Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

X-Ray Pleiades

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 18, 1997 is “X-Ray Pleiades,” an image. It is credited to X-Ray Pleiades Credit: Thomas Preibisch (Univ. Wuerzburg), ROSAT Project, MPE, NASA. The original explanation runs about 142 words.

X-Ray Pleiades
Credit: X-Ray Pleiades Credit: Thomas Preibisch (Univ. Wuerzburg), ROSAT Project, MPE, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : The Pleiades star cluster is one of the jewels of the northern sky . To the unaided eye it appears as a lovely and tantalizing grouping of stars in the constellation of Taurus, while telescopic views reveal cluster stars surrounded by delicate blue wisps of dust-reflected starlight .”

— APOD editors, March 18, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 18, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: X-Ray Pleiades Credit: Thomas Preibisch (Univ. Wuerzburg), ROSAT Project, MPE, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 142 words

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Star clusters

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