Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Antennae Galaxies in Near-Infrared

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 11, 2002 is “Antennae Galaxies in Near-Infrared,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Bernhard Brandl and the WIRC team ( Cornell ), Palomar Observatory. The original explanation runs about 156 words.

Antennae Galaxies in Near-Infrared
Credit: Bernhard Brandl and the WIRC team ( Cornell ), Palomar Observatory Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What happens when galaxies collide ? One of the best studied examples of the jumble of star clusters, gas, and dust clouds produced by such a cosmic train wreck is the interacting galaxy pair NGC 4038 / NGC 4039, the Antennae Galaxies , only sixty million light-years away.”

— APOD editors, April 11, 2002

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 11, 2002
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Bernhard Brandl and the WIRC team ( Cornell ), Palomar Observatory
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 156 words

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GalaxiesStar clusters

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