Robby
21st December 2007, 03:16 AM
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0712/071213_1699-724_laveder500px.jpg (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0712/071213_1699-724_laveder800px.jpg)
Horizon to Horizon
Credit & Copyright (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply): Laurent Laveder (PixHeaven.net (http://www.pixheaven.net/index_us.php))
Explanation: Scroll right and journey from horizon to horizon as your gaze sweeps through the zenith (http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/Z/Zenith) in the night sky (http://www.astropix.com/HTML/L_STORY/SKYBRITE.HTM) over Beg-Meil, France. Recorded on (http://www.pixheaven.net/ photo_us.php?nom=071213_1699-724) December 13th, the entertaining panorama (image key (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0712/071213_1699-724_label.jpg)) covers 210 degrees in 21 separate exposures, beginning on the beach with bright star Sirius rising (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071208.html) in the southeast. Look up (pan right) to encounter the nebula rich constellation of Orion (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030207.html) and continue on to find the lovely Pleiades (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071122.html) star cluster. Farther along, higher in the sky, is the famous Comet Holmes (http://planet-si.blogspot.com/2007/12/ unexpected-journey-comet-17p-holmes.html), still gracing (http://spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_holmes_page25.htm) the northern hemisphere's night with its remarkable expanding coma (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071121.html). Finally, just before diving into the urban glow (http://www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/worldatlas/pages/ index.htm) from city lights along the northwestern horizon (far right), check out the double star cluster (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071207.html) in Perseus and take in the cosmic streak of a bright Geminid Meteor (http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_14dec07.htm).
APOD presents: Astronomy Pictures of the Year for 2007 (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/apoys2007.html)
(Via NASA) (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071221.html)
Horizon to Horizon
Credit & Copyright (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply): Laurent Laveder (PixHeaven.net (http://www.pixheaven.net/index_us.php))
Explanation: Scroll right and journey from horizon to horizon as your gaze sweeps through the zenith (http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/Z/Zenith) in the night sky (http://www.astropix.com/HTML/L_STORY/SKYBRITE.HTM) over Beg-Meil, France. Recorded on (http://www.pixheaven.net/ photo_us.php?nom=071213_1699-724) December 13th, the entertaining panorama (image key (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0712/071213_1699-724_label.jpg)) covers 210 degrees in 21 separate exposures, beginning on the beach with bright star Sirius rising (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071208.html) in the southeast. Look up (pan right) to encounter the nebula rich constellation of Orion (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030207.html) and continue on to find the lovely Pleiades (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071122.html) star cluster. Farther along, higher in the sky, is the famous Comet Holmes (http://planet-si.blogspot.com/2007/12/ unexpected-journey-comet-17p-holmes.html), still gracing (http://spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_holmes_page25.htm) the northern hemisphere's night with its remarkable expanding coma (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071121.html). Finally, just before diving into the urban glow (http://www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/worldatlas/pages/ index.htm) from city lights along the northwestern horizon (far right), check out the double star cluster (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071207.html) in Perseus and take in the cosmic streak of a bright Geminid Meteor (http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_14dec07.htm).
APOD presents: Astronomy Pictures of the Year for 2007 (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/apoys2007.html)
(Via NASA) (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071221.html)