Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 5, 1996

Watch Galaxies Form

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 5, 1996 is “Watch Galaxies Form,” an image. It is credited to Credit: S. Pascarell, R. Windhorst and S. Odewahn (Arizona State U.), W. Keel (U. Alabama), HST. The original explanation runs about 128 words.

From the explanation

“Snips and snails and puppy dog tails, is that what galaxies were made of? In a report released yesterday and soon to be published in Nature , astronomers have imaged an interesting distant patch of sky with the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope .”

— APOD editors, September 5, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 5, 1996
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: S. Pascarell, R. Windhorst and S. Odewahn (Arizona State U.), W. Keel (U. Alabama), HST
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 128 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 5, 1996 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1996-september-05-watch-galaxies-form

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