Astronomy Picture of the day

[sarawind]

Fabulous picture from NASA. Have you ever seen the band of our Milky Way Galaxy? In a clear sky from a dark location at the right time, a faint band of light becomes visible across the sky.


APOD: 2009 January 27 - The Milky Way Over Mauna Kea

 

[Kurt]

 

[Beachbummette]

WOW!!! That is amazing! Space still gives me a headache when I think too much about it. Right now on History Channel there is an amazing space program on...I'm gonna need the excedrine again. Thanks for posting.

 

[Miss Critter]

That was so spectacular it made me cry. To actually be there to witness that must be absolutely amazing. We truly live in a magical universe.

 

[Will B]

The night sky in Sowal is still dark enough to see the Milky Way on moonless nights!

 

[Matt J]

My Uncle used to work at that observatory. He had gone so many times he did it like he was going to work. My aunt and cousins got to go and it was at least a 2 hour conversation on the phone per day for weeks when they got back.

We didn't believe that they actually saw these things nightly until we saw pictures.

 

[DuneAHH]

My Goodness! It's humbling to fathom such beauty.

 

[ClintClint]

My Goodness! It's humbling to fathom such beauty.

Wow, I've never really had anyone say that about me! I'm flattered