Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 4, 2009

Star Party on Planet Earth

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 4, 2009 is “Star Party on Planet Earth,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 126 words.

From the explanation

“As twilight sweeps around planet Earth tonight (April 4), many amateur astronomers will set up their telescopes for a 24-hour global star party. The planetwide star party is part of 100 Hours of Astronomy (100HA) , a project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.”

— APOD editors, April 4, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 4, 2009
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 126 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 4, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-april-4-star-party-on-planet-earth

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