                        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.

                                2024 July 29
      A starry sky is shown with the busy central band of our Milky Way
        Galaxy showing rising diagonally from the lower right. In the
    foreground are flat grasslands leading up to a huge orange rock mound
   named Uluru. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

                            Milky Way over Uluru
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Max Inwood

   Explanation: What's happening above Uluru? A United Nations World
   Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in
   central Australia that rises sharply from nearly flat surroundings.
   Composed of sandstone, Uluru has slowly formed over the past 300
   million years as softer rock eroded away. The Uluru region has been a
   home to humans for over 22,000 years. Recorded last month, the starry
   sky above Uluru includes the central band of our Milky Way galaxy,
   complete with complex dark filaments of dust, bright red emission
   nebulas, and billions of stars.

                       Tomorrow's picture: big penguin
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