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. 2022 December 13 [2]The featured image shows a person standing in mountainous terrain holding a light. Above are many sky icons including auroral arcs, the arc of the Milky Way, a meteor, and the stars of the Big Dipper. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. An Artful Sky over Lofoten Islands Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Giulio Cobianchi Explanation: Can the night sky be both art and science? If so, perhaps the [4]featured image is an example. The digital panorama was composed of 10 landscape and 10 sky images all taken on the same night, from the same location, and with the same camera. Iconic features in the image have been artfully brightened, and the ground nearby was [5]artfully illuminated. Visible in the foreground is the [6]creative photographer anchoring an amazing view from the rugged [7]Lofoten Islands of [8]Norway, two months ago, by holding a lamp. Far in the distance are three prominent arches: our [9]Milky Way Galaxy on the left, while a scientifically-unusual double-arced [10]aurora is documented on the right. A [11]meteor is highlighted between them. Other [12]notable skylights include, left to right, the [13]Andromeda Galaxy, the [14]planet Jupiter, the [15]star Vega, and the stars that compose the [16]Big Dipper [17]asterism. Tomorrow's picture: open space __________________________________________________________________ [18]< | [19]Archive | [20]Submissions | [21]Index | [22]Search | [23]Calendar | [24]RSS | [25]Education | [26]About APOD | [27]Discuss | [28]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [29]Robert Nemiroff ([30]MTU) & [31]Jerry Bonnell ([32]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [33]Specific rights apply. [34]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [35]ASD at [36]NASA / [37]GSFC, [38]NASA Science Activation & [39]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2212/SkyArt_Cobianchi_2048.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/giulio_cobianchi_photo/ 4. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjh3UA6K89u/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191124.html 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210113.html 7. https://youtu.be/mg67iIFivDo 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway 9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/ 10. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/aurora/en/ 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210202.html 12. https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/2133741/surprised-cat.jpg 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220828.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150508.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130421.html 17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterism_(astronomy) 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221212.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 22. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 27. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=221213 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221214.html 29. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 31. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 32. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 33. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 34. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 35. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 36. https://www.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 38. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 39. http://www.mtu.edu/