 APOD: 2018 April 3 - The Milky Way over the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations

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                                 2018 April 3
                                      [2]
           The Milky Way over the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations
                 Image Credit & Copyright: Sergei Makurin [3]

Explanation: You may have heard of the Seven Sisters [4]  in the sky, but have
you heard about the Seven Strong Men on the ground? Located just west of the
Ural Mountains [5] , the unusual Manpupuner rock formations [6]  are one of
the Seven Wonders of Russia [7] . How these ancient 40-meter high pillars [8]
formed is yet unknown. The persistent photographer of this featured image [9]
battled rough terrain [10]  and uncooperative weather to capture these rugged
stone towers [11]  in winter at night, being finally successful in February of
2014. Utilizing the camera's time delay feature, the photographer holds a
flashlight in the foreground near one of the snow-covered pillars [12] . High
above, millions of stars shine down, while the band of our Milky Way Galaxy
[13]  crosses diagonally down from the upper left.

                    Tomorrow's picture: intrepid mars [14]

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