Subj : Daily APOD Report
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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sun May 23 2021 00:17:54

                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

    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.

                                 2021 May 23

                               The Galaxy Tree
     Image Credit & Copyright: César Vega Toledano ; Rollover Annotation:
                                Judy Schmidt

   Explanation: First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the
   photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of oak trees looked after
   being pruned. Next came the galaxy. The photographer stayed up until 2
   am, waiting until the Milky Way Galaxy rose above the level of a
   majestic looking oak. From this carefully chosen perspective, dust
   lanes in the galaxy appear to be natural continuations to branches of
   the tree. Last came the light. A flashlight was used on the far side of
   the tree to project a silhouette. By coincidence, other trees also
   appeared as similar silhouettes across the relatively bright horizon.
   The featured image was captured as a single 30-second frame in 2015 and
   processed to digitally enhance the Milky Way.

                    Tomorrow's picture: moon of the goats
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