Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Pale Blue Dot
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 14, 2020 is “The Pale Blue Dot,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA , JPL-Caltech. The original explanation runs about 126 words.
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 the first ever Solar System family portrait . The portrait consists of the Sun and six planets in a 60 frame mosaic made from a vantage point 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane.”
— APOD editors, February 14, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- February 14, 2020
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: Voyager Project , NASA , JPL-Caltech
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 126 words