Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                 2026 May 5
    [2]A starry sky is seen above a snowy volcano peak. The sky is bright
     with many stars and red nebula. In the foreground is dark soil and
     green evergreen trees. Please see the explanation for more detailed
                                information.

                           Orion over Mount Teide
              Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Marcin Rosadziński

   Explanation: Orion is rarely seen like this. To achieve this
   [4]majestic vista, you need a camera capable of taking such [5]long
   duration exposures that [6]faint features in the night sky become
   revealed. Iconic nebulas that appear include the [7]Orion Nebula, the
   [8]Flame Nebula, and [9]Barnard's Loop. For contrast, it also helps to
   have a [10]volcano on the foreground, in this case the [11]Teide
   volcano on [12]Tenerife on the [13]Canary Islands of [14]Spain. But if
   you want your [15]Teide volcano snow-covered, you also need good timing
   -- because that only happens, typically, for a few days each year. Good
   timing also includes [16]waiting for [17]Orion to appear just
   [18]behind Teide, which occurred late last year after sunset. The
   [19]featured image is the result of a series of images taken
   consecutively with the same camera from the same location.

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   4. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090120.html
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-exposure_photography
   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240131.html
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250420.html
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250902.html
   9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090224.html
  10. https://science.nasa.gov/science-org-term/eo-topics-natural-events-volcanoes/
  11. https://youtu.be/aVtyMNpCkWY
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  13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands
  14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
  15. https://therealtenerife.com/posts/how-many-months-of-the-year-can-you-find-snow-on-mount-teide/
  16. https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cat-waiting-window-69.jpg
  17. https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/orion-constellation/
  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231203.html
  19. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXU1jyUCKfl/
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  32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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