Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Reflecting Merope

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 6, 2000 is “Reflecting Merope,” an image. It is credited to Credit: George H. Herbig & Theodore Simon ( IfA, U. Hawaii ), Hubble Heritage Team , NASA. The original explanation runs about 180 words.

Reflecting Merope
Credit: George H. Herbig & Theodore Simon ( IfA, U. Hawaii ), Hubble Heritage Team , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“In the famous Pleiades star cluster , a star’s light is slowly destroying a passing cloud of gas and dust . The star, Merope , lies just off the upper right edge of this recently released picture by the Hubble Space Telescope .”

— APOD editors, December 6, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 6, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: George H. Herbig & Theodore Simon ( IfA, U. Hawaii ), Hubble Heritage Team , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 180 words

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Topics in this entry

Star clustersHubble Space Telescope

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Source

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