Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 12, 2003

A Note on the Perseus Cluster

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 12, 2003 is “A Note on the Perseus Cluster,” an image. It is credited to Credit: A. Fabian ( IoA Cambridge ) et al ., CXC , NASA. The original explanation runs about 171 words.

From the explanation

“A truly enormous collection of thousands of galaxies, the Perseus Cluster – like other large galaxy clusters – is filled with hot, x-ray emitting gas. The x-ray hot gas (not the individual galaxies ) appears in the left panel above, a false color image from the Chandra Observatory .”

— APOD editors, September 12, 2003

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 12, 2003
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: A. Fabian ( IoA Cambridge ) et al ., CXC , NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 171 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 12, 2003 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2003-september-12-a-note-on-the-perseus-cluster

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