Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Stars Without Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 15, 1998 is “Stars Without Galaxies,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Illustrator J. Gitlin (STScI), H. Ferguson (STScI), N. Tanvir (IoA), T. von Hippel (U. Wisc.), NASA. The original explanation runs about 147 words.

Stars Without Galaxies
Credit: Illustrator J. Gitlin (STScI), H. Ferguson (STScI), N. Tanvir (IoA), T. von Hippel (U. Wisc.), NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Galaxies are made up of stars, but are all stars found within galaxies ? Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers exploring the Virgo Cluster of galaxies have now found about 600 red giant stars adrift in intergalactic space .”

— APOD editors, February 15, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 15, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustrator J. Gitlin (STScI), H. Ferguson (STScI), N. Tanvir (IoA), T. von Hippel (U. Wisc.), NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 147 words

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GalaxiesHubble Space Telescope

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