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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.   
      
                                 2023 February 15   
          The sky over a picturesque chateau in France is shown featuring   
       colorful airglow all around. Identifiable in the background night sky   
      are objects that include the Orion Nebula, Sirius, Mars, and an arching   
         band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                              Airglow Sky over France   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Looten   
      
      Explanation: This unusual sky was both familiar and unfamiliar. The   
      photographer's mission was to capture the arch of the familiar central   
      band of our Milky Way Galaxy over a picturesque medieval manor. The   
      surprise was that on this January evening, the foreground sky was found   
      glowing in a beautiful but unfamiliar manner. The striped bands are   
      called airglow and they result from air high in Earth's atmosphere   
      being excited by the Sun's light and emitting a faint light of its own.   
      The bands cross the entire sky -- their curved appearance is due to the   
      extremely wide angle of the camera lens. In the foreground lies ChCteau   
      de Losse in southwest France. Other familiar sky delights dot the   
      distant background including the bright white star Sirius, the orange   
      planet Mars, the blue Pleiades star cluster, the red California Nebula,   
      and, on the far right, the extended Andromeda Galaxy. The initial   
      mission was also successful: across the top of the frame is the arching   
      band of our Milky Way.   
      
       What if: ChatGPT rewrote this text in the style of Shakespeare, Carl   
                         Sagan, or Scotty from Star Trek?   
                      Tomorrow's picture: or Edgar Allen Poe   
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