﻿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]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. 2022 January 18 [2]The featured image shows the a southern skyscape ranging from the constellation of Orion on the far left to the Southern Cross on the far right. The panorama was acquired during the last days of 2021 from the Bombo Headland Quarry Geological Site in Australia. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. From Orion to the Southern Cross Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Lucy Yunxi Hu Explanation: This is a sky filled with glowing icons. On the far left is the familiar [4]constellation of Orion, divided by its iconic three-aligned [5]belt stars and featuring the famous [6]Orion Nebula, both partly encircled by [7]Barnard's Loop. Just left of center in the featured image is the brightest star in the night: [8]Sirius. Arching across the image center is the central band of our [9]Milky Way Galaxy. On the far right, near the top, are the two brightest [10]satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: the [11]Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and the [12]Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Also on the far right -- just above the cloudy horizon -- is the [13]constellation of Crux, complete with the four stars that make the iconic [14]Southern Cross. The featured image is a composite of 18 consecutive exposures taken by the same camera and from the same location in eastern [15]Australia during the last days of last year. In the foreground, picturesque basalt columns of the [16]Bombo Quarry part to [17]reveal the vast [18]Pacific Ocean. Tomorrow's picture: big galaxy approaches __________________________________________________________________ [19]< | [20]Archive | [21]Submissions | [22]Index | [23]Search | [24]Calendar | [25]RSS | [26]Education | [27]About APOD | [28]Discuss | [29]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [30]Robert Nemiroff ([31]MTU) & [32]Jerry Bonnell ([33]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [34]Specific rights apply. [35]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [36]ASD at [37]NASA / [38]GSFC & [39]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2201/OrionCross_LucyH_7441.jpg 3. https://www.flickr.com/people/194022884@N07/ 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation) 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190930.html 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200609.html 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050420.html 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius 9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/ 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_galaxies_of_the_Milky_Way 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190905.html 12. https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/s/Small+Magellanic+Cloud 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210125.html 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia 16. https://youtu.be/c8oCQGxVacY 17. https://www.cuinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bigstock-Young-Crazy-Surprised-Cat-Make-233591413.jpg 18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220117.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 23. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 28. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=220118 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220119.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 32. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 33. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 35. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 36. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 39. http://www.mtu.edu/