Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 19, 2002

Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 19, 2002 is “Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky,” an image. It is credited to Credit: J. Carpenter , M. Skrutskie , R. Hurt , 2MASS Project , NSF , NASA. The original explanation runs about 182 words.

From the explanation

“The bulging center of our Milky Way Galaxy , dark cosmic clouds, the thin galactic plane, and even nearby galaxies are easy to spot in this sky view. But each pixel in the digital image is actually based on star counts alone — as derived from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) database.”

— APOD editors, July 19, 2002

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At a glance

Date: July 19, 2002
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: J. Carpenter , M. Skrutskie , R. Hurt , 2MASS Project , NSF , NASA
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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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 19, 2002 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2002-july-19-counting-stars-in-the-infrared-sky

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