APOD mirror sites will be updated during US government shutdown

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Dear Fans of the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) ,

If the US Government shutdown affects APOD's main NASA site at http://apod.nasa.gov/, many of APOD's mirror sites will still be updated and operational during this shutdown. A list of these sites can be found here:

http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/li ... _apod.html

For example, the daily APOD should remain viewable from the APOD's mirror at the University College London (UK) during the US government shutdown:

http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/astropix.html

Another example is APOD's main Facebook site which is expected to remain up and updated during the shutdown:

https://www.facebook.com/AstronomyPictureOfTheDay/

We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding.

- Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell for APOD