Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 31, 2000

Free-Floating Planets In Orion

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 31, 2000 is “Free-Floating Planets In Orion,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Philip Lucas ( Univ. Hertfordshire ) and Patrick Roche ( Univ. Oxford ), UKIRT. The original explanation runs about 224 words.

From the explanation

“This false-colour image of the young Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula was made with an infrared camera at wavelengths about twice as long as visible light.”

— APOD editors, March 31, 2000

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At a glance

Date: March 31, 2000
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Philip Lucas ( Univ. Hertfordshire ) and Patrick Roche ( Univ. Oxford ), UKIRT
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 224 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 31, 2000 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2000-march-31-free-floating-planets-in-orion

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