm

Am I correct that this is Saturn?

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Re: APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

Post by Chris Peterson » Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:43 pm

MoonRockMan wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:14 pm Am I correct that this is Saturn?

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Yup.
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Re: APOD: A Road to the Stars (2022 Mar 15)

Post by MoonRockMan » Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:13 am

Chris Peterson wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:43 pm
MoonRockMan wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:14 pm Am I correct that this is Saturn?

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Yup.
Thanks! Just double-checking myself :)