Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Little Planet Astro Camp

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 2, 2016 is “Little Planet Astro Camp,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: György Soponyai). The original explanation runs about 130 words.

Little Planet Astro Camp
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: György Soponyai Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Day and night on this little planet look a lot like day and night on planet Earth. In fact, the images used to construct the little planet projection, a digitally warped and stitched mosaic covering 360×180 degrees, were taken during day and night near Tarján, Hungary, planet Earth.”

— APOD editors, September 2, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 2, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: György Soponyai
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 130 words

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Source

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