[ASTRONOMIA] Milky Way over Deadvlei in Namibia

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image credit & copyright: Stefan Liebermann



what planet is this ?

it is the only planet currently known to have trees

the trees in Deadvlei, though, have been dead for over 500 years

located in Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia (Earth), saplings grew after rainfall caused a local river to overflow, but died after sand dunes shifted to section off the river

high above and far in the distance, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy forms an arch over a large stalk in this well-timed composite image, taken last month

the soil of white clay appears to glow by reflected starlight

rising on the left, under the Milky Way's arch, is a band of zodiacal light -- sunlight reflected by dust orbiting in the inner Solar System

on the right, just above one of Earth's larger sand dunes, an astute eye can find the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our galaxy

finding the Small Magellanic Cloud in the featured image, though, is perhaps too hard

















































in apod.nasa.gov/apod