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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       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.   
      
                                 2022 September 19   
      
                    Star Trails and Lightning over the Pyrenees   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Marc Sell+¬s Llim+|s   
      
      Explanation: The beauty in this image comes in layers. On the bottom   
      layer is the picturesque village of Manlleu in Barcelona, Spain. The   
      six-minute exposure makes car lights into streaks. The next layer is a   
      mountain -- Serra de Bellmunt -- of Europe's famous Pyrenees. Next up   
      is a tremendous lightning storm emanating from a classically-shaped   
      anvil cloud. The long exposure allowed for the capture of many   
      intricate lightning bolts. Finally, at the top and furthest in the   
      distance are stars. Here, the multi-minute exposure made stars into   
      trails. The trailing effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth, and   
      the curvature of the trails indicates their distance from the north   
      spin pole of the Earth above. Taken after sunset in early June, the   
      lightning storm soon moved off. The stars, though, will continue to   
      circle the poll for as long as the Earth spins -- surely billions of   
      years into the future.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: star shells   
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