25 Mar 2023 To 20 May 2023

Robert E. Day

 

25 mar 2023
Only in Iceland you can get this once in a lifetime view.

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
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27 mar 2023

APOD: Aurora Over Arctic Henge (2023 Mar 27)
Image Credit & Copyright: Cari Letelier
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230327.html
Explanation: Reports of powerful solar flares started a seven-hour quest north to capture modern monuments against an aurora-filled sky. The peaks of iconic Arctic Henge in Raufarhöfn in northern Iceland were already aligned with the stars: some are lined up toward the exact north from one side and toward exact south from the other. The featured image, taken after sunset late last month, looks directly south, but since the composite image covers so much of the sky, the north star Polaris is actually visible at the very top of the frame. Also visible are familiar constellations including the Great Bear (Ursa Major) on the left, and the Hunter (Orion) on the lower right. The quest was successful. The sky lit up dramatically with bright and memorable auroras that shimmered with amazing colors including red, pink, yellow, and green -- sometimes several at once.
Annotated: https://apod.nasa.gov/.../ArcticHenge_Letelier_960...
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Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230327
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25 mar 2023
Andromeda Station
Composite Image. This surreal picture isn't from a special effects sci-fi movie.
It is a digital composite of frames of the real Andromeda Galaxy,
also known as M31, rising over a real mountain.
Exposures tracking the galaxy and background stars have been digitally combined
with separate exposures of the foreground terrain.
All background and foreground exposures were made back to back with the same camera
and telephoto lens on the same night from the same location.
In the "Deepscape" combination they produce a stunning image
that reveals a range of brightness and color that your eye can't quite see on its own.
Still, it does look like you could ride a cable car up this mountain and get off
at the station right next to Andromeda.
But at 2.5 million light-years from Earth the big beautiful spiral galaxy
really is a little out of reach as a destination.
Don't worry, though. Just wait 5 billion years and the Andromeda Galaxy will come to you.
This Andromeda Station is better known as Weisshorn,
the highest peak of the ski area in Arosa, Switzerland.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200326.html

 

Lisa E Zimmerman
22h · 27 MAR 2023, 28 MAR 2023

March 27 & 28 - Mercury conjunct Jupiter generates bright ideas,
big visions, high ideals and expansive perspectives,
as well as positive communications and connections.

Reach out, speak up, make the call or make a date.

You may be inspired to engage
where you were once reluctant, feeling a total "Yes!"
- but Saturn in Pisces requires you to have a plan
or structure available to support your enthusiasm in practical ways
and this will enable you to manifest your idea
into something real.

Yes, yes, yes!

 

Jaz TheOracle
· Good morning to you all
Hope you have a nice day

 

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