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[edit]DescriptionMilky Way Like a Dolphin (noaoann16011a).jpg |
English: The rising arc of the Milky Way is captured on Mauna Kea observatory, Hawaii, showing the Gemini North telescope in the foreground. This image is the Photo Composite winner in the Light Category of the 7th International Earth and Sky Photo Contest, co-hosted by NOAO and the founding institution “The World at Night”. This annual contest was created to highlight the natural beauty of the night sky and its growing battle with light pollution. The 10 winners of the 2016 contest, selected from more than 1000 entries taken in 57 countries, are shown in the contest video. The panel of judges included NOAO astronomer Connie Walker. |
Date | 16 June 2016 (upload date) |
Source | Milky Way Like a Dolphin |
Author | Alvin Wu |
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Credit/Provider | Alvin Wu |
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Source | NSF's NOIRLab |
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Date and time of data generation | 00:00, 16 June 2016 |
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