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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 November 5   
        A grassy hill appears in the foreground with tall statues of human   
       heads embeddd. High overhead the central band of the Milky Way galaxy   
        crosses horizontally. Above the Milky Way is a dark sky filled with   
         stars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                           Milky Way over Easter Island   
                           Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury   
      
      Explanation: Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is   
      sure. What is sure is that over 900 large stone statues called moais   
      exist there. The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moais stand, on average, over   
      twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass. It is   
      thought that the unusual statues were created about 600 years ago in   
      the images of local leaders of a vibrant and ancient civilization. Rapa   
      Nui has been declared by UNESCO to a World Heritage Site. Pictured   
      here, some of the stone giants were imaged last month under the central   
      band of our Milky Way galaxy. Previously unknown moais are still being   
      discovered.   
      
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                        Tomorrow's picture: comet mountain   
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