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Starry night

This stacked 2-row panorama was taken right after midnight on July 18, 2021 facing the southern sky above Celtic Sea as seen from Hook Head in County Wexford. This is Class 3 Bortle magnitude sky but facing south from here means there is no artificial ligh sources to pollute the skies except from passing ships. There was a particularly intense airglow from atomic and molecular oxygen in the upper atmosphere, that's why the sky is colored in shades of green. Jupiter can be seen shining bright on the left casting a peculiar curved glow on the water surface.

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Date Taken: 07.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Ireland
Copyright: © Yevhen Nosulko