Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 29, 2012

Rocket Trails in the Milky Way

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 29, 2012 is “Rocket Trails in the Milky Way,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss ( Catching the Light )). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

From the explanation

“On March 27, five sounding rockets leapt into early morning skies from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Part of the Anomalous Transport Rocket EXperiment ( ATREX ), begining at 4:58 am EDT the rockets launched consecutively at 80 second intervals.”

— APOD editors, March 29, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 29, 2012
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss ( Catching the Light )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 142 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 29, 2012 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2012-march-29-rocket-trails-in-the-milky-way

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