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Exploring the Night: Astrophotography and Nocturnal Visions

A variety of images featuring the starry skies and intriguing nightscapes.
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
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Jupiter in Sagittarius

Summer has arrived in full swing, and the Milky Way's silver threads sparkle with clouds of stars. Here we view of a hallmark of this summer's sky: Jupiter within the Sagittarius constellation ( http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2008/jul/27/jimmy_westlake_teapot_end_milky_way/ ) . A double treat for me to get this capture as I happen to be a Sag! ;-)

By the way: if you're curious about why Jupiter basically appears as white in color, it's due to that fact that most of Jupiter's clouds are frozen anhydrous ammonia. In terms of true stars and not planets, the blue ones tend to run hotter, while the reds are cooler. And no, that's not sunset colors... it's light pollution from Fort Collins, CO (this was taken after midnight).

As my hero Jack Horkheimer always says, Keep Looking Up!

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