
                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

                               2020 February 4

                  A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon
                 Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Q. Fugate

   Explanation: Seeing mountain peaks glow red from inside the Grand
   Canyon was one of the most incredible sunset experiences of this
   amateur photographer's life. They appeared even more incredible later,
   when digitally combined with an exposure of the night sky -- taken by
   the same camera and from the same location -- an hour later. The two
   images were taken last August from the 220 Mile Canyon campsite on the
   Colorado River, Colorado, USA. The peaks glow red because they were lit
   by an usually red sunset. Later, high above, the band of the Milky Way
   Galaxy angled dramatically down, filled with stars, nebula, and dark
   clouds of dust. To the Milky Way's left is the planet Saturn, while to
   the right is the brighter Jupiter. Although Jupiter and Saturn are now
   hard to see, Venus will be visible and quite bright to the west in
   clear skies, just after sunset, for the next two months.

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