"predawn sky"

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1 October 2024

(EDITOR'S NOTE: the image is a stack of 60 single photos combined through an astronomy photo tool to show the brightness of the comet) C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) comet is seen before sunrise in Calascio, Italy, on October 1st, 2024. ''The Century Comet'' C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a newly discovered comet, first observed in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory and the ATLAS project.

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#11210799

5 May 2024

A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet. Named after the constellation Aquarius, these meteors are streaking across the sky at high speeds, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. Best observed in the predawn hours away from city lights, it is a mesmerizing celestial event cherished by skywatchers worldwide.

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#11210821

5 May 2024

A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet. Named after the constellation Aquarius, these meteors are streaking across the sky at high speeds, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. Best observed in the predawn hours away from city lights, it is a mesmerizing celestial event cherished by skywatchers worldwide.

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#11210822

5 May 2024

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is appearing in the sky in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. This annual event is caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet. Named after the constellation Aquarius, these meteors are streaking across the sky at high speeds, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. Best observed in the predawn hours away from city lights, it is a mesmerizing celestial event cherished by skywatchers worldwide.

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#11210843

5 May 2024

A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet. Named after the constellation Aquarius, these meteors are streaking across the sky at high speeds, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. Best observed in the predawn hours away from city lights, it is a mesmerizing celestial event cherished by skywatchers worldwide.

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#11055959

7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#11055958

7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#11055957

7 March 2024

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Image is a composition of 6 interval timer photos to show planets rising path) Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#11054899

7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#11054898

7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#11054895

7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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#10970882

6 February 2024

A longexposure photo shows Milky Way Galaxy rising behind the waning moon in L'Aquila, Italy, on February 6th, 2024. This phenomenon was visible in the hours before dawn, with the moon in the waning phase at 16.8%. "The Milky Way" is the galaxy where our solar system is located, hosting billions of stars, including our sun. It appears as a luminous band in the night sky, primarily composed of stars, interstellar dust, and gas.

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#10410748

26 August 2023

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA: In the predawn hours, Spacex Starlink Group 6-11 stands on the launch pad ready for flight at 2105HRS. The Starlink satellites will orbit the Earth in a 530 km circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 43?; initial orbit 284 x 294 km at 43.00?

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#8690674

20 August 2022

Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA - SLS Artemis 1 stands illuminated against the predawn sky om Launch Complex 39B. Project Artemis Program will bring Mankind back to the Moon.

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20 August 2022

Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA - SLS Artemis 1 stands illuminated against the predawn sky om Launch Complex 39B. Project Artemis Program will bring Mankind back to the Moon.

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19 August 2022

Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA - SLS Artemis 1 stands illuminated in the predawn hours on Launch Complex 39B. Project Artemis Program will bring Mankind back to the Moon.

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