27. December 2019 at 14:00

NASA chooses image from Zuberec for Christmas Eve photo

What stars shine in Earth's northern hemisphere during winter?

NASA chooses photo from Zuberec as the photo of the day. NASA chooses photo from Zuberec as the photo of the day. (source: Tomáš Slovinský, apod.nasa.gov)
Font size: A - | A +

NASA chose an image taken by a Slovak for a photo of Christmas Eve on its website. It was taken by photographer Tomáš Slovinský from Zuberec in the Orava region, the Sme daily informed on its website.

SkryťTurn off ads
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
NASA chooses photo from Chopok
Related article
NASA chooses photo from Chopok

The image is a 360-degree horizontal-composite panorama of 66 vertical frames taken consecutively with the same camera and from the same location at about 2:30 am.

The brightest stars create the so-called Winter Hexagon.

The featured image highlights a number of bright stars visible earlier this month. The featured image highlights a number of bright stars visible earlier this month. (source: Tomáš Slovinský, apod.nasa.gov)

The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.sk
Subscribe now for full access

I already have subscription -  Sign in

Subscription provides you with:

  • Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk

  • Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail)

  • PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper, The Slovak Spectator, emailed directly to you

  • Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk

SkryťClose ad