{"id":5650,"date":"2026-07-28T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/apod-2026-july-28-barnards-loop-over-twin-volcanoes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:30:58","slug":"apod-2026-july-28-barnards-loop-over-twin-volcanoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/apod-2026-july-28-barnards-loop-over-twin-volcanoes\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 July 28 \u2013 Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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desktop:margin-y-7 padding-x-3 media-detail-hero--suppress-inner-media-caption hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-media-detail-hero\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n<p class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">APOD<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-22 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 media-detail-hero__subtext\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/archive\/\">Discover the cosmos!<\/a> Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-detail-hero__media margin-bottom-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-smd-block-image-rollover smd-image-rollover hds-module hds-media smd-image-rollover--clickable-indicators\">\n<div class=\"smd-image-rollover__alignment margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"smd-image-rollover__frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5815\" height=\"4976\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/july\/LoopVolcanos_Laserna_5815.jpg?w=5815&amp;h=4976&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"smd-image-rollover__image smd-image-rollover__image--primary\" alt=\"A pair of snow topped volcanoes are seen in the distance. A background starry sky is seen behind them, with a red filamentary nebula looping around that appears to connect the two tops of the volcanoes.\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/july\/LoopVolcanos_Laserna_960_annotated.jpg?w=960&amp;h=821&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"smd-image-rollover__image smd-image-rollover__image--secondary\" alt=\"A pair of snow topped volcanoes are seen in the distance. A background starry sky is seen behind them, with a red filamentary nebula looping around that appears to connect the two tops of the volcanoes.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"toggle-button-container padding-1\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-view-before-button margin-right-1px is-active\"><span class=\"toggle-view-before-label\">Original<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-view-after-button margin-left-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-after-label\">Annotated<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:\u00a0<\/strong>What\u2019s connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jwpue5dq_wA?t=171\" rel=\"noopener\">Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right)<\/a>, are connected by representing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qhapaqnan.qiri.cl\/ancient-legends\/\" rel=\"noopener\">mythical<\/a>\u00a0prince and princess who engaged in a forbidden romance. Beneath the ground, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/parinacota-volcano-south-america-76144\/\" rel=\"noopener\">two peaks<\/a>\u00a0are not known to be connected by a common pool of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap051002.html\" rel=\"noopener\">hot magma<\/a>, and neither volcano has erupted in the past 1000 years. Above the ground, there is usually nothing in the sky that connects them \u2014 except if you use careful timing and look from a specific location. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXpszcJCY6n\/\" rel=\"noopener\">featured well-planned image<\/a>\u00a0was captured from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolivia<\/a>\u00a0in mid-April with a series of camera exposures taken on the same day and from the same location. Then,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap090224.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnard\u2019s Loop<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F56kpgyhj47dg1.png\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared<\/a>\u00a0to connect the volcanic peaks. Also visible in the image is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap260218.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Orion Nebula<\/a>\u00a0in the center, the star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/what-is-betelgeuse-inside-the-strange-volatile-star\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Betelgeuse<\/a>\u00a0on the right, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap200329.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosette<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap250214.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebula<\/a>\u00a0on the upper right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture:<\/strong> open space\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gonlaserna_audiovisual\" rel=\"noopener\">Gonzalo Laserna Vargas<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &amp; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. U.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-wide nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/random-apod\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Random APOD Generator\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Random APOD Generator<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-module alignwide wp-block-smd-block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles\">\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__prev\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-july-27-ngc-7635-the-bubble-nebula\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev-label\">\n                        Yesterday\u2019s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev\">\n                        APOD: 2026 July 27 \u2013 NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__next\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-july-29-psyche-receives-gravity-assist-from-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next-label\">\n                        Tomorrow\u2019s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next\">\n                        APOD: 2026 July 29 \u2013 Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-next\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 28 \u2013\u2026 Today\u2019s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss \u00a0 APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! 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