Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 16, 2006

APOD Turns Eleven

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 16, 2006 is “APOD Turns Eleven,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Herman Serrano). The original explanation runs about 178 words.

From the explanation

“The first APOD appeared eleven years ago today, on 1995 June 16. Although garnering only 14 page views on that day, we are proud to estimate that APOD has now served over 400 million space-related images over the last eleven years.”

— APOD editors, June 16, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 16, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Herman Serrano
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 178 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 16, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-june-16-apod-turns-eleven

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