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                                  2026 June 26  
    
                              Milky Way Urban Style  
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Shingoo Lee  
    
     Explanation: In a cosmic vista you can never see, the Milky Way arcs  
     through the night above Seoul, South Korea. Remarkably, this urban  
     night skyscape reveals our galaxy's faintly luminous central region and  
     dark obscuring dust clouds in spite of the brilliant city lights. To  
     overcome the extreme light pollution of the metropolitan area and  
     record faint cosmic details, an infrared filter was used to capture the  
     night scene in a single exposure. While the filter transmits  
     predominately infrared light, it still passes some visible light to  
     give the scene a natural appearance. The view is from Seoul's Ttukseom  
     Hangang Park, with the Han River and a well lit railway bridge across  
     the foreground. The 123 story Lotte World Tower looms in the distance,  
     the tallest building in South Korea.  
    
                        Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend  
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