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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 August 17   
      
                                 Sky Full of Arcs   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Rory Gannaway   
      
      Explanation: On August 11 a Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched from a   
      rotating planet. With a small satellite on board its mission was dubbed   
      A Sky Full of SARs   
      (Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites), departing for low Earth orbit   
      from Mahia Peninsula on New Zealand's north island. The fiery trace of   
      the Electron's graceful launch arc is toward the east in this southern   
      sea and skyscape, a composite of 50 consecutive frames taken over 2.5   
      hours. Fixed to a tripod, the camera was pointing directly at the South   
      Celestial Pole, the extension of planet Earth's axis of rotation in to   
      space. But no bright star marks that location in the southern   
      hemisphere's night sky. Still, the South Celestial Pole is easy to   
      spot. It lies at the center of the concentric star trail arcs that fill   
      the skyward field of view.   
      
                  Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae   
                           Tomorrow's picture: sunny day   
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