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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 July 2   
      A long vertical image shows a band of the night sky from horizon at the   
      bottom to the opposite horizon -- at the image top. A person stands on   
      a snow covered landscape with the central band of the Milky Way running   
          between horizons. Each horizon is lit by red, yellow, and green   
        auroras. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                       Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica   
                         Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang   
      
      Explanation: It was one of the better skies of this long night. In   
      parts of Antarctica, not only is it winter, but the Sun can spend weeks   
      below the horizon. At China's Zhongshan Station, people sometimes   
      venture out into the cold to photograph a spectacular night sky. The   
      featured image from one such outing was taken in mid-July of 2015, just   
      before the end of this polar night. Pointing up, the wide angle lens   
      captured not only the ground at the bottom, but at the top as well. In   
      the foreground, a colleague is taking pictures. In the distance, a   
      spherical satellite receiver and several windmills are visible.   
      Numerous stars dot the night sky, including Sirius and Canopus. Far in   
      the background, stretching overhead from horizon to horizon, is the   
      central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Even further in the distance,   
      visible as extended smudges near the top, are the Large and Small   
      Magellanic Clouds, satellite galaxies near our huge Milky Way Galaxy.   
      
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