Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 4, 2006

A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 4, 2006 is “A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip). The original explanation runs about 118 words.

From the explanation

“Some views of last week’s total eclipse of the Sun were better than others. One spectacular view occurred over Adrasan (near Antalya ), Turkey and was captured there by industrious astrophotographer Stefan Seip.”

— APOD editors, April 4, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 4, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 118 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 4, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-april-4-a-total-solar-eclipse-over-turkey

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