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05/11/2024

ASTRONOMY - Milky Way over Easter Island

 2024 November 5

A grassy hill appears in the foreground with tall statues 
of human heads embeddd. High overhead the central band of the 
Milky Way galaxy crosses horizontally. Above the Milky Way is
a dark sky filled with stars. 
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

Milky Way over Easter Island
Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury

Explanation: Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 900 large stone statues called moais exist there. The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moais stand, on average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass. It is thought that the unusual statues were created about 600 years ago in the images of local leaders of a vibrant and ancient civilization. Rapa Nui has been declared by UNESCO to a World Heritage SitePictured here, some of the stone giants were imaged last month under the central band of our Milky Way galaxy. Previously unknown moais are still being discovered

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