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. 2023 August 27 [2]A rocky landscape is capped by a dark night sky. In the sky, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy runs along the right, while two fuzzy patches that are the LMC and SMC are visible on the right. Thousands of stars are resolved all over the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Three Galaxies and a Comet Credit & Copyright: [3]Miloslav Druckmuller ([4]Brno University of Technology) Explanation: Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae [5]along the southern [6]Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl diagonally through this gorgeous nightscape. The [7]breath-taking mosaic spans a wide 100 degrees, with the rugged [8]terrain of the [9]Patagonia, [10]Argentina region in the foreground. Along with the [11]insider's view of [12]our own galaxy, the image features our outside perspective on two irregular satellite galaxies - the [13]Large and [14]Small Magellanic Clouds. The scene also captures the [15]broad tail and [16]bright coma of [17]Comet McNaught, the [18]Great Comet of 2007. Tomorrow's picture: game stars __________________________________________________________________ [19]< | [20]Archive | [21]Submissions | [22]Index | [23]Search | [24]Calendar | [25]RSS | [26]Education | [27]About APOD | [28]Discuss | [29]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [30]Robert Nemiroff ([31]MTU) & [32]Jerry Bonnell ([33]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [34]Specific rights apply. [35]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [36]ASD at [37]NASA / [38]GSFC, [39]NASA Science Activation & [40]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2308/cometmcnaught_druckmuller_1084.jpg 3. http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Index.htm 4. https://www.vutbr.cz/en/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070222.html 6. http://www.milkywaysky.com/ 7. http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Astro/Mcnaugh/3772-84/0-info.htm 8. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+41°+11.34',+W+71°+32.95'&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=8&ll=-41.112469,-71.548462&spn=1.961703,5.537109&t=h&iwloc=addr 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonia 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina 11. https://st.depositphotos.com/1654654/2517/i/950/depositphotos_25176671-stock-photo-cat-looking-through-a-hole.jpg 12. https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/milkyway1.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190905.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210105.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070201.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070119.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131117.html 18. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?great_comets 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230826.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 23. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 28. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230827 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230828.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 32. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 33. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 35. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 36. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 39. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 40. http://www.mtu.edu/