I dont follow every picture they put in APOD website, but i noticed only to one recycling picture -
the picture from 3 oct. 2005 and 28 jan. 2007 - the same ones.
Its so not fair to those who look forward for the picture everday.....
does APOD recycling topics and pictures???
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Yes, they sometimes present the same images several times. I suspect it is so that people who happened to miss truly inspiring images with interesting facts the first time around will get a chance to see them when they go back up. I know I've seen several my first time that way.
Also note that the APOD pages go into a very nice book. It's possible they want to have certain images and descriptive text make it into a particular edition of the book.
-Noel
Also note that the APOD pages go into a very nice book. It's possible they want to have certain images and descriptive text make it into a particular edition of the book.
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If you pick any particular image like this http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070202.html of the Flame Nebula, then if you go back to the archive page http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html and using the search feature http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search enter Flame Nebula and run the search you will find several instances of different repeated images http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apo ... ame+nebula
The same holds true for any search of a known image.
I believe that this is caused by the fact that many imaging hours are required by individual telescopes to create these astounding images.
Remember there are only 86,400 seconds in a day so a million second exposure takes about 2 weeks to produce.
The same holds true for any search of a known image.
I believe that this is caused by the fact that many imaging hours are required by individual telescopes to create these astounding images.
Remember there are only 86,400 seconds in a day so a million second exposure takes about 2 weeks to produce.