Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 14, 2022

Satellites Behind Pinnacles

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 14, 2022 is “Satellites Behind Pinnacles,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Joshua Rozells). The original explanation runs about 180 words.

The featured image shows the rock spires known as Pinnacles that occur in Australia. Behind the spires is a sky filled with satellite trails, including many from the Starlink constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. Please see the expla — Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Joshua Rozells Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What are all those streaks across the background? Satellite trails.”

— APOD editors, June 14, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 14, 2022
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Joshua Rozells
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 180 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 14, 2022 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2022-june-14-satellites-behind-pinnacles

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