140 degree panorama of the northernmost section of the Milky Way, from Auriga at left to Aquila at right. Perseus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Cygnus are across the centre. This northern section of the Milky Way stretches high across the sky on autumn nights as seen from the northern hemisphere, as it was this night, October 30, 2021. The Milky Way is laced with many dark lanes of interstellar dust which extend off the main band of the Milky Way, as at centre. The dust colours the Milky Way and sky with a yellow-brown tint. Punctuating the Milky Way are red and magenta emission nebulas, the most prominent being the North America nebula in Cygnus (right of centre) and the California nebula (at far left) in Perseus. At right are the three stars of the Summer Triangle (right to left: Altair, Vega and Deneb); at left is Capella in Auriga. At centre is the W of stars of Cassiopeia. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Alan Dyer, VWPics |
Taille de l’image : | 5400 px × 1657 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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