Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
A Spectacular Sky Over the Grand Tetons
Explanation:
Behold the breathtaking beauty of Earth and sky together. In the foreground is the Teton Mountain Range [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…http://en.wikipedia…] of Wyoming [ http://en.wikipedia…], USA [ http://www.infoplea…]. The Grand Tetons are a relatively isolated set of high peaks that are part of the Rocky Mountains [ http://en.wikipedia…]. On the far left, vast clouds of bright stars and dark dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] are visible in the nearly vertical plane of our Milky Way Galaxy [ http://www.atlasoft…]. Our Galactic Plane [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] appears to crash [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] into the Tetons, but is actually far more distant. On the left, just to the left of the southernmost Teton [ http://www.nps.gov/…] peak, the planet Jupiter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is visible. Near the image center is the bright star Arcturus [ http://en.wikipedia…]. Scroll [ http://en.wikipedia…]ing to the far right will bring over the familiar asterism [ http://seds.lpl.ari…] of the Big Dipper [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Last month it took five images, later digitally fused, to capture the majesty of this panoramic view.
Credit and Copyright:
Wally Pacholka [ http://www.astropic…] (Astropics.com [ http://www.astropic…]);
facet_where:
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Wyoming
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
ARCTURUS
facet_what:
Jupiter
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070814

A Spectacular Sky Over the Grand Tetons
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