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Old 22-07-2013, 10:06 AM
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Zodiacal light and all-sky panorama

Hi guys,

Few nights ago I took an all-sky panorama of the night sky taken from a ~2500 m summit in Atacama desert. Even in such dark and remote paces the night sky is never truly black. Variety of colors are due to atmospheric emissions (airglow), dust, etc.. Remarkable cone of the Zodiacal light is spanning across the sky. The Milky Way is almost set on the horizon. One can also see Large and Small Magellanic clouds.

You can see a high-resolution version here:

http://spaceweather.com/gallery/full...1374447323.jpg

Cheers,
Yuri
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