Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

At Last, GLAST

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 13, 2008 is “At Last, GLAST,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Jerry Cannon, Robert Murray, NASA. The original explanation runs about 124 words.

At Last, GLAST
Credit: Image Credit: Jerry Cannon, Robert Murray, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Rising through a billowing cloud of smoke, this Delta II rocket left Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s launch pad 17-B Wednesday at 12:05 pm EDT. Snug in the payload section was GLAST, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope , now in orbit around planet Earth.”

— APOD editors, June 13, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 13, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Jerry Cannon, Robert Murray, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 124 words

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