EarthSky News - Dec 5 - Gravity Waves Over China

December 5 Gravity Waves Over China by:

Gravity waves over China Gravity waves traveling from the lower atmosphere caused an unusual banded structure in airglow above China in late November. Astronomers find giant galaxy being born The Spiderweb Galaxy - which spans some 3 times the diameter of our Milky Way - is forming inside a cluster of protogalaxies, in a dense soup of molecular gas. It's a bird, a plane, the tiniest asteroid! It's small enough to be straddled by a person, reminiscent of the iconic bomb-riding scene in the movie Dr. Strangelove.  Tonight … Orion's Belt and the Celestial Bridge To the Aymara of Bolivia, Orion's Belt is the Celestial Bridge, uniting the sky's northern and southern hemispheres.

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Tonight ... Look for Orion's Belt  It's rising in the east now as seen from around the world. Look for 3 stars in a short, straight row. Read how the Aymara of Bolivia saw it.

Gravity waves over China These ripples are high in the upper atmosphere. They're thought to be caused by gravity waves. Photo copyright Xiao Shuai. Photo processing by Jeff Dai. Used with permission.   Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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