Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]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. 2021 May 8 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Deepscape at Yacoraite Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Franco Meconi Explanation: In this evocative night scene a dusty central Milky Way rises over the [5]ancient Andean archaeological site of Yacoraite in northwestern Argentina. The denizens of planet Earth [6]reaching skyward are the large Argentine saguaro cactus currently [7]native to the arid region. The unusual yellow-hued reflection nebula above is created by [8]dust scattering starlight around red giant star Antares. Alpha star of the constellation Scorpius, Antares is over 500 light-years distant. Next to it bright blue [9]Rho Ophiuchi is embedded in more typical dusty bluish reflection nebulae though. The deep night skyscape was created from a series of background exposures of the rising stars made while tracking the sky, and a foreground exposure of the landscape made with the camera and lens fixed on the tripod. In combination they produce the single stunning image and reveal a range of brightness and color that your eye can't quite [10]perceive on its own. Tomorrow's picture: around Orion __________________________________________________________________ [11]< | [12]Archive | [13]Submissions | [14]Index | [15]Search | [16]Calendar | [17]RSS | [18]Education | [19]About APOD | [20]Discuss | [21]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & [24]Jerry Bonnell ([25]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [26]Specific rights apply. [27]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [28]ASD at [29]NASA / [30]GSFC & [31]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2105/DeepscapeYacoraite2048.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/terrazaalcosmos 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_civilizations 6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/ 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Cardones_National_Park#/media/File:Los_Cardones_National_Park_04.jpg 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200516.html 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_Ophiuchi 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130411.html 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210507.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 15. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 20. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210508 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210509.html 22. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 25. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 27. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 28. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 31. http://www.mtu.edu/