Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
A Darkened Sky
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 20, 2008 is “A Darkened Sky,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology), Peter Aniol, Vojtech Rusin). The original explanation runs about 179 words.
From the explanation
“For a moment on August 1st, the daytime sky grew dark along the path of a total solar eclipse . While watching the geocentric celestial event from Mongolia, photographer Miloslav Druckmuller recorded multiple images with two separate cameras as the Moon blocked the bright solar disk and darkened the sky.”
— APOD editors, September 20, 2008
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 20, 2008
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology), Peter Aniol, Vojtech Rusin
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 179 words