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Credit & Copyright: Apologies to E. Ender (1856)
Explanation:
The first
Astronomy Picture of the Day
(APOD) appeared two years ago today.
Pictured above is a scene surrounding the
creation of an early APOD,
depicting the famous astronomer
Tycho Brahe demonstrating a celestial globe to
Emperor Rudolph II.
The image of a
possible optical counterpart to a
gamma-ray burst appears on the back wall.
In Tycho's day, humanity discovered the nature of the
Earth and the
geometry of the Solar System.
The times we live in are even more fascinating
as we explore the
nature of our Solar System and the
geometry of our whole universe.
APOD continues to chronicle these events by finding, presenting ,and
annotating the most important astronomical pictures of our time, and
cataloging
them in an
indexed and
searchable
archive.
Link to APOD and discover the cosmos!
With over five million pages served, we thank
NASA,
Michigan Tech,
USRA, and
most of all our readers, for their continued support.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
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