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. 2026 June 26 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Milky Way Urban Style Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Shingoo Lee Explanation: [5]In a cosmic vista you can never see, the [6]Milky Way arcs through the night above Seoul, South Korea. Remarkably, this [7]urban night skyscape reveals our galaxy's faintly luminous central region and dark obscuring dust clouds in spite of the [8]brilliant city lights. To overcome the extreme [9]light pollution of the metropolitan area and record faint cosmic details, an infrared filter was used to capture the night scene in a single exposure. While the filter transmits predominately infrared light, it still passes some [10]visible light to give the scene a natural appearance. The view is from Seoul's Ttukseom Hangang Park, with the Han River and a well lit railway bridge across the foreground. The 123 story Lotte World Tower looms in the distance, the tallest building in South Korea. Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend __________________________________________________________________ [11]< | [12]Archive | [13]Submissions | [14]Index | [15]Search | [16]Calendar | [17]RSS | [18]Education | [19]About APOD | [20]Discuss | [21]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & Jerry Bonnell ([24]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [25]Specific rights apply. [26]NASA Web Privacy, [27]Accessibility, [28]Notices; A service of: [29]ASD at [30]NASA / [31]GSFC, [32]NASA Science Activation & [33]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2606/MilkyWaySeoulShingooLee.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/leeshingoo/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130411.html 6. https://www.nasa.gov/universe/galaxies/milky-way/ 7. https://www.instagram.com/leeshingoo/reel/DZhBG_nv03_/ 8. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Seoul_(175734251).jpeg 9. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/data-catalog/nighttime-lights-SE 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110716.html 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260625.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 15. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 17. https://apod.com/feed.rss 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 20. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=260626 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260627.html 22. https://www.mtu.edu/physics/department/faculty/nemiroff/ 23. https://www.mtu.edu/physics 24. https://www.astro.umd.edu/ 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 26. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 27. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 28. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 29. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 32. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 33. http://www.mtu.edu/