Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 29, 2008

Twelve Lunar Eclipses

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 29, 2008 is “Twelve Lunar Eclipses,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel ( TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 173 words.

From the explanation

“Welcome to the extra day in the Gregorian Calendar’s leap year 2008! To celebrate, consider this grid of lunar eclipse pictures – starting in leap year 1996 and ending with February’s eclipse – with the date in numerical year/month/day format beneath each image.”

— APOD editors, February 29, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 29, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel ( TWAN )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 173 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 29, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-february-29-twelve-lunar-eclipses

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