Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 29, 2014

Iridescent Cloud Edge Over Colorado

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2014 is “Iridescent Cloud Edge Over Colorado,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Phil Plait ( Bad Astronomy Blog , Slate )). The original explanation runs about 125 words.

From the explanation

“Sometimes your eclipse viewing goes bad in an interesting way. While watching and photographing last Thursday ‘s partial solar eclipse , a popular astronomy blogger suffered through long periods of clouds blocking the Sun.”

— APOD editors, October 29, 2014

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At a glance

Date: October 29, 2014
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Phil Plait ( Bad Astronomy Blog , Slate )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 125 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 29, 2014 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2014-october-29-iridescent-cloud-edge-over-colorado

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