Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
NGC 1365: Barred Spiral Galaxy
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 1999 is “NGC 1365: Barred Spiral Galaxy,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Ground-based image: Allan Sandage (Carnegie Observatories), John Bedke (CSC, STScI) WFPC2 image:John Trauger (JPL), NASA NICMOS image: C. Marcella Carollo (JHU, Columbia U.), NASA, ESA. The original explanation runs about 186 words.
From the explanation
“NGC 1365 is a giant barred spiral galaxy about 200,000 light-years in diameter and 60 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Fornax . These three recently released images offer views of this majestic island universe in visible and infrared light.”
— APOD editors, October 8, 1999
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- October 8, 1999
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Ground-based image: Allan Sandage (Carnegie Observatories), John Bedke (CSC, STScI) WFPC2 image:John Trauger (JPL), NASA NICMOS image: C. Marcella Carollo (JHU, Columbia U.), NASA, ESA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 186 words