Wikipedia:Picture of the day/August 2024
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These featured pictures, as scheduled below, have been chosen to appear as the picture of the day (POTD) on the English Wikipedia's Main Page in August 2024. Individual sections for each day on this page can be linked to with the day number as the anchor name (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day/August 2024#1]] for August 1).
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August 1
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August 2
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August 3
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August 4
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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a neutrino observatory constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Similar to its predecessor, the Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA), IceCube consists of spherical optical sensors called Digital Optical Modules (DOMs), each with a photomultiplier tube (PMT). This photo of the observatory was taken in January 2023. IceCube Neutrino Observatory Photograph credit: Christopher Michel
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August 5
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August 6
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August 7
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August 8
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August 9
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August 10
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August 11
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August 12
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ATLAS is the largest general-purpose particle detector experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland. The experiment is designed to take advantage of the unprecedented energy available at the LHC and observe phenomena that involve highly massive particles which were not observable using earlier lower-energy accelerators. ATLAS was one of the two LHC experiments involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson in July 2012. It was also designed to search for evidence of theories of particle physics beyond the Standard Model. This image shows the eight toroid magnet surrounding the calorimeter in the center. credit: Maximilien Brice, CERN
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August 13
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August 14
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Takht-i-Bahi are the ruins of a 1st century CE Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the ancient Indian region of Gandhara, in present-day northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Considered to be exceptionally well-preserved and particularly representative of Buddhist monastic architecture of its era, the ruins were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the neighbouring remains of an ancient town in 1980. Pictured here is an aerial view of the complex, showing its various chambers and courtyards. photographed by Muzamil Hussain Toori, retouched by UnpetitproleX
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August 15
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The Kefermarkt altarpiece is a richly decorated wooden altarpiece in the Late Gothic style in the parish church of Kefermarkt in Upper Austria. Commissioned by the knight Christoph von Zelking, it was completed around 1497. Saints Peter, Wolfgang and Christopher are depicted in the central section. The wing panels depict scenes from the life of Mary, and the altarpiece also has an intricate superstructure and two side figures of Saints George and Florian. The identity of its maker, known by the notname Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece, is unknown, but at least two skilled sculptors appear to have created the main statuary. Throughout the centuries, it has been altered and lost its original paint and gilding; a major restoration was undertaken in the 19th century under the direction of Adalbert Stifter. The altarpiece has been described as "one of the greatest achievements in late-medieval sculpture in the German-speaking area". This image shows the lower-left wing panel of the Kefermarkt altarpiece, depicting the death of Mary. She is peacefully lying in her deathbed, while a diminutive angel holds the curtain apart so that the viewer can see Mary better. The twelve apostles are all present, each one depicted with individual traits. Above the head of Saint Peter, Christ appears in a cloud, receiving the soul of his mother in the form of a small figure. Sculpture credit: Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece; photographed by Uoaei1
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August 16
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August 17
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A katabatic wind is a drainage wind, a wind that carries high-density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes called fall winds and the spelling catabatic winds is also used. Katabatic winds can rush down elevated slopes at hurricane speeds, but most are not that intense and many are around 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph). Photograph credit: ZeevStein
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August 18
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August 19
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August 20
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August 21
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August 22
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August 23
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August 24
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August 25
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August 26
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August 27
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August 28
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August 29
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August 30
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August 31
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