堰蜓座的暗星云
The featured image shows a dark nebula complex involving thick dust appearing brown and making a big “V”. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
特色图片展示了一个由浓密的尘埃组成的黑暗星云复合体，呈现出棕色，形成一个大的“V”形。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
银河下方的帝王翼浮图
The band of the Milky Way runs across a night sky filled with stars. Colorful clouds are on the right horizon. A strange rock structure appears in the image center with a base and an extended arm that seems to point to the colorful horizon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
银河系盘面横跨繁星点点的夜空。右侧地平线上布满了彩云。图像中心出现了一个奇怪的岩石结构，其底部和延伸的臂状物似乎指向色彩斑斓的地平线。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
法国高山浮图上空的银河
2022年5月16日 Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos Image Credit & Copyright: Benjamin Barakat Explanation: Real castles aren’t this old. And the background galaxy is even older. Looking a bit like an alien castle, the pictured rock spires are called hoodoos and are likely millions of years old. Rare, but found around the world, hoodoos form when dense rocks slow the erosion of softer rock underneath. The pictured hoodoos survive in the French Alps and are named Demoiselles Coiffées — which translates to English as “Ladies with Hairdos”. The background galaxy is part of the central disk of our own Milky Way galaxy and contains stars that are typically billions of years old. The photogenic Cygnus sky region — rich in dusty dark clouds and red…