Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 15, 1998 is “The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit and Copyright: Digitized Sky Survey). The original explanation runs about 150 words.

The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies
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From the explanation

“Here is one of the largest objects that anyone will ever see on the sky. Each of the fuzzy blobs in the above picture is a galaxy, together making up the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies .”

— APOD editors, August 15, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 15, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit and Copyright: Digitized Sky Survey
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 150 words

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Galaxies

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