Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Huck Finn's New Sky View
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 28, 1996 is “Huck Finn's New Sky View,” an image. It is credited to Credit : R. Williams, The HDF Team (STScI), NASA,. The original explanation runs about 65 words.
From the explanation
“Even the faintest stars Huck and Jim could see as their raft drifted down the Mississippi were in our own Galaxy . The faintest objects astronomers can see today are the distant galaxies — entire systems of stars comparable to our own Milky Way, which fill the Universe.”
— APOD editors, July 28, 1996
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- July 28, 1996
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit : R. Williams, The HDF Team (STScI), NASA,
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 65 words