                  APOD: 2018 February 17 - Manhattan Skylines

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                               2018 February 17
                                      [2]
                              Manhattan Skylines
                Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Stan Honda [4]

Explanation: City lights shine along the upper east side of Manahattan in this
dramatic urban night skyscape from February 13. Composed from a series of
digital exposures, the monochrome image is reminiscent [5]  of the time when
sensitive black and white film was a popular choice for dimly lit night and
astro-photography. Spanning 2 minutes and 40 seconds, the combined 22 frames
look across the reservoir in New York City's [6]  Central Park. Stars trail in
the time-lapse view while drifting clouds make patterns in the sky. Traced
from top to bottom, the dashed line in the surreal scene is the International
Space Station [7]  still in sunlight and heading for the southeast horizon.
The short time intervals between the exposures leave gaps in the space
station's bright trail.

                    Tomorrow's picture: waves in Orion [8]

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