Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 5, 2001

A Flock of Stars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 5, 2001 is “A Flock of Stars,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Roger A. Hopkins). The original explanation runs about 141 words.

From the explanation

“Only a few stars can be found within ten light-years of our lonely Sun, situated near an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. But if the Sun were found within one of our galaxy’s star clusters , thousands of stars might occupy a similar space.”

— APOD editors, October 5, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: October 5, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Roger A. Hopkins
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 141 words

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Topics in this entry

The Sun The Milky Way Galaxies Star clusters

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 5, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-october-5-a-flock-of-stars

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