Friday, April 24, 2015

APOD 4.5


In Nangan, Taiwan, there is luminescent blue water glowing around the rocks. This blue water is not from the stars or moon but from little plankton called Noctiluca scintillans. The blue glow around the rocks is also called blue tears. Seeing the milky way above the glowing blue tears makes it almost seem unrealistic.

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1 comment:

  1. The water looks more like a painting than a picture.

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