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APOD Turns Eighteen

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 16, 2013 is “APOD Turns Eighteen,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian). The original explanation runs about 205 words.

APOD Turns Eighteen
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The first APOD appeared eighteen years ago today, on 1995 June 16. Although garnering only 14 pageviews on that day, we are proud to estimate that APOD has now served over one billion space-related images over the past eighteen years.”

— APOD editors, June 16, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 16, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 205 words

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