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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 18   
      A mountaintop is shown covered by brush. Across the horizon are several   
         telescopes. Behind the mountaintop is a deep exposure of the sky   
      showing the central band of our Milky Way galaxy and several well-known   
          stars and nebulas. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                       Milky Way above La Palma Observatory   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Rosadzi+äski   
      
      Explanation: What's happening in the night sky? To help find out,   
      telescopes all over the globe will be pointing into deep space.   
      Investigations will include trying to understand the early universe,   
      finding and tracking Earth-menacing asteroids, searching for planets   
      that might contain extra-terrestrial life, and monitoring stars to help   
      better understand our Sun. The featured composite includes foreground   
      and background images taken in April from a mountaintop on La Palma   
      island in the Canary Islands of Spain. Pictured, several telescopes   
      from the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory are shown in front of a   
      dark night sky. Telescopes in the foreground include, left to right,   
      Magic 1, Galileo, Magic 2, Gran Canarian, and LST. Sky highlights in   
      the background include the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy, the   
      constellations of Sagittarius, Ophiuchus and Scorpius, the red-glowing   
      Eagle and Lagoon Nebulas, and the stars Alrami and Antares. Due to   
      observatories like this, humanity has understood more about our night   
      sky in the past 100 years than ever before in all of human history.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: beyond the birds   
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