MSGID: 1:153/757.0 4c5d96c3
TZUTC: -0800
CHRS: LATIN-1 2
                        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.

                              2024 December 28

                           A December Winter Night
                 Image Credit & Copyright: W+éodzimierz Bubak

   Explanation: Orion seems to come up sideways, climbing over a distant
   mountain range in this deep skyscape. The wintry scene was captured
   from southern Poland on the northern hemisphere's long solstice night.
   Otherwise unseen nebulae hang in the sky, revealed by the camera
   modified to record red hydrogen-alpha light. The nebulae lie near the
   edge of the Orion molecular cloud and join the Hunter's familiar belt
   stars and bright giants Betelgeuse and Rigel. Eye of Taurus the Bull,
   yellowish Aldebaran anchors the V-shaped Hyades star cluster near top
   center. Still, near opposition in planet Earth's sky, the Solar
   System's ruling gas giant Jupiter is the brightest celestial beacon
   above this horizon's snowy peaks.

                         Tomorrow's picture: frozen
     __________________________________________________________________

       Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
            NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply.
                NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices
                      A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC,
                           NASA Science Activation
                             & Michigan Tech. U.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
SEEN-BY: 19/10 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/305 134/100 153/135 143
SEEN-BY: 153/148 151 757 6809 7083 7715 218/700 840 221/1 6 360 226/30
SEEN-BY: 227/114 229/110 114 206 307 317 400 426 428 470 664 700 705
SEEN-BY: 240/1120 266/512 282/1038 291/111 301/1 113 812 320/219 322/757
SEEN-BY: 335/364 341/66 342/200 396/45 460/58 256 1124 633/280 712/848
SEEN-BY: 902/26 5020/400 1042 8912 5054/30 5075/35
PATH: 153/757 221/6 301/1 460/58 229/426