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Our Little Planet in a Big Universe
Winter and summer appear to come on a single night to this stunning little planet. It's planet Earth of course. The digitally mapped, nadir centered panorama covers 360x180 degrees and is composed of frames recorded during January and July from the Col du Galibier in the French Alps. Stars and nebulae of the northern winter (bottom) and summer Milky Way...
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241130.html
Here is a link to the original photo on the photographer's instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/camille.niel_photography/p/C270AVzrKcp/?img_index=1
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241130.html
Here is a link to the original photo on the photographer's instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/camille.niel_photography/p/C270AVzrKcp/?img_index=1
With all of the turmoil of this past year it is calming to reflect on the unchanging (in human terms) universe of stars through which this little rock of ours drifts with the ever changing seasons.
Peace.
The Little Planet view is, of course, owed to Saint-Exupery: Aviator, Artist and Writer. Fitting that the photographer of today's APOD is French.