Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 15, 2010

Scenes from Two Hemispheres

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 15, 2010 is “Scenes from Two Hemispheres,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 120 words.

From the explanation

“The stars of a summer night on the left and the winter night sky on the right are the same stars. In fact, both pictures were taken in late December and have similar fields of view.”

— APOD editors, January 15, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 15, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 120 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 15, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-january-15-scenes-from-two-hemispheres

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