September 15, 2017
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APOD published September 15, 2017. Credit: Camilo Jaramillo. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey. In the foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a winner in The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. Mission: Farewell Cassini
Image credit: Camilo Jaramillo