Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Cepheus 1: Nearby Galaxy Hiding

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 1, 1998 is “Cepheus 1: Nearby Galaxy Hiding,” an image. It is credited to Credit: R. Walterbos et al. (NMSU), Apache Point Obs.. The original explanation runs about 139 words.

Cepheus 1: Nearby Galaxy Hiding
Credit: R. Walterbos et al. (NMSU), Apache Point Obs. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Some galaxies are hard to find. Besides being hidden behind the dust and bright foreground stars of our Milky Way Galaxy , recently discovered Cepheus 1 was missed previously because it is so uniformly dim.”

— APOD editors, December 1, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 1, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: R. Walterbos et al. (NMSU), Apache Point Obs.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 139 words

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