The Sun is hidden by a horizon that
runs across the middle in this two hemisphere view of Earth’s night sky. The
digitally stitched mosaics were recorded from corresponding latitudes, one 29
degrees north and one 29 degrees south of the planet’s equator. On top is the
northern view from the IAC observatory at
La Palma taken in February 2020. Below is a well-matched
southern scene from the ESO La Silla Observatory recorded
in April 2016. In this projection, the Milky Way runs almost vertically above
and below the horizon. Its dark clouds and and bright nebulae are prominent
near the galactic center in the lower half of the frame. In the upper half,
brilliant Venus is immersed in zodiacal light. Sunlight faintly scattered by
interplanetary dust, the zodiacal light traces the Solar System’s ecliptic
plane in a complete circle through the starry sky. Large telescope domes bulge
along the inverted horizon from La Silla while at La Palma, multi-mirror Magic
telescopes stand above center. Explore this two hemisphere
night sky and you can also find the Andromeda Galaxy and
the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
Image & info via APOD
Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek/ESO, Juan Carlos Casado/IAC (TWAN)
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