Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2026 June 26
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                            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
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   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
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