Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2024 September 11
    [2]A starry sky is shown with the busy central band of our Milky Way
     Galaxy showing diagonally from the upper left. Mountains are on the
   horizon, with trees and a stream running up from the foreground. Please
             see the explanation for more detailed information.

                    A Night Sky over the Tatra Mountains
     Image Credit: [3]Marcin Rosadziński; Text: [4]Natalia Lewandowska
                              ([5]SUNY Oswego)

   Explanation: A natural border between [6]Slovakia and [7]Poland is the
   [8]Tatra Mountains. A prominent destination for astrophotographers, the
   Tatras are the highest mountain range in the [9]Carpathians. In the
   [10]featured image taken in May, one can see the center of our
   [11]Milky Way [12]galaxy with two of its famous [13]stellar nurseries,
   the [14]Lagoon and [15]Omega Nebula, just over the top of the Tatras.
   Stellar nurseries are full of [16]ionized hydrogen, a [17]fundamental
   component for the formation of [18]Earth-abundant water. As a
   [19]fundamental ingredient in all known [20]forms of life, water is a
   [21]crucial element in the [22]Universe. Such [23]water can be seen in
   the foreground in the form of the [24]Bialka River.

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   4. https://ww1.oswego.edu/physics/profile/natalia-lewandowska
   5. https://www.oswego.edu/physics/
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
   8. https://youtu.be/x1YiJgA8lpw
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/C8guodoo5jz/
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  18. https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/how-much-water-there-earth
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