Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Sky Towards Sagittarius

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 7, 1998 is “The Sky Towards Sagittarius,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit and Copyright: D. Malin (AAO), AATB, UKS Telescope). The original explanation runs about 81 words.

The Sky Towards Sagittarius
Credit and Copyright: D. Malin (AAO), AATB, UKS Telescope Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A variety of stars and nebulae can be found towards the constellation of Sagittarius . Dense fields of stars laced with dark lanes of dust crowd this region only a few degrees from the center of our Galaxy .”

— APOD editors, September 7, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 7, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit and Copyright: D. Malin (AAO), AATB, UKS Telescope
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 81 words

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Source

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