Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Picture Rocks Sun Dagger
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 5, 2020 is “Picture Rocks Sun Dagger,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Martha Schaefer, Brad Schaefer , Jim Stamm; Music & License: Awakening ( Wojciech Usarewicz ), Lone Tree Music). The original explanation runs about 150 words.
Watch the video on the original page From the explanation
“Ancient sun daggers will not hurt you, but they may tell you the time. A sun dagger is a dagger-shaped gap in a shadow created by sunlight streaming through a crevice in a nearby rock.”
— APOD editors, August 5, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 5, 2020
- Type
- Video
- Credit
- Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Martha Schaefer, Brad Schaefer , Jim Stamm; Music & License: Awakening ( Wojciech Usarewicz ), Lone Tree Music
- Copyright
- Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 150 words