                  APOD: 2017 September 15 - 100 Steps Forward

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2017 September 15
                                      [2]
                              100 Steps Forward
              Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Camilo Jaramillo [4]

Explanation: A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky
Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a
panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment [5]  near the end of a journey. In the
foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes [6] are close to the
Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective
[7] on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a
winner in The World at Night's 2017 [8]  International Earth and Sky Photo
Contest.

                        Mission: Farewell Cassini [9]
                    Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend [10]

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