Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 16, 2003

APOD Turns Eight

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 16, 2003 is “APOD Turns Eight,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Elana Kestrel ( Dreamcircle )). The original explanation runs about 128 words.

From the explanation

“The first APOD appeared eight years ago today, on 1995 June 16. To date, we estimate that APOD has now served over 100 million space-related images.”

— APOD editors, June 16, 2003

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 16, 2003
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Elana Kestrel ( Dreamcircle )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 128 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 16, 2003 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2003-june-16-apod-turns-eight

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