Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Sedna at Noon
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 4, 2004 is “Sedna at Noon,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: Adolf Schaller, ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 168 words.
From the explanation
“Standing on Sedna – the solar system’s most distant known planetoid – your view of the Sun at high noon might look something like this. An artist’s dramatic vision, the picture shows the Sun suspended above the nearby horizon as a bright star immersed in the dusty ecliptic plane.”
— APOD editors, June 4, 2004
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 4, 2004
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Illustration Credit: Adolf Schaller, ESA , NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 168 words