Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Solar System Family Portait

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 14, 2019 is “Solar System Family Portait,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 166 words.

Solar System Family Portait
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 14, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 14, 2019
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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Source

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