Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 9, 2004

The Dark River to Antares

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 9, 2004 is “The Dark River to Antares,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Loke Kun Tan ( StarryScapes )). The original explanation runs about 102 words.

From the explanation

“Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the bright star Antares is a flowing dark cloud nicknamed the Dark River . The murkiness of the Dark River is caused by absorption of background starlight by dust , although the nebula contains mostly hydrogen and molecular gas.”

— APOD editors, August 9, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 9, 2004
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Loke Kun Tan ( StarryScapes )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 102 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, August 9, 2004 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2004-august-9-the-dark-river-to-antares

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