July 26, 2016
The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us, and yet here you are — a collection of atoms that somehow learned to think, to...
Puzzling a Sky over Argentina
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APOD published July 26, 2016. Credit: Sergio Mont�far; Acknowledgement: Planetario Ciudad de La Plata / CASLEO observatory. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Can you find the comet? True, a careful eye can find thousands of stars, tens of constellations, four planets, three galaxies, and the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy -- all visible in the sky of this spectacular 180-degree panorama. Also, if you know what to look for, you can identify pervasive green airglow, an earthly cloud, the south celestial pole, and even a distant cluster of stars. But these are all easier to find than Comet 252P/LINEAR. The featured image, taken in el Leoncito National Park, Argentina in early April, also features the dome of the Jorge Sahade telescope on the hill on the far right. Have you found the comet yet? If so, good for you (it was the green spot on the left), but really the harder thing to find is Small Cloud of Magellan.
Image credit: Sergio Mont�far; Acknowledgement: Planetario Ciudad de La Plata / CASLEO observatory