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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.   
      
                                   2024 July 21   
       The band of the Milky Way runs across a night sky filled with stars.   
        Colorful clouds are on the right horizon. A strange rock structure   
      appears in the image center with a base and an extended arm that seems   
       to point to the colorful horizon. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                     King of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way   
        Image Credit & Copyright: Wayne Pinkston (LightCrafter Photography)   
      
      Explanation: This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real.   
      Perhaps the reason it's not more famous is that it is smaller than one   
      might guess: the capstone rock overhangs only a few meters. Even so,   
      the King of Wings outcrop, located in New Mexico, USA, is a fascinating   
      example of an unusual type of rock structure called a hoodoo. Hoodoos   
      may form when a layer of hard rock overlays a layer of eroding softer   
      rock. Figuring out the details of incorporating this hoodoo into a   
      night-sky photoshoot took over a year. Besides waiting for a suitably   
      picturesque night behind a sky with few clouds, the foreground had to   
      be artificially lit just right relative to the natural glow of the   
      background. After much planning and waiting, the final shot, featured   
      here, was taken in May 2016. Mimicking the horizontal bar, the   
      background sky features the band of our Milky Way Galaxy stretching   
      overhead.   
      
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