Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 2, 2002 is “NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery,” an image. It is credited to Credit: H. Yang ( UIUC ), HST , NASA. The original explanation runs about 87 words.

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery
Credit: H. Yang ( UIUC ), HST , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Scattered within this cavernous nebula , cataloged as NGC 604 , are over 200 newly formed hot, massive, stars. At 1,500 light-years across, this expansive cloud of interstellar gas and dust is effectively a giant stellar nursery located some three million light-years distant in the spiral galaxy, M33 .”

— APOD editors, November 2, 2002

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 2, 2002
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: H. Yang ( UIUC ), HST , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 87 words

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