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                                2026 June 26

                            Milky Way Urban Style
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Shingoo Lee

   Explanation: In a cosmic vista you can never see, the Milky Way arcs
   through the night above Seoul, South Korea. Remarkably, this urban
   night skyscape reveals our galaxy's faintly luminous central region and
   dark obscuring dust clouds in spite of the brilliant city lights. To
   overcome the extreme 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 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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