Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Night Hides the World

NASA ^ | October 16, 2015 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: Stars come out as evening twilight fades in this serene skyscape following the Persian proverb "Night hides the world, but reveals a universe." The scene finds the Sun setting over northern Kenya and the night will soon hide the shores of Lake Turkana, home to many Nile crocodiles. The region is also known for its abundance of hominid fossils. On that past November night, a brilliant Venus, then the world's evening star, dominates the starry skies above. But also revealed are faint stars, cosmic dust clouds, and glowing nebulae along the graceful arc of our own Milky Way galaxy.

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[Credit and Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN) ]

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That’ll make a great desktop background. Dark colors so that the icons stand out nicely.

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Just did that on my Note 5.

Thanks for the idea!

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You’re welcome.

I tried it, but it didn’t fill the screen. Need to somehow manipulate the image so that it will.

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Glad you like it, and I wholeheartedly agree -- although it should be "landscape picture of the day". :')