APOD: 2026 October 15 – The Milky Way over Manhattan
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Explanation: The city lights outshine the stars in the City That Never Sleeps . Who would have thought that the Milky Way could be visible in this sky? This image was taken with a filter that blocks most visible light , capturing instead only light in the near- infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum (with lower energy than visible light). The astrophotographer's clever setup blocks most of the light pollution from the city: old incandescent light bulbs and some neon lights are still bright in the near-infrared, but fluorescent and LED light bulbs are not. Of course, stars are also…
