                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2020 June 24

                        Inverted City Beneath Clouds
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hersch

   Explanation: How could that city be upside-down? The city, Chicago, was
   actually perfectly right-side up. The long shadows it projected onto
   nearby Lake Michigan near sunset, however, when seen in reflection,
   made the buildings appear inverted. This fascinating, puzzling, yet
   beautiful image was captured by a photographer in 2014 on an airplane
   on approach to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The Sun can be
   seen both above and below the cloud deck, with the latter reflected in
   the calm lake. As a bonus, if you look really closely -- and this is
   quite a challenge -- you can find another airplane in the image, likely
   also on approach to the same airport.

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