Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2015 October 16
Night Hides the World
Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)
Explanation: Stars come out as evening twilight fades in
this serene skyscape following the Persian proverb "Night hides the world, but reveals a universe." The scene finds the Sun setting over
northern Kenya and the night will soon hide the shores of
Lake Turkana, home to many Nile
crocodiles. The region is also known for its abundance of hominid fossils. On that past November night, a brilliant Venus, then the
world's evening star, dominates the starry skies above. But also revealed are faint stars, cosmic dust clouds, and glowing nebulae along the graceful arc of
our own Milky Way galaxy.
Tomorrow's picture: big, bright, beautiful
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