by APOD Robot » Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:07 am
Three Galaxies and a Comet
Explanation: Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae
along the southern
Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl diagonally through this gorgeous nightscape. The
breath-taking mosaic spans a wide 100 degrees, with the rugged
terrain of the
Patagonia,
Argentina region in the foreground. Along with the
insider's view of
our own galaxy, the image features our outside perspective on two irregular satellite galaxies - the
Large and
Small Magellanic Clouds. The scene also captures the
broad tail and
bright coma of
Comet McNaught, the
Great Comet of 2007.
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