Stunning photo of night sky over Libyan desert.

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Mr Tezel, who has been an amateur astronomer since 1992 said his location on the northern tip of Africa was the ideal spot for capturing the night sky's beauty.

'From my southern location of Libya (30 degrees North), the Milky Way and Zodiacal Light stood nicely symmetrical,' he said.

'From farther north, Milky way would stand more upright as Zodiacal Light would be nearly invisible as it would make a very shallow angle with the horizon.'

Mr Tezel is part of an organisation called The World At Night or TWAN.


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[Lucinda]

1. VERY cool!

:hi:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. Wow!

That's quite the view he haa there! :wow:

[applegrove]

3. Beautiful.

[didact]

4. That's not Jupiter...it's Planet X!!

:P

[snagglepuss]

5. When I first saw the photo I wondered what it was. I was astounded that

Jupiter shone so brightly, that it is so visible. Living in a city and deprived of seeing the night sky is a profound loss.

[Duwamish]

6. I didn't see the night sky without light pollution until I was in college

My then boyfriend and I went to Vermont for a weekend. I was, like you, astounded. I wanted to sit outside and gawk at the sky all night. Now I get all excited when Venus is so brightly visible. Makes me wonder how Tycho Brahe and Kepler kept the planets and stars they tracked straight.

[snagglepuss]

7. It is a wonder how Brahe and Kepler kept track. Welome to DU.

New New Year :hi: