Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 24, 2001

NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 24, 2001 is “NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster,” an image. It is credited to Credit: M.Corcoran ( GSFC / NASA ) et al.. The original explanation runs about 182 words.

From the explanation

“A mere 20,000 light-years from the Sun lies the NGC 3603 star cluster, a resident of the nearby Carina spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy . Seen here in this recent false-color x-ray image from the Chandra Observatory, NGC 3603 is well known to astronomers as a young cluster in a large galactic star-forming region.”

— APOD editors, January 24, 2001

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At a glance

Date: January 24, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: M.Corcoran ( GSFC / NASA ) et al.
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 182 words

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The Sun The Milky Way Galaxies Star clusters

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 24, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-january-24-ngc-3603-x-rays-from-a-starburst-cluster

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