Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Mirry Christmas

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 24, 1996 is “A Mirry Christmas,” an image. It is credited to A Mirry Christmas Credit: STS-79 Crew, NASA. The original explanation runs about 118 words.

A Mirry Christmas
Credit: A Mirry Christmas Credit: STS-79 Crew, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : Thinking about spending the Holiday Season in low Earth orbit? Astronaut John Blaha and his cosmonaut colleagues Valeri Korzun and Alexander Kaleri are doing just that onboard the Russian Mir spacestation.”

— APOD editors, December 24, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 24, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: A Mirry Christmas Credit: STS-79 Crew, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 118 words

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Source

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