Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Solar System Portrait

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 11, 2017 is “Solar System Portrait,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 166 words.

Solar System Portrait
Credit: Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On Valentine’s Day in 1990, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back one last time to make this first ever Solar System family portrait . The complete portrait is a 60 frame mosaic made from a vantage point 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane .”

— APOD editors, February 11, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 11, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 166 words

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The Sun

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Source

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