           APOD: 2018 April 18 - Milky Way over Deadvlei in Namibia

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                                2018 April 18
                                      [2]
                      Milky Way over Deadvlei in Namibia
                Image Credit & Copyright: Stefan Liebermann [3]

Explanation: What planet is this? It is the only planet currently known to
have trees. The trees in Deadvlei [4] , though, have been dead for over 500
years. Located in Namib-Naukluft Park [5]  in Namibia [6] (Earth [7] ),
saplings grew after rainfall caused a local river [8]  to overflow, but died
after sand dunes shifted [9]  to section off the river. High above and far in
the distance, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy [10]  forms an arch over a
large stalk in this well-timed composite image [11] , taken last month. The
soil of white clay [12]  appears to glow by reflected starlight. Rising on the
left, under the Milky Way's arch, is a band of zodiacal light [13]  --
sunlight reflected by dust orbiting in the inner Solar System. On the right,
just above one of Earth [14] 's larger sand dunes [15] , an astute eye [16]
can find the Large Magellanic Cloud [17] , a satellite galaxy of our galaxy.
Finding the Small Magellanic Cloud [18]  in the featured image [19] , though,
is perhaps too hard.

                      Tomorrow's picture: big bubble [20]

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  [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namib-Naukluft_National_Park
  [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
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  [12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay
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  [14] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/overview/
  [15]
http://www.namibiatourism.com.na/blog/EXTREME-NAMIBIA-The-World-s-HIGHEST-Dunes
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