Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Solar System Family Portrait

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 29, 2022 is “Solar System Family Portrait,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis Trigo). The original explanation runs about 189 words.

The featured image is a circular, fisheye, all-sky image showing every planet in the Solar System lined up horizontally along the image center, along with Earth's Moon. Trees and hills from the Atacama Desert link populate the outer circle
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis Trigo Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Yes, but have you ever seen all of the planets at once? A rare roll-call of planets has been occurring in the morning sky for much of June .”

— APOD editors, June 29, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 29, 2022
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis Trigo
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 189 words

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Source

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