# Really cool astronomy .gif **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063 "2004-08-29T05:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tygerbryght](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@tygerbryght](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygerbryght)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/1 "2004-08-29T05:35:03Z")
There’s a .gif of a complete lunation (lunar cycle) at [Astronomy Picture of the Day](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html) for 2004 August 29 (that’s the way they show dates there; I think it’s an astronomers’ convention to show dates that way). If you are reading this after August 29th, or want to see it again in future, it will be accessible from their [archive](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html) page. I love photos of galaxies, so I have APOD set as my browser homepage. Another advantage to it is that I see no ads first thing when I logon. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/2 "2004-08-29T05:53:54Z")
That’s very interesting! It is already August 30th, didn’t you mean until the end of August? ---
**Author:** ![Moe\_Mentum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Moe\_Mentum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe_Mentum)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/3 "2004-08-29T06:28:42Z")
Pretty cool. It really does a great job of illustrating lunar [libration](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libration). ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/4 "2004-08-29T07:46:42Z")
… and now it is set as my desktop… really cool gif! ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/5 "2004-08-29T18:10:38Z")
> [@tygerbryght](#): > > I love photos of galaxies, so I have APOD set as my browser homepage. Another advantage to it is that I see no ads first thing when I logon. Hey, me too! ---
**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/6 "2004-08-29T23:03:28Z")
Thanks, **tygerbryght**! That is too cool! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/7 "2004-08-29T23:28:59Z")
“In the not too distant future…” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-astronomy-gif/262063/8 "2004-08-30T00:18:15Z")
> [@tygerbryght](#): > > [Astronomy Picture of the Day](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html) That site should have a more accurate title, considering that some pictures have been used for multiple days.