Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 28, 1996 is “Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy,” an image. It is credited to Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy Credit: C.Struck and P.Appleton (ISU), K.Borne (Hughes STX), and R.Lucas (STScI), NASA. The original explanation runs about 131 words.

Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy
Credit: Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy Credit: C.Struck and P.Appleton (ISU), K.Borne (Hughes STX), and R.Lucas (STScI), NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : In a cartwheel-shaped galaxy far, far away, huge comet-shaped clouds of gas have been discovered racing through the nucleus at about 700,000 miles per hour.”

— APOD editors, November 28, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 28, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Comet-like Clouds in the Cartwheel Galaxy Credit: C.Struck and P.Appleton (ISU), K.Borne (Hughes STX), and R.Lucas (STScI), NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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