Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
A Year Of New Perspectives
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 28, 1999 is “A Year Of New Perspectives,” an image. It is credited to Credit: APOD Collage, ESA, NASA. The original explanation runs about 166 words.
From the explanation
“Fittingly, 1999 saw a decade of astronomical discoveries to an end with portents of things to come – embodied in new spacecraft, telescopes, and perspectives to explore the distant Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum.”
— APOD editors, December 28, 1999
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 28, 1999
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: APOD Collage, ESA, NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 166 words