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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 September 11   
         A starry sky is shown with the busy central band of our Milky Way   
        Galaxy showing diagonally from the upper left. Mountains are on the   
      horizon, with trees and a stream running up from the foreground. Please   
                see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                       A Night Sky over the Tatra Mountains   
         Image Credit: Marcin Rosadzi+äski; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY   
                                      Oswego)   
      
      Explanation: A natural border between Slovakia and Poland is the Tatra   
      Mountains. A prominent destination for astrophotographers, the Tatras   
      are the highest mountain range in the Carpathians. In the featured   
      image taken in May, one can see the center of our Milky Way galaxy with   
      two of its famous stellar nurseries, the Lagoon and Omega Nebula, just   
      over the top of the Tatras. Stellar nurseries are full of ionized   
      hydrogen, a fundamental component for the formation of Earth-abundant   
      water. As a fundamental ingredient in all known forms of life, water is   
      a crucial element in the Universe. Such water can be seen in the   
      foreground in the form of the Bialka River.   
      
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