A Waterfall and the Milky Way : The dream was to capture both the waterfall and the Milky Way together. Difficulties included finding a good camera location, artificially illuminating the waterfall and the surrounding valley effectively, capturing the entire scene with numerous foreground and background shots, worrying that fireflies would be too distracting, keeping the camera dry, and avoiding stepping on a poisonous snake. Behold the result – captured after midnight in mid-July and digitally stitched into a wide-angle panorama. The waterfall is the picturesque Zhulian waterfall in the Luoxiao Mountains in eastern Hunan Province, China. The central band of our Milky Way Galaxy crosses the sky and shows numerous dark dust filaments and colorful nebulas. Bright stars dot the sky – all residing in the nearby Milky Way – including the Summer Triangle with bright Vega visible above the Milky Way’s arch. After capturing all 78 component exposures for you to enjoy, the photographer and friends enjoyed the view themselves for the rest of the night. via NASA
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it's hot, isn't it? 📸||@angelmore23 #summer #swimming #taalvolcano #taallake #batangas #hot #vacation #summervibes (at Shercon Resort and Ecology Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpeg825viCP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
from last week 🌞 https://www.instagram.com/p/CppYVaHPK_c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
late nights with me? (at Street Road.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgeybcmPEbe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A Year of Sunrises : Does the Sun always rise in the same direction? No. As the months change, the direction toward the rising Sun changes, too. The featured image shows the direction of sunrise every month during 2021 as seen from the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The camera in the image is always facing due east, with north toward the left and south toward the right. As shown in an accompanying video, the top image was taken in 2020 December, while the bottom image was captured in 2021 December, making 13 images in total. Although the Sun always rises in the east in general, it rises furthest to the south of east on the December solstice, and furthest north of east on the June solstice. In many countries, the December Solstice is considered an official change in season: for example the first day of winter in the North. Solar heating and stored energy in the Earth’s surface and atmosphere are near their lowest during winter, making the winter season the coldest of the year. via NASA