Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Hubble Holiday

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 24, 1999 is “Hubble Holiday,” an image. It is credited to STS-82 Crew, NASA. The original explanation runs about 174 words.

Hubble Holiday
Credit: STS-82 Crew, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How would you like to spend your holiday in low earth orbit? That’s what the crew of the space shuttle Discovery is doing as they deliver six new gyros and a faster main computer to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope .”

— APOD editors, December 24, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 24, 1999
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: STS-82 Crew, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 174 words

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Topics in this entry

Hubble Space Telescope

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Source

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