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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
20 June 2023
**The Ñandú in the Milky Way**
Image Credit & Copyright:
Fefo Bouvier;
Line Drawing: Alfonso Rosso
Have you seen the bird in the Milky Way? Beyond the man in the Moon, the night sky is filled with stories, and cultures throughout history have projected some of their most enduring legends onto the stars and dust above. Generations of people see these celestial icons, hear their associated stories, and pass them down. Pictured here is not only a segment of the central band of our Milky Way galaxy, but, according to folklore of several native peoples of Uruguay, the outline of a great bird called Ñandú. Furthermore, Ñandú's footprint is associated with the Southern Cross asterism. In the foreground, in silhouette, is a statue of María Micaela Guyunusa, an indigenous woman of the Charrúa people who lived in the 1800s and endures as a symbol of colonial resistance. The composite image was taken in mid-April in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay, with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.
#APOD #RocketLaunch #MilkyWay #SpaceTravel #SpaceExploration
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230620.htmlPublished at
2023-06-20 04:05:18Event JSON
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