Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 5, 1996

The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 5, 1996 is “The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit: Digitized Sky Survey (ROE), SkyView Copyright: STScI, AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE). The original explanation runs about 175 words.

From the explanation

“Here is one of the largest objects that anyone will ever see on the sky. Each of the fuzzy blobs in the above picture is a galaxy , together making up the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies .”

— APOD editors, April 5, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 5, 1996
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Digitized Sky Survey (ROE), SkyView Copyright: STScI, AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 175 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 5, 1996 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1996-april-05-the-perseus-cluster-of-galaxies

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