August 27, 2023
Somewhere above you, light is arriving from places so distant their names feel like poetry.
Three Galaxies and a Comet
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APOD published August 27, 2023. Credit: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology). A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
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.
Image credit: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology)