                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                2018 August 28
                                      [2]
                   Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Rudy Montoya [3]

Explanation: Every step caused the sand to light up blue. That glow was
bioluminescence [4]  -- a blue radiance that also lights the surf in this
surreal scene captured last month at Meyer's Creek Beach [5]  in Oregon [6] ,
USA [7] . Volcanic stacks [8] dot the foreground sea, while a thin fog [9]
layer scatters light on the horizon. The rays of light spreading from the left
horizon were created by car headlights on the Oregon Coast [10]  Highway (US
101 [11] ), while the orange light on the right horizon emanates from a
fishing boat. Visible far in the distance is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy
[12] , appearing to rise from a dark rocky outcrop. Sixteen images were added
together to bring up the background Milky Way [13]  and to reduce noise [14] .

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