The Astronomy Picture of the Day for Saturday was this: the Milky Way
Clicking on the image will get it large. It’s highly recommended.
It was taken early in the morning in northern Iran. The Milky Way curves more than it normally would because of the distortion in the lens (it’s more flat than curved), but you can clearly see the bulge of the galactic core to the right.
If you look carefully, you can also see the Big Dipper on the far left, and the planets Jupiter and Saturdn to the right. They’re the really bright ones.
