Tag: photo of the day
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Star Trails at Mauna Kea: Gemini North Photo of the Day
Star Trails Over a Green Night Sky: A Window into the Cosmos On the summit of Mauna Kea, high above the Pacific, the Gemini North Observatory offers a dramatic stage for an ever-changing sky. The nightly drama is not just the twinkle of distant stars, but the graceful arcs that form when the camera records…
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Moon Over the Andes: A Gibbous Glimmer in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Moon Over the Atacama: A Night Sky Moment When the gibbous moon climbs high above the rugged ridge, it casts a silver halo across the desert’s pale sands and distant observatory domes. This striking celestial sight, captured on a clear November night, is a reminder of the Atacama Desert’s unique role in modern astronomy. The…