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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 December 12   
      A night sky filled with stars is shown behind a picturesque foreground.   
        The foreground contains rounded rocks and a person before a distant   
      sea. The background contains bands of the Milky Way and bright aurora.   
             Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                         Aurora and Milky Way over Norway   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Giulio Cobianchi   
      
      Explanation: What are these two giant arches across the sky? Perhaps   
      the more familiar one, on the left, is the central band of our Milky   
      Way Galaxy. This grand disk of stars and nebulas here appears to   
      encircle much of the southern sky. Visible below the stellar arch is   
      the rusty-orange planet Mars and the extended Andromeda galaxy. But   
      this night had more! For a few minutes during this cold arctic night, a   
      second giant arch appeared encircling part of the northern sky: an   
      aurora. Auroras are much closer than stars as they are composed of   
      glowing air high in Earth's atmosphere. Visible outside the green   
      auroral arch is the group of stars popularly known as the Big Dipper.   
      The featured digital composite of 20 images was captured in   
      mid-November 2022 over the Lofoten Islands in Norway.   
      
            APOD Year in Review (2023): RJN's Night Sky Network Lecture   
                          Tomorrow's picture: deep heart   
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