Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 17, 2003

Stars and the Bubble Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2003 is “Stars and the Bubble Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Brian Lula). The original explanation runs about 139 words.

From the explanation

“Seemingly adrift in a cosmic sea of stars and gas, this delicate, floating apparition is cataloged as NGC 7635 — The Bubble Nebula . In this wide-angle view, the Bubble nebula lies at the center of a larger complex of shocked glowing gas about 11,000 light-years distant in the fair constellation Cassiopeia .”

— APOD editors, January 17, 2003

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 17, 2003
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Brian Lula
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 139 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 17, 2003 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2003-january-17-stars-and-the-bubble-nebula

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