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Iguacu Falls at Night |
Region: Americas Date: 2010 May 4 | |||
Starry sky above the spectacular Iguaçu Falls and national park at the border of Brazil and Argentina. The World Heritage Iguacu includes 275 falls spreading across 3 kilometers of Iguacu river and is widely considered as one of the new Seven Wonders of the world. Looking skyward from the left the Southern Cross and Coalsack dark nebula are visible. Use the two pointer stars of the cross to locate the South Celestial Pole, where there is no significant pole star like Polaris in the northern hemisphere. Not far from the pole is our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the furthest object visible in this view at 160,000 light years away. The picture we are seeing of the galaxy belong to the time when there was no civilization on our planet. In the upper center brilliant Canopus, second brightest star in the night, is located. Pan more to right to see Sirius, the brightest star of our night-time and constellation Orion, setting through remaining glow of the evening twilight and nearby city lights. Don't miss planet Venus below Orion and right at the horizon. Click on the constellation icon above the image to see all the labels.
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