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Astronomy Picture of the Day
A Panorama from Mauna Kea
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05.07.2005 00:00
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A Panorama from Mauna Kea
Explanation:
Typically, views from Mauna Kea are up and dark.
That's because the
famous dormant volcano
in
Hawaii
is arguably
Earth's premier observing platform of the complex
and ever changing night sky.
However, this
daytime view
is across and bright.
White
snow
and white clouds seem to blend together to make an
alien landscape
.
Cinder cones
from extinct volcanic outbursts dominate the foreground.
Scrolling right will reveal structures visually incongruous even here: an
armada
of the
largest
optical telescopes
on Earth.
The observatories seen include
Subaru
and
Keck
.
In the distance on the far left is
Mauna Loa
,
Earth's largest volcano.
Deep
Impact spacecraft
comet encounter images -
Hubble Space
Telescope
images
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